It's here! The 2026 calendar of local landscapes is available at Handmade & More. It has all new images for each month. Like every year, I’m donating half of the net profits to the preservation efforts of the Wallkill Valley Land Trust. This way, you can...
It will be summer in just a few days. Summer, that time of year where we frantically seek to schedule just the right activities to take advantage of the great weather that is coming. But there is one activity that we never seem to have time...
I've decided to paint more of my landscapes directly from nature ("en plein air" for you liberal arts types). This conjures an image of the solitary artist in a unwavering quest for just the right vista.I was recently in Vermont and decided to paint the...
In my youth, cemeteries always seemed like such a waste of space. But now, a walk through the New Paltz Rural Cemetery can conjure up all sorts of conversations with all kinds of people. (Click on the image to enlarge.) I can go into the...
The County is building its emergency dispatch center in a field directly across from my studio. The first step in the process was to clear out a stand of big old black locust trees--most of whom were either dead or ailing. (Click on the image...
We have yet to have a lot of snow this winter. But there have been some really cold mornings brightened by frost. (Click on the image to enlarge.) Before this, I've never really thought much about frost, other than an as icy nuisance that has...
At year's end, it's often the quiet moments that linger in memory. I was once wandering in the woods in Montpelier's Hubbard Park and, after a few hours, broke into a clearing at sunset. The scene was perfectly still, bathed in a soft golden light...
Don't forget! The next open studio is Saturday, December 7th from noon to 5PM. There will be a lot of new works on display, a drawing for a free print and snacks. And it is on the same day as Unison's Craft Fair which is...
This image (click to enlarge) is based on a reference photo by a reader and supporter. Its a shout-out to the female cardinal, a beautiful bird who's often neglected in favor of her flashy male counterpart. Between its bright colors and loud call, the male...
November is right around the corner. After the vivid colors of October, November and "stick season" can seem like a disappointment. For many, it's a time that is synonymous with depression and gloom. In Moby Dick, Ishmael indicates that going a-whaling is his antidote for...