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My on-the-road studio

This blog is no longer active. But I encourage you to read the posts anyway. These posts trace the paintings I made during the time I toured as a singer-songwriter and the stories behind them. I bought my field kit in Holland during the fall of 1996 and used it for all of the paintings on this blog working out of the tiny knapsack pictured above.

These paintings cover some years of my European touring right through to my Walden Pond series in late 1999. You can see paintings from Germany, France, Italy, Monaco, Holland and Belgium as well as the ones I made in South Carolina and New England.

Just browse through the sidebar contents or start from the beginning of the blog and work your way forward.

All of the paintings are for sale and many are available as limited edition, signed prints on Arches watercolor paper.

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from Original House Site, Walden Pond

from the Original House Site, Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts
3 October 1999


After walking around the Pond, I sat myself down in front of the site where Thoreau built his cabin and made this painting. A good way to complete the set. It was a great pleasure to make these paintings and I hope you've enjoyed them. Read Henry David Thoreau's writings when you have a chance. Walden is short and sweet. Visit the Pond if you're in the Boston area. It's well worth the trip and, if you're a swimmer and it's warm enough, it's one of the great swimming experiences.

This post brings my Grand Tour paintings to a close.

Come visit my current painting blog Landscape into Art to see what I'm making now.

from the Original House Site, Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts
Watercolor on hot press Lana paper
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Main Beach, Walden Pond

Main Beach, Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts
21 September 1999


A personal favorite, I clambered off the trail to make this painting. It was a perfect day and everyone at the Pond knew it. What fun to capture the beach goers in little blobs of color on this Tuesday afternoon in late September. I remember the patience I enlisted to work on this while anticipating making my way back to the other side of the beach where I would, finally, start my swim across.

Main Beach, Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts
Watercolor on hot press Lana paper
4 x 6", archival mat & backing to 8 x 10"
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Special edition of 5 signed and numbered $39 giclée prints

Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.

Be sure to visit my other blogs where you can see my current paintings, sketches and posts on art and life.

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Thoreau’s Cove, Walden Pond

Thoreau's Cove, Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts
19 September 1999


For this view of Thoreau's Cove, I worked my way a little further along the trail around the Pond and settled on a rock at Little Cove. You can see that spot on the Walden Pond Map and how it afforded me a nice view of Thoreau's Cove.

I think this must be called Thoreau's Cove because it is the spot on the Pond directly in front of Thoreau's original house site. I'll have to go re-read Walden, but I imagine that this is where he entered the Pond and probably the reason he selected the site to build his cabin.

Next week, I'll show you the view I painted from Thoreau's original cabin site.


Thoreau's Cove, Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts
Watercolor on hot press Lana paper
4 x 6", archival mat & backing to 8 x 10"
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Special edition of 5 signed and numbered $39 giclée prints

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Be sure to visit my other blogs where you can see my current paintings, sketches and posts on art and life.

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Emerson’s Cliff, Walden Pond

Emerson's Cliff, Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts
5 September 1999

When I next returned with my paints to Walden Pond, I was suddenly struck with the idea of working my way around the pond, making paintings of particular sites. I studied the pond map and settled on the better marked points. I had to leave the trail now and then (a no-no) but figured it was for a good cause. Looking at the map again, I notice that I was actually in Lincoln, Massachusetts when I painted this — just over the Concord town line.

Here is a link to a photo of a view from Emerson's Cliff about 100 years ago. Now it is all closed in with trees — I wasn't able to see the pond at all.

Emerson's Cliff, Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts
Watercolor on hot press Lana paper
4 x 6", archival mat & backing to 8 x 10"
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Be sure to visit my other blogs where you can see my current paintings, sketches and posts on art and life.

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Boat Launch, Walden Pond

Boat Launch, Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts
29 August 1999

In July of 1999, I moved back to Boston for a little over a year. There, I recorded my Christmas CD, Out Under the Sky and taught my Basic Drawing and Watercolor Workshop almost every weekend through October. As often as I could, I drove out to Walden Pond to swim. Primed from the intensive teaching schedule, I brought my watercolor field kit along and painted, too.

The spot from which I painted the Boat Launch at the Pond is where I would always park my towel and bag before setting out to swim across the Pond and back. It was the perfect place from which to start my watercolor series of Walden Pond.

Boat Launch, Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts
Watercolor on hot press Lana paper
4 x 6", archival mat & backing to 8 x 10"
Originals sold as set of 5
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Special edition of 5 signed and numbered $39 giclée prints

Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.

Be sure to visit my other blogs where you can see my current paintings, sketches and posts on art and life.

My songs and CDs

Tiverton Flowers

Wild Flowers
Tiverton, Rhode Island
17 July 1999

This painting was made the day after I taught a private workshop on a friend's property in Tiverton, Rhode Island. I had missed my friend's wedding and sending a proper gift. I was so delighted with the results of this painting that I gave it to her and her husband for my long overdue gift. It is one of my favorites.

Special edition of 5 signed and numbered $39 giclée prints

Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.

Be sure to visit my other blogs where you can see my current paintings, sketches and posts on art and life.

My songs and CDs

Folly Beach Sunset

Folly Beach Sunset
Charleston, South Carolina
June 99
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The fifth, and final, installment of my Folly Beach series. Hope you enjoyed the views!

Special edition of 5 signed and numbered $39 giclée prints

Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.

Be sure to visit my other blogs where you can see my current paintings, sketches and posts on art and life.

My songs and CDs

Folly Beach Marsh

Folly Beach Marsh
Charleston, South Carolina
June 99
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The fourth installment in my Folly Beach series.

Special edition of 5 signed and numbered $39 giclée prints

Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.

Be sure to visit my other blogs where you can see my current paintings, sketches and posts on art and life.

My songs and CDs

Folly Beach Inlet

Folly Beach Inlet
Charleston, South Carolina
June 1999
NFS

The third installment in my Folly Beach series.

Special edition of 5 signed and numbered $39 giclée prints

Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.

Be sure to visit my other blogs where you can see my current paintings, sketches and posts on art and life.

My songs and CDs

Folly Beach Wash

Folly Beach Wash
Charleston, South Carolina
June 99
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The second installment of my Folly Beach series.

Special edition of 5 signed and numbered $39 giclée prints

Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.

Be sure to visit my other blogs where you can see my current paintings, sketches and posts on art and life.

My songs and CDs

Folly Beach Rocks

Folly Beach Rocks
Charleston, South Carolina
June 1999
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Before I left Charleston, I made sure to put in some time with my paint kit at Folly Beach. Beginning today and for the following four Sundays, I'll post the sketches I made wandering down the south end of the beach and around to the inlet.

Special edition of 5 signed and numbered $39 giclée prints

Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.

Be sure to visit my other blogs where you can see my current paintings, sketches and posts on art and life.

My songs and CDs