Lake in the Woods

8 x 10 inches - oil on linen board - I used a lot more impasto on this than I  usually do.

Low Tide

9 x 12 inches - oil on hardboard - This little boat waits in the mud for the tide to rise so it can go out fishing again.

Bridge Across the River

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard -

Sunset by the Lake

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - My objectives were to give the feeling of silhouette without totally blowing out the darks and I wanted to do this by limiting the number of strokes letting the viewer fill in the detail.

Somewhere in Spain

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - I came across this photo from a trip we made to Spain a few years ago and decided to paint it.

Rory

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - As with most golden retrievers, this copper coloured one is gentle and calm.

Zipper on a Footstool

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Himself as he wonders why we got up so early and considers whether he will leave us in peace while we have our morning coffee.

Green Hill

6 x 12 inches - oil on hardboard - This is the hill we live on. It is very colourful this time of year and I decided to capture how it looks before all the leaves fall off in a couple of days.

Down to Sherbrooke

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Here is the view from the top of our hill. The colours of the trees are great this year.

Cow Henge

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - The late in the day sun creates great shadows.

Rocks on the Shore

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - This was tricky to make the painting hold together and still be believable.

Fire Tower

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - This one was mostly fantasy cobbled from a number of reference photos.

Waves on the Rocky Shore

6 x 6 inches - Oil on Gessoboard - For this painting, I first manipulated the reference photo on my computer so that I could try out various looks and enhance certain areas of the image, softening others. When I took the photo, I was standing up but this viewpoint was dropped a bit.

Bend in the Rocky Shore

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - I have been trying to loosen up a bit lately. I am happy with the way this one worked out.

Trees on the Cliff

7 x 5 inches - oil on gessoboard - It is amazing how these trees manage to cling to the cliff without sliding down into the lake.

Sunset on a Rocky Shore

6 x 8 inches - Oil on Gessoboard - I liked the way the late afternoon sun lit up the trees along the shore.

Lake Michigan from the Cliff

7 x 5 inches - oil on gessoboard - You can almost see the bottom on a clear day.

St. Ives

9 x 12 inches - oil on gessoboard - This is of a charming seaside town in the UK.