Yucatan "Populated Landscape"

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"Fishing from Quay at Progresso, Yucatan" 2013
32 x 18 Casein on muslin covered panel

This painting is another from my trip to Yucatan last year. The sun-drenched beach at Progresso faces the Gulf of Mexico from the very center of the peninsula. The area is modern and developed, attracting many tourists, but this scene captures a local family fishing trip on the quay. I wanted to depict the intensity of the sun suffusing the afternoon with vivid colors of turquoise, pink and yellow

Cape Cod Light
This is the first painting from my recent trip to Cape Cod. The exceptional quality of the light at sunset inspired this study of a side street in Provincetown's west end. With most of streetscape dark with purple shadows, the façade of one house picked up the amber and salmon colors of the clouds, while the open bay beyond remained in reflected daylight.

"Last Light Over the Bay" 2013
 14 x 14 Casein on muslin covered panel

(Unfortunately, the photograph loses some of the subtlety of the rich colors)

Winner of Plein Air Competition
"Paint Our Town" event sponsored by Medford Art Center
On June 1, I participated in a Plein Air (outdoor) painting contest in Medford NJ, and annual event of the Medford Art Center. I was very excited that my painting won the first place prize! My painting and others from the contest are on display at the Medford Arts Center, in conjunction with the "Metro 29 Show" from August 31 thru October 4th.

More info about hours and location at the Art Center Website: http://medfordartscenter.org/?p=985

"Silo" 2013