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My Autumn Favorites

Autumn has always been my favorite season, October my favorite month, Halloween my favorite holiday. Yes, I appreciate the implications of sweater weather & soup season, but what really thrills me is the plethora of artistic endeavors inspired by the simultaneous darkness & warmth of the final three months of the year: illustrations of crisp fall foliage. expertly-carved jack-o-lanterns. Tim Burton films. Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. elaborate, labyrinthine haunted houses designed to scare the living sh!t out of you just for fun. I could go on. Humanity has never ceased to amaze me when it comes to its artistic interpretations of the darkest time of year.

Unfortunately I only have so much time & energy to write about my love for Autumn, and you only have so much time & willingness to read it. Seeing as this is a gallery specializing in New England landscapes, this post will ultimately focus on that. If you want to talk Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, or Nightmare Before Christmas, DM me here.

Autumn In New England: it will forever live rent-free in my mind and takes the cake as the coziest setting. It brings me home. It centers me. Unfortunately, though, the ‘peak autumn coziness’ complete with deciduous trees lit ablaze in fiery reds and oranges and bright warming yellows doesn’t last very long.

Thankfully, though, we have artistic interpretation on our side to bring those few short weeks to life.  

Bartlett – Autumn Colors – Oil – 18×24 – $8500

Without a single doubt, my absolute favorite fall painting of the moment is Harley Bartlett’s ‘Autumn Colors.’ Frankly I’m surprised it hasn’t found its home yet, and at only $3000, I may be tempted to scoop it up myself. Get it while it’s hot, folks.

Shilstone – Ducks Through The Mist – Watercolor – 18 X 24 – $12000

Arthur Shilstone’s ‘Ducks Through the Mist’ is my second current obsession. Although it certainly is a departure from the fiery foliage we’ve all come to know & love in archetypical Autumn artwork, the subtle washes of muted earthy colors and the almost angelic formation of the mallards crescendo in typical Shilstone fashion to create a distinct sense of place and place to be sensed – this time, in a subtly-spooky, other-worldly hollow.

Cardnell – Fallow – Oil – 24 X 42 – $12000

Keith Cardnell’s ‘Fallow’ is another departure from archetypical Autumn artwork. While the colors don’t necessarily scream ‘it’s fall y’all,’ the perspective of staring down a fallow crop field on a crisp, clear morning just after the fog has lifted is the feeling of Autumn in New England at its finest.

Blum – Bird Dogs – Oil – 18 X 24 – $7000

You can’t spell “Autumn Landscape” without a piece by Roger Blum, complete with his iconic setters.

Van Hook – Autumn In New England – Oil – 12×16 – $2100

One of my favorites from George Van Hook is ‘Autumn in New England’ (who would’ve thought?!) Looking at this painting and its colors instantly transports me to a clear, cold (not cool – cold!) October day in Vermont.

Click/tap through the gallery for more of my favorite Autumn paintings, and send me a message if you’d like to add any number of these to your collection.

  • Blazek – Fall – Oil – 25 X 61 – $5900
  • Bartlett – Hillside Farm – Oil – 18×24 – $8500
  • Susinno – The End Of Winter – Acrylic – 16 X 20 – $4500
  • Van Hook – Early Fall – Oil – 24×30 – $4600
  • Bartlett – Late in the Day – Oil – 18×24 – $8500
  • Bartlett – In the Hills – Oil – 20×24 – $9000
  • Bartlett – Late Autumn – Oil – 16×20 – $4500
  • Van Hook – Silos – Oil – 24×30 – $4600
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