ARTFINDER: Evening Run by Richard De Wolfe - One of the nicest times of the day to take a le...

ARTFINDER: Evening Run by Richard De Wolfe - One of the nicest times of the day to take a le...

"Evening Run" by Richard De Wolfe 16 x 24 alkyd on canvas

I can't wait for spring to come, the ice to thaw and boating season to begin!  Winter here has been long and arduous this year and just about everyone I know is ready for a change.  There is nothing I enjoy more than a warm summer evening, cruising happily among the Thousand Islands and just loving the life.

This painting is a scene only about one mile from where I grew up on the banks of the St. Lawrence River.  It is a place that is very dear to my heart and one that I return to often.  Just counting the days now!

ARTFINDER: Freighter Inviken by Richard De Wolfe - I love the water and boating, and soon I will b...

ARTFINDER: Freighter Inviken by Richard De Wolfe - I love the water and boating, and soon I will b...

"Freighter Inviken" by Richard De Wolfe  16 x 20 oil on canvas 

I love the water and boating, and soon I will be launching my own craft once again.  The St. Lawrence Seaway will  open to shipping in early spring and will remain open until late autumn, alllowing ships from all over the world to reach ports all around the Great Lakes, deep in the interior of Canada and the United States .

This is a freighter from Europe that I saw several years ago as it was approaching the Thousand Island Bridge, between the U.S. mianland and Wellesley Island, N.Y.  I loved the powerful mass of the ship, rising off of the water like some displaced, highrise architecture.  I found the persepective leading to the arch span of the bridge in the distance to be an interesting design that appealed to me.  The rolling clouds overhead seemed to enforce the energy and power of the massive ship churning upstream to Toronto, Detroit  and perhaps  many ports beyond.

ARTFINDER: On the Podium by Richard De Wolfe - This old tractor belongs to a friend of mine. F...

On the Podium 24x30 oil on canvas by Richard De Wolfe

I have been away from the blog for some time, but I will try to get back to it as often as I can.  It is amazing how much of my that time social media uses up these days!  Juggling posts, web sites and painting sometimes requires more than I have available in my day!

This is an older painting of mine, but one that I still enjoy very much.  I love painting country art and farm subjects and this one falls squarely into that catagorey, very nicely.  I hope this old tractor, acting as a sound stage for a very melodious performer will brighten your day.  There is nothing more uplifting than the golden voice of the song sparrow.