Lee’s Lilacs – Lee Mansion Marblehead, MA Celebrating LeeMansion’s 250th Anniversary, artworks of this historic place werecreated for an exhibit in the house. Painted from Lee’s lower gardenarea, near the base of a granite stairway with...
Mark’s house Winthrop, MA Commissioned to depict this elegant,classical home, I worked from many photos of its front facade. Thedesign’s formality suggested a straight-on view, with a veryforeshortened west-facing facade. Since the main facade only...
Taking an Artist’s Measure After a fresh clam dinner during summer vacation, the residue shells became a painting subject. The delicate shadings and pearlescent quality of the shells’ surfaces were fascinating to observe and a challenge to capture in watercolor....
Walnut’s Banners This two-hour Quick Draw competition piece was an ambitious exercise in the banner shapes and their motion, the reflection and transparency of the glass, the solidity of the awning and the building from which it is hung. Given the size, the...
Waiting for the Call A generally unseen view within a station, firefighters’ gear is hung in a careful, orderly fashion – from bottom of rack up, boots to hats – so that they can quickly dress at an alarm and clamber aboard the waiting engine. The...
