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 This is a commission painting on Lafayette Street in West Chester, where the Marquis de Lafayette once stood to witness a parade in his honor.
 Westtown Lake
 Longwood Gardens
 40x30" oil on canvas
 40x30" oil on canvas
 Brandywine Valley
 Stroud Preserve, West Chester.
 Yesterday I painted alongside Chadds Ford painter Billy Basciani in the Berkshire Mountains of southern Vermont. We had taken a wrong turn searching for Green Mountain National Forest, and accidentally stumbled upon the best view we saw all weekend. So it felt like it was meant to be. It was an old farm now inhabited by a kind soul named Sunshine, who welcomed us on her land with open arms. The barn's exterior wall holds a gigantic "LOVE" sign, illuminated at night and treasured by locals. Feeling inspired after seeing my friend Mike Kimmel's powerful new musical "The Last Goodbye" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, we each aimed to do something different than usual and break some personal barriers. The weather was ominous but perfect, and just as we finished a big stormfront moved in... 28x22" oil on canvas |
