First Paintings - 2

This was my first commissioned painting, I believe that I charged 40$ for it.
Susanne, her parents, and I were spending a lovely weekend in this B&B in Maine, when they saw that I was painting watercolor landscapes, they asked me to paint their farmhouse.

Breezemere (1975?)

The two paintins below sold a The Reading Art Association in 1981. El Mercadito, unfortunately a bit out of focus, was from a Photo I took during Susannes and my vacation in Brazil.

Morning Sun (1981)

El Mercadito (1981)

Bens Place (1985)

Shortly after attending a workshop by Charles Reid, the famous American portrait artist, in Sebasco Bay, Maine, I was driving in the backwoods of Vermont. On the side of a road was and old decrepit house with an open porch. On the porch there was a man sitting on an even older sofa. One leg of the sofa had been replaced by a brick. I walked over to the man and asked if I could take his photo, which I did before he could respond.  From that photo I created “Bens Place” (a fictitious name).
The painting was inspired by Charles Reid’s very loose “painterly” style. 
"Bens Place" won me a first place price at the 1985 Andover, Massachusetts Art in the park exhibit, and later the Brackman Award (best portrait in show) at the Mystic, Connecticut art exhibition (1985) , and also a “blue Ribbon” at the Reading Art Association art exhibition (1985).

Old rusty ship (1985)

The "Old rusty ship won a "Purchase Price" at the 1985 Littleton, New hampshire Art Show.

New England Winter Sun (1984?)

New Hampshire winter landscape (1985)

New Hampshire winter landscape won 3rd place and a Purchase Prize at the 1985 Waterville, Maine Arts Festival.
It was bought by the owner of the local Pharmacy.