Sunday, August 31, 2025

Summer and the Shore

 To indulge my interest in Plein Air painting I spent some days down at he Shore.  I did a workshop with Tom Rutherford, which unfortunately was interrupted with smoke related delays on the Garden State Parkway that prevented my travels at times.  Nonetheless, I got to practice some figure sketches on the boardwalk.  People walking in different directions give "action" to the picture -- dominated by the giant Octopus


Old Time Photos

The second was a bright Summer day on the Wildwood boardwalk.. Lots of figures to capture, again moving in different directions.  I'm getting better at putting people in the painting.  Thanks Tom.




Boardwalk Food

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Sussex County Fair 2025

 Some local, that means rural, scenes have always appealed to me.  One is a farm I drive by anytime I am in Hampton Township.  I see it at a distance


  as I turn onto Kemah Lake road and then drive by, the farm on my right hand side.  It seemed perfect for the fair this year.



The second scene I selected was simply some horses standing amiably by a railing.  Th white horse evoked quiet equanimity that I labeled "Proud."