Rensselaerville Grist Mill
From an old photo I've created a nocturne of the first Rensselaerville, NY grist mill. It originally had a water wheel, as can be seen in this image. Also, the dam is visible and the first bridge, a "thimble" trussed bridge, and in the foreground is the roof of the old sawmill and timber piled up on the bank.
I'm drawn to mills lately, grist mills, wind mills, and sugar mills from The Caribbean. It must be the combination of old functional technology and the attractive nature of these buildings.
I'll paint more of this mill, but this is my first one. I hope you like it.
this is a 12 X 16 oil on canvas, NA
this is a 12 X 16 oil on canvas, NA
Beach at Oceanwind
Beach at Oceanwind
acrylic on canvas, 12x24 inches
The Wreck at Beaver Tail Lighthouse
My latest painting of The Wreck at Beaver Tail Lighthouse
This lighthouse is a fun place to visit, especially on a day with high surf. It's at the south end of Jamestown, RI, at the west edge of the Newport Harbor entrance.
12x24 acrylic Unframed
Sachuest Point Park
Here is a finished view of Sachuest Point Park in Newport, RI. I'm happy with it! There's a bench near the southern tip of the park and trail, on the east side, so this view is as one would be looking to the northeast.
It's a lovely place to walk, and the rocky coast offers many interesting vistas. I'll be making many more oil paintings from this park, both plain aire and studio pieces.
24" x 12", oil on canvas. SOLD
A Private Beach View
NFS
Carmita Sailing Yacht
Another classic yacht is here portrayed in beautiful nocturne colors.
Just 7X9 inches, pastel on cotton paper. SOLD
Mariquita Classic Sailing Yacht
Just 7X9 inches, pastel on cotton paper. SOLD
Castle Hill Lighthouse
As a nocturne we can see the red warning beacon of the Castle Hill Lighthouse, and being situated so close to the water, it's easy to imagine violent waves and tough weather along the rocky coast.
This small pastel is available through the Sheldon Fine Art Gallery at Bowen's Wharf in Newport, RI.
Sachuest Point Park / Start
This is an underpainting and a good start for a view at Sachuest Point Park in Newport, RI. See above for the more developed image. There's a bench near the southern tip of the park and trail, on the east side, so this view is as one would be looking to the northeast.
It's a lovely place to walk, and the rocky coast offers many interesting vistas. I'll be making many more oil paintings from this park, both plain aire and studio pieces.
I plan to add a few more details to this one, but will keep the existing color scheme. I'll make another similar painting with more green and natural colors, but I love this fall looking contrast of orange and blues. Perhaps the trees and grasses would turn this color after a hurricane sprays saltwater. I've seen that kind of salt burn along the coastal vegetation in North Carolina after a bad storm. It takes a while, but returns to green in time.
24" x 12", oil on canvas
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Newport Harbor Light for Christmas
This is the Newport Harbor Lighthouse on Goat Island in Newport, Rhode Island. It's actually decorated like this for Christmas but I've added the internal red glow.
This 8x10 pastel is available through the Sheldon Fine Art Gallery at Bowen's Wharf in Newport.
Sheep May Safely Graze
Yes, I placed sheep in this one. And there's a bunny on the lawn of the house picture!
Finished Study
That's good, now on to another view and a little different, smaller building, with a bit more sky, then room for the Colonial Inn sign.
First Sketch
I've checked in at The Arts Council and already started my first painting. It's a nocturne, of course, soon to add candle and lantern lights inside and out of the old Colonial Inn, which dates to 1759.
This is a 14x11 canvas study, and next I'll sketch in a larger 20x16, covering the entire piece of linen and aligning all the elements. Stay tuned! And please share the link.
Jack
St. Croix Paintings
Here's my first St. Croix painting, a view (without houses) from the Columbus Landing Beach, northwest of Christiansted near Salt River. It's oil on linen, about 10" tall by 14.5" wide and is not stretched, so it can be matted and framed with glass or mounted and framed flat, or mounted if preferred. I'm asking $400 for my first picture--below is the matching piece.
Signed J. H. Anglin St. Croix 2016
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And this is my second St. Croix painting, a view from the Columbus Landing Beach looking east toward the Salt River Inlet and a favorite. It's oil on linen, about 10" tall by 14.5" wide and is not stretched, so it can be matted and framed with glass or mounted and framed flat, or mounted if preferred.
Signed J. H. Anglin St. Croix 2016
New Nocturnes from St. Croix
Moon Mill Nocturne oil on linen $200
unframed for framing with a mat & glass, mounting or stretching
One of the interesting things on the island of St. Croix are the many ruins of old windmills that were used in the production of sugar from cane. With the very consistent easterly Tradewinds it made sense to construct these towers to do the work of crushing and squeezing plants. Those who built them were harkening back to European design and specifically Danish style windmills.
Morning Mill oil on linen $125 unframed
All that remains today on St. Croix are these amazing stone conical towers, which at the ground floor doorway are 3 feet thick or more and are constructed of a variety of brick, stone and coral. On the walls you might see a piece of coral with fan striation next to colorful stone. It's a very attractive, eclectic kind of masonry. The blades and vanes of the windmill 'fans' are long gone, as are the superstructures that sat atop and housed the upper mechanism or transmission, if you will.
I'm starting to paint scenes and images from TheBuccaneer.com resort near Christiansted and their mill neat their check in point and now used for romantic dinners and as a venue for weddings. I'll paint many daytime paintings of it, to be sure, but I really like imagining the blades or vanes and other parts, for The Buccaneer Mill and others. And I do love my nocturnes.
A gallery visitor recently spotted these and recognized the colors on one as something like a Remington nocturne. I was fortunate to see many of those at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth as well as Remingtons in the Sid Richardson collection and they did have their effect on me. It's amazing how much color one can see in them once you start looking. This windmill and the others are fun things to paint! This is a 16 x 20 inch oil on linen, and in process, and probably will be for sale soon at The Buccaneer.
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