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Autumn Turn at Wyomissing Creek
Oil, 20 x 24”, $900 The sweeping arch of the creek, stone wall and road, all leading to a stand of majestic sycamores, make this bend on Old Wyomissing Road one of my favorite places in the park to paint. I’ve done it in all of the seasons, but this 20 x 24” of the autumn turn is by far my largest. |
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Morning Sun on the Faces Oil, 16 x 16”, $590 Oriented to the north, the front of Reading Public Museum spends most of its time in the shade. The exception is the summer, when the highlights and shadows from the morning sun allow park-goers to better appreciate the majestic lines of this beautiful building. |
Old Mill and Crepe Myrtle
Oil, 12 x 24”, $590
I took my good old time painting at the corner of Old Mill and Old Wyomissing roads to lay the foundation for this 12” x 24” oil. Followed by quite a few hours in the studio getting into the nuances of the property. Now the beautifully restored and maintained home of the Wyomissing Foundation, the mill dates back to the 1750s.
Oil, 12 x 24”, $590
I took my good old time painting at the corner of Old Mill and Old Wyomissing roads to lay the foundation for this 12” x 24” oil. Followed by quite a few hours in the studio getting into the nuances of the property. Now the beautifully restored and maintained home of the Wyomissing Foundation, the mill dates back to the 1750s.
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Old Mill and Golden Field
Oil, 9 X 12”, $390 The light of a sunny afternoon brings a symphony of color and texture to the west side of the Wyomissing Foundation building: dappled light on the old stone, deep greens and rich reds from the oak and Japanese maple, and the brilliant yellow flowers of the Jerusalem artichokes. To stay in tune with all that visual energy yet cleanly corral it, I modified a vintage frame with a matte black wood mat and gilded inner lip. |
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Back at the Paper Mill
Oil, 9 x 12”, $490 Cacoosing Creek behind the paper mill of Papermill Road. This was painted mostly en plein air on a gorgeous April day, the spring hatch of wood ticks notwithstanding. The mill is much the same, but the shore line has changed since I first painted this 5 years ago. That piece was awarded Best in Show at the 2019 Scenes of the Schuylkill. |
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Down at Horseshoe Bend Oil, 24 x 30”, $1500 Hike up the south side Neversink Mountain from Klapperthal Road (next to Forest Lawn Cemetery) and you’ll find an overlook with sprawling view of the Schuylkill River and beyond. Across the trail there, on the high side, is another outcrop that affords a slightly better view of the river and much of the NW quadrant of Berks County. |
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Up from Horseshoe Bend
Oil, 19 x 23”, $1200 In August, my plein pal Karen Weber and I paddled 15 miles down the Schuylkill, from Kelly’s Lock to the Exeter landing. My main goal was to get river-level photos that captured the majesty of Neversink Mountain, a view I haven’t seen from the trails in the area. I was not disappointed. This is the reciprocal view of “Down at Horseshoe Bend”, the small rock outcrop visible on the slope being where I got the inspiration for that one. |