02/12/2015 — I have added a few more paintings..
If you know where any of these paintings are today, please drop me a note. Paintings, they never write, they never call…
These images date from 1984 to roughly 2004.
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- Clouds over Ledge, Cape Elizabeth
That is quite some progression there, Rob. A pleasure to see.
And I ask myself every day: how did I get here?
Greetings Rob,
My son and daughter-in-law (Your neighbors Sam and Kathryn ) are visiting me in Vermont and showed me your work since I am a fan of beautiful painting. Certainly your work more than fulfills that objective. I wondered about your palette. It seems very simple, with earth tones and glazes emphasized. What magicians skilled painters are. Anyway thank you for allowing us a peek behind the curtains.
Richard
Hi Richard-
Thanks for your very charitable words.
The palette that I use has remained relatively constant through the years:
Titanium white
cadmium yellow light
cadmium red deep
ultramarine blue light
cobalt blue
green earth
raw umber
ivory black
occasionally I add a violet, usually permanent violet red.
I’ve played around with a limited palette of white, cad yellow medium, perm. violet red, cad red deep, cobalt blue and ivory black. This seems to be a good distribution of hues and it sure simplifies setting up…
of course i think you know, I have #2, the skiff. I also have your sugar refinery, dune, and a self-portrait from Penn days. Perhaps you’d like that one back sometime?
I love your calm paintings.I hope to meet you someday, I also paint on Islesford every July. Jamie