Abandoned sand trap

 For the last year or so I've been enjoying a local golf course, abandoned and acquired by the town. The carefully designed and manicured landscape has been gradually reclaimed by weeds and critters, creating a lovely Ozymandian melancholy, with eldritch undertones and sublime loneliness. However, on my most recent visit, the place was cordoned off with fences and berms, with heavy construction equipment busily uprooting trees to make way for wide promenades. It is in a good cause - a beautiful place will be more accessible, and part of it will be given over to solar panels - but I wonder, will the poetic spirit remain? Anyway, I was able to find a secluded area and try to capture the long afternoon light on this overgrown sand trap.

Oil on linen panel

6" x 8"

Art at Monson show

Where I Stand and Farmall on display at the Monson Arts Council 29th Annual Juried Spring Art Exhibition & Sale.

It's a good show - check it out if you're in the area.

Weekends April 15th – April 30th, 2023 – Noon to 5pm

House of Art, 200 Main Street, Monson, MA

Abandoned gas station

For years I've been meaning to paint this abandoned gas station on Rte 9 in Hadley MA, and finally biked over there and did this watercolor today. The second pic is what I was able to get down on site before the late afternoon light changed too much; for the final version I amped up the color and added some detail from a photo.

Figure drawings on the wall

 My two figure drawings on the wall at the 2nd Annual Celebrating the Figure show at ArtWorks Gallery in Ware MA.

It's a great show - drop by if you're in the vicinity.

Cori

Pencil and white gouache on toned paper

12" x 9.5"

Alexa

Pencil and white gouache on toned paper

12" x 9.5"

Show Dates and Times:

Apr 8 – 30, 2023

Saturdays & Sundays | 1 to 5 pm

ArtWorks Gallery, 69 Main St., Ware, MA 01082

North End Bridge pano

 Another sketch of the North End Bridge across the Connecticut River in Springfield, MA. This time I tried to get a panoramic view of the whole thing across two pages, using the hidden stitching feature of my montanapolitancroptic sketchbook.

Obelisks

 A sketch from this morning of a couple of obelisks at the UMass Sun Wheel.

Celebrating the Figure show

These two figure drawings have been selected for the upcoming 2nd Annual Celebrating the Figure show at ArtWorks Gallery in Ware MA.

Cori

Pencil and white gouache on toned paper

12" x 9.5"

Alexa

Pencil and white gouache on toned paper

12" x 9.5"

Show Dates and Times:

Apr 8 – 30, 2023

Saturdays & Sundays | 1 to 5 pm

Opening Reception Saturday, April 8th | 3 to 5 pm

ArtWorks Gallery, 69 Main St., Ware, MA 01082