Paintings of Boston and Boston Scenes
Gliding the Charles – watercolor landscape painting
After an enormous blanketing storm, this evocative winter vista of a cross-country skier perfectly captures another way the Charles River embankment provides connections to nature for the many residents of Boston, Cambridge and adjacent towns. Painted for the Charles River Conservancy.
Appeal of the Arts- MFA – watercolor painting of sculpture
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts iconic sculpture, with its remarkable gesture of humility and worship, is a wonderfully proportioned Indian and Horse by sculptor Cyrus Dallin. It speaks to this country’s Native Americans, their heritage and cultural connection between Man, the Earth and the Great Spirit.
Ether Monument – watercolor painting of park sculpture
The upper half of the Lee Ether monument in Boston’s Public Gardens, the painting was begun on a late afternoon, but completed as the sun had set, which suddenly activated the floodlights at the fountain base; necessitating a change of technique for the shifting of light sources. Please see the study “Fountain Lions”, which is the lower half of the monument, also in this section.
Fountain Lions -watercolor painting of sculpture
The sculpted base of the Lee Ether monument in Boston’s Public Garden, this granite segment of lion gargoyles back- splashed by the small fountains recalls the finest in civic monuments. A careful palette of low value and granulated colors was used for the stonework.
Harbor Fog Sculpture – RFK Greenway – en plein air watercolor landscape painting with sculpture
This unusual installation is an audio, visual and sensory experience along the Rose Kennedy pedestrian greensward through downtown Boston. The sculptor used salvaged granite blocks from the waterfront’s piers, buoy markers, stainless steel and naval bronzes for the cube tower, and automatically timed digital sound and color devices.
Sunset Symphony in Sea Marsh – en plein air watercolor seascape painting
A spectacular vista from an elevated location, the broad panoramic sweep over this protected marshland was enveloped in this dramatic sunset view – with the sky’s soft yellow, orange and pink glow.
Copley’s Places – watercolor architectural illustration
Copley Sq., Boston A developer-commissioned work of a unique air rights complex over a turnpike, this aerial view of Back Bay Boston's integrated urban shopping center was carefully devised to demonstrate the many exterior and interior features of each...
Steeple & Lanterns – Old South Church and Boston Public Library – watercolor landscape painting of buildings
I was invited by the Friends of Copley Square and Vose Gallery to paint some aspect of this public urban space. Awed for more than forty years by two iconic structures - the Boston Public Library and the Old South Church - I was taken with the elegantly...
Drifting Raft on a Drizzly Day near Longfellow Bridge – en plein air watercolor painting of river and bridge
Boston, MA Painted as a demo from the Museum of Science Washburn Pavilion during an unceasingly wet day, a wet-on-wet technique was unavoidable, but it encouraged a spontaneity and freshness that helped capture the mood. Purchase Options 11" x 14 1/4"...
Hancock Axial – watercolor architectural illustration
Boston, MA In this considered architectural concept, Boston's landmark Hancock Tower is bisected by another sister tower, green in color, showing the back Bay location at night, and conveying an idea of a skyline spine parallel to Boylston Street...
Head of the Charles Race Day – en plein air watercolor landscape painting
Cambridge, MA With a prominent location opposite the famous rowing club, and amid the jostling and cheering crowds near this finish line, I attempted to capture the pageantry of this world-wide amateur event – with rowers, crowds, boats, flags and the...
Long Light- Public Garden’s Duck Pond – en plein air watercolor landscape painting
Boston, MA Boston's Public Garden provides a respite for all its residents -human, animal and feathered. The low afternoon light shone through the deep canopies of surrounding trees to illumine the duck pond's and lawn's surfaces with its warm glow, and...
Roses Morning Rondo -en plein air watercolor landscape floral painting
Kelleher Rose Garden Boston, MA Initially awed by the Fenway Garden’s secluded setting, the abundance of rose displays, and invited to do a demo plein air piece during Mayor Menino’s annual fundraiser, I prepared this study for my own orientation and grasp...
Rosey Pathway – en plein air watercolor landscape floral painting
Kelleher Rose Garden Boston, MA With the concentrated energy from so many plants and the profusion of spring blooming shrubs, this vignette conveys only a minor portion of Boston's Kelleher Rose Garden. The enclosure of a high protective hedge, the...
Wind Over the Charles – en plein air watercolor landscape painting
Boston, MA A view of Boston and Cambridge’s historic Weeks Bridge was painted on an intermittently windy, rainy, and sunny day on the banks of the Charles River. Occasionally, a steady shower necessitated stopping and covering the watercolor before drier...
Boston Symphony Hall – black & white architectural illustration drawing
Boston, MA The graphite drawing on vellum is a superb example of fine architectural delineation, drawn over a projected perspective drawing.The stroke direction was set by the left-handedness of an assistant's preliminary tone work. The image, depicting...
Longfellow’s Sentinels, Boston MA – en plein air watercolor landscape painting of bridge architecture
Boston, MA Initially begun as a demonstration piece for the Dedham Art Guild, the image derived from a smaller study for the Charles River Conservancy's "River Stories 3" publication. This larger, more expressive view of the iconic “salt & pepper”...
Boston University, Leventhal Center – watercolor architectural illustration and painting of building
Boston Commissioned by BU's President as a gift for the donor's at the building's dedication, the view was selected from a few sketch drawings and watercolor studies. The scale and detail of the new addition required a large work, and a carefully selected...
