Cape May VIII

Frolicking near the ocean in Cape May, New Jersey. Oil on 6"h x 8"w canvas board.

Cape May VI

Some of the prominent houses and hotels along the beach in Cape May, NJ. Oil on 8"h x 10" stretched linen. SOLD.

Cape May Beach IV

A painting of Cape May beach at mid-day when everyone is out and about. People are pointing at the water; I think there were dolphins that day. Oil on 11"h x 14"w stretched linen.

Cape May Beach III

A view of the beach at Cape May, New Jersey from the ocean. It is late afternoon, and only a few people remain on the beach since the lifeguard has left. Oil on 11" h x 14"w stretched linen. SOLD.

Cape May Study I

I've started a series of studies. I literally have hundreds of photos that I want to paint from my travels. I've narrowed it down from thousands of photos. This will satisfy my need to paint them all right now. I plan to do larger, finished, color paintings of the ones I like the best. As an example, I will have the color version of this composition on 11" x 14" stretched linen finished this week.

These studies are on 5"h x 7" canvas panels. I used my black mixture, wiped out the light areas, used white on the brightest areas, transparent red on the intermediate colors and a bit of gray. These are fun to paint and take the worry out of possibly wasting a good canvas on a mediocre painting. After completing one of these, I'll know whether I will like the finished painting. Also, I often like the slightly abstract way a painting looks when I first start it. I'm often tempted to leave them that way, but of course I can't stop painting. This will allow me to experiment more with different styles. SOLD.

Cape May Shore

As in some of my other beach paintings, I obtained this subject matter while taking a beach walk in Cape May, New Jersey. I loved all the flowing umbrellas, and watching all the happy vacationers frolic by the water. Oil on linen panel 6"h x 8"w x 1/8"d. SOLD.