Summer time, and the living is easy.

Well, that is how the song goes, but not always how my painting goes. The colours of summer, one colour—green—is the most challenging for me. Reminiscent of Kermit, it is not easy painting green.

Late Summer, 2009, 27 x 84 inches (Private Collection)

Late Summer, 2009, 27 x 84 inches (Private Collection)

Coming on Summer II, 2009 Oil on Canvas, 54 x 72 inches

Coming on Summer II, 2009 Oil on Canvas, 54 x 72 inches

 
 
Coming on Summer I, 2009, Oil on Canvas, 72 x 54 inches (Corporate Collection)

Coming on Summer I, 2009, Oil on Canvas, 72 x 54 inches (Corporate Collection)

Keswick Summer, 1994, Oil on Canvas, 14 x 96 inches (Private Collection)

Keswick Summer, 1994, Oil on Canvas, 14 x 96 inches (Private Collection)

Summer, 2009, Oil on Canvas, 27 x 84 inches (Private Collection)

Summer, 2009, Oil on Canvas, 27 x 84 inches (Private Collection)

Gioia Verde I, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 72 x 54 inches (Private Collection)

Gioia Verde I, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 72 x 54 inches (Private Collection)

Summer Skies (diptych), 2010, Oil on Canvas, 98 X 144 in

Summer Skies (diptych), 2010, Oil on Canvas, 98 X 144 in

Summer, 2006, Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches (Private collection)

Summer, 2006, Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches (Private collection)