LatitudeThe paintings in the Latitude series describe the changes of color, light and motif of a region as the earth tilts on it’s axis during the course of a year. This selection describes the seasonal changes in Hoosick, New York and nearby Williamstown, MA. The dates included in the titles of each work indicate the day the painting was begun out of doors.
Latitude, Along a Long Line and Antipodes Landscape has become an urgent subject. In response, I am developing three
plein air painting projects, Latitude, Along a Long Line, and Antipodes, each of which
combines life study and abstraction to recount the color, light, and motif of many
places. In the most general terms this tri-part painting project is an attempt to
describe the uniqueness of individual places while maintaining a global
perspective. Although the improvisational painting process remains constant
within these three projects, the location for each series shifts. For Latitude I stay
in one place for an extended period to paint the changes of season as the earth
shifts on its axis. For Along a Long Line I travel along the 70th line of longitude to four
locations between the Arctic Circle and the equator to paint the changes of
region. For Antipodes, I travel to locations that are on opposite points of the
globe to paint a comparison.
