John clayton

Here is a painting I recently finished in Key West. This is a quiet lane with fences and flowers. The lane reminded me so much of Provincetown. I painted this painting with a knife only.

This lane is a particular favorite painting spot of mine. It looks a little unreal but it depicts the typical flowering charming garden, street scenes that Provincetown is known for. I have painted several scenes of this and it's always in July when it's flowering. The lane is closed off to traffic but 40 years ago locals tell me it was a working lane. I painted this with a painting knife moving from the abstract color shapes to the more particular specific color shapes. Last week, Arthur…

Up the Road from Days Cottages, in North Truro is another scene I love to paint. The view from Highhead has many points of view and perspective. Two body's of water , Cape Cod Bay and Pilgrim Lake divide, the scene.