Hill-Stead Museum

Tree House

Upper Fields, Schreibers Farm

Waiting for a Good Book, Monhegan - SOLD -

New Small Painting Site

I've started a new site of paintings. These are small paintings and studies for larger works. Take a look and see what you think. http://www.daskamsmallpaintings.blogspot.com/ They are a lot of fun to do. Thanks Rick

Harbor Rocks

6 Red and 1 Green Hot Pepper - SOLD -

Blue House

Shadow Across the River

Fog Burning Off - SOLD

Ledge into the Sea

Jamie's House

Gull Rock

Near Gull Rock

Pines above the Ledge

Washerwoman

Good Morning Monhegan

Rooftop, Horn's Hill - SOLD -

Looking to Manana

Monhegan Sea

White Head from Black Hhead

Monhegan Path

Manana

Big Rock in the Fog

House Above Swim Beach

Fog, Spruce, Kent/Wyeth House - SOLD -

Christmas Cove

D.T.Sheridan - SOLD

2009 Monhegan Painting Trip

Here I am painting a view of the ocean by Gull Rock on Monhegan Island Maine.

This years weather during my week was 4 sunny days and 3 overcast or fog, which was not bad considering the summer we've had in New England. Soon I will be posting paintings done during this trip, enjoy.

The Old Homestead

Monhegan Sunset - Over Manana

Creek by the Lower Fields

Three Trees and the River

Kent- Wyeth House Morning

Kent / Wyeth House in the Fog

This painting was recently accepted by the Butler Institute of American Art's 73rd juried exhibition. It's nice hanging in a "Real" museum!

Below Burnt Head

Noon, Flood Bridge Road

Cedar- Flood Bridge Road

Looking Up - Big Sycamore

Lone White House

Blue House on Orange Street

Voodoo House

I was in the North End of Waterbury painting this house. It is a rough section of town, many For Sale, For Rent and Foreclosure signs. I was told by one of my numerous visitors that it is a drug infested area. The woman who lives in the house came out and not too happy I was painting her house. In a thick Jamaican accent she said, "I give you Voodoo, your a Scientist your a Cop" all the while making signs of the cross and squeezing a half-cut lime! I said,"Lady do you think a cop could paint like this?" She continued asking "Of the thousands of houses in Waterbury why did I choose her house to paint", finally I said, "Lady, you are lucky, I chose your house and you won the Rick Daskam Lottery!" This was all too much, now I know why I like painting in a field beside a stream!

White House with Hedges

Yellow House with Back Porch - SOLD -

Current Exhibition

3 Houses on Welton Street

West Purchase Road Farm

Palette and Brushes

Still-life w/ Blue Hydrangea

Demo

I was asked to do a demonstration for SCAN (The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown). I was given 90 minutes to talk and paint. It was fun and there were plenty of intelligent questions. In the fall, I will be teaching a Still Life Painting Class and as of last week it was sold out.