Featured Painting

"Sea Power"

(available through the Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth, ME)

News and Updates

Capitalizing on my (almost) daily beach walks, I've started on a new series of paintings, focusing on the shapes in the sand at low tide. I see this as an evolution of the work I did over the last two years--primarily close-up images of waves, as shown above. The new canvases are at least 30" x 40" or larger, which encourages me to use big brushes and paint with big, bold strokes. I start with a drawing to work out the composition and value masses, then sketch it on canvas and begin to paint, keeeping value, temperature and color intensity in mind. Here is the drawing for one of the first paintings in the series:

My work is currently showing in four galleries, three in Maine (Elizabeth Moss Gallery in Falmouth, Centre St. Arts Gallery in Bath, and Thomas Moser Gallery in Freeport), and one in New Hampshire (R.W. Barrett in Portsmouth). Please check their websites for updates on Open hours before visiting.

As part of an online artist group, I committed to doing one black and white drawing per week for the next year. The drawings are small (4" x 6"), but are leading to the development of my next series. Here is an example, along with the small (12" H x 16" W ) painting study called "Beaver Pond". I'm now working on a few large paintings based on some of these drawings and color studies, as described above.

More information about my galleries and shows can be found on the following websites:

www.elizabethmossgalleries.com

(N. W. Barrett) www.portsmouthupstairsgallery.com

www.centrestartsgalleryllc.com

www.thosmoser.com.

I would love to get your feedback on my art and this web site. Just send an email to llpmaine@hughes.net.  Thanks, and I hope to see you at one of my shows in 2021.