Early spring is also known as mud season in Vermont. It's not the most popular painting subject, but has a stark beauty that reveals warming sunlight along with glistening mud and puddles.

Summer is a favorite season of mine, as it is for many. This painting that is a celebration of summer and summer greens in light and shadow.

Sweetness with hints of underlying raspberry tang and dark chocolate bitterness make this one my favorite!

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Some ordinary objects sitting on a shelf near a window with streaming summer sunlight.

A study of waves in open water. The difficulty with this particular subject lies in capturing wave forms along with ripples and subtle reflectivity.

A potent combination of middle eastern spices makes this one fragrant and flavorful. The addition of a bit of pasta makes it a little bit fun too!

I’m happy to be returning to Frelinghuysen for a painting demo again this summer.

An original watercolor seascape painting depicting a typical, moody day on the northeastern coast. The painting features low intensity colors in a simple frame to match the color and mood.

Recipe for a surprisingly simple but aromatic and flavorful red lentil soup

En plein air watercolor painting done on a July morning in South Londonderry, Vermont.

This easy-to-make and wholesome soup is especially nice to serve for a fall or winter family meal. The combination of split peas and lentils gives this vegetable soup a nice texture, especially once it is blended until smooth.

An early winter morning done just as the sky is lightening and the sun begins to warm the landscape.

A winter scene that’s really about weak light and contrasting light shadows.

This painting is based on an old pencil sketch that explored the patterns of light and dark fields in a country scene. The sketch and the painting feature obliques and curves creating movement and rhythm within the pattern of the fields.

Winter melts away into mud and shimmering puddles as spring approaches. The mood of the landscape teeters between merry and melancholy. A muddy, rutted country road captures it as well as any scene.

This painting was done in the studio, inspired by a compelling country landscape scene from near my home in Vermont. The scene is a familiar one that I visit to sketchand painted regularly.

“Hill Country In Winter” - 14”h x 13”w framed to 20”h x 16”w. This painting is a studio piece that explores the rhythms of snow covered fields in hilly terrain.

A study of warming and brightening light in a simple rural scene, this painting also expresses a peaceful time at the transition from winter to spring.