Red Barn in The Snow

This is another of my half-hour paintings which I call simply "Red Barn in the Snow" This workshop really got me to produce using pretoned canvases and without laboring over the under-drawing before starting to paint. Such a workshop helps a painter to not be intimidated by a blank canvas because of the time constraints that are imposed. A wonderful learning experience that I highly recommend to new painters and to those who are used to spending many hours on their paintings.

Winter Snows

The third of my half hour paintings is a 8X10 oil on canvasboard which I simply call "Winter Snows"

Spring Arrives

Another of my half hour creations is this 5 X 8 oil on canvas which I entitled "Spring Arives" A simple woodland stream at the beginning of the spring after a long hard winter.

The Fishermen

In April of 2009 I attended a workshop led by Steve Previte of the Nashua Area Artists group which Steve held at the Jaffrey Civic Center in Jaffrey New Hampshire. During the course of this day we produced the beginnings of five paintings each painted in one half hour. The purpose of this exercise was to loosen up the painter's style. Many of the paintings produced were in a more impressionistic style than I had previously worked on. This painting which I simply call "The Fishermen" is one of my paintings from this day. It is a 10 X 12 oil on canvas.

Il Mulino

On the southern coast of Sicily can be found the Baia dei Mulini below the town of Erice. In the summer of 2005, I visited this wonderful spot to admire the remaining windmills which were originally used as they still are today to pump salt water on flats where it is dried and milled into salt for the dining tables of Sicily. This original is an 8 X 10 on canvas board.

A Quiet Lunch

A first attempt at a still life inspired by a quiet bite to eat in the middle of the day. Who could desire more than a good book, ataste of wine and cheese, crusty italian bread and some fruit. This is a 16 X 20 oil on canvas original.

Tuscan Villa

Another 8X10 oil on canvas board. This is a typical Tuscan Villa that I completed on an 8 X 10 canvas board in February 2009.