Gourley Building

Westerly, RI  2019

Almost There

New London, 2019

J.M.W Turner Exhibit 3

The Gros Horloge at Rouen, Normandy

c. 1832

J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851)

The lighting was rather subdued throughout the Turner exhibit in order to protect the watercolors.  However photography was encouraged.  It made it difficult to get good photographs.  A number of these works were either 'studies' or ideas made by Turner and were not considered to be finished works, and therefore were never really meant to be seen.

J.M.W. Turner Exhibit 2

The North Gallery at Night:Figures Contemplating Flaxman's Statue,"St Michael Overcoming Satan"

1827

J.M.W Turner (1775-1851)

Here's another example of Turner's work.  Most of the paintings on display were watercolors and are part of the "Turner Bequest" left to Great Britain after the artist's death in 1851.  The entire collection consists of 30,000 works on paper, 300 oil paintings and 280 sketchbooks, maintained and conserved at Tate Britain.  You can read more about the exhibit here.

J.M.W Turner Exhibit

The Artist and his Admirers

c 1827

J.M.W Turner (1775-1851)

It has been awhile since I've posted anything on this blog.  A combination of things kept me from pursuing my interests in photography.  I hope that in the coming weeks, I'll return to a more regular schedule of posting here.  I thought I would share with my readers some artwork currently on exhibit at Mystic Seaport through Feb 23 featuring the works of one of Britain's greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner.  If you're in the area, the exhibit is well worth visiting.

Riding Rinks

Shepard Meadows, Bristol, CT  2019

Tree in Winter

Bristol, CT  2019

Wagon

Shepard Meadows, Bristol, CT  2019

Shed

Shepard Meadows, Bristol, CT  2019

Farmhouse

Shepard Meadows, Bristol, CT  2019

Blacksmith Shop

Shepard Meadows, Bristol, CT  2019

Shepard Meadows

Bristol, CT  2019

I attended an open house today at Shepard Meadows, a horse ranch that offers equine therapy to people of all ages.  You can read more about them here.

First Snow II

Niantic, CT  2019

First Snow

Niantic, CT  2019

See?  I told you so.  We didn't get as much snow as some areas of Connecticut.  Being only a mile or so from Long Island Sound, our temperatures were fairly moderate,  resulting in more rain than snow.

Backyard

Niantic, CT  2019

This is today's view from my backyard patio.  We're expecting some snow tonight, so tomorrow this should look much different.    I guess winter has finally arrived in SE Connecticut.