Martin Lee Boyle / Art

Oil on canvas, 48" x 48". Viewed from Winthrop, the Boston skyline shimmers.

Oil on linen, shaped stretcher, 28" x 18"

Oil on linen, arch shaped stretcher, 70” x 48.5”.

Painting this after being in the actual light house was a sublime experience. Newly restored, this jewel lighthouse stands in Boston.

Oil on shaped linen, arch shaped stretcher, 24" x 14".

oil on linen, arch shaped stretcher, 25 x 25 in. Two profiles form a Greek vase.  I used photographs of the ocean taken at sunset to establish the watery background.

Oil on linen, arch shaped stretcher, 48 x 48 in.

oil on shaped linen, 15” x 36”.

Hercules fights a lion, someone is in the bottle, and the corkers get ready to stop it.

Oil on linen, silver leaf, shaped stretcher, tondo, 18.5" diam.

Painted on site at my dear friend Sara's tiny beach house in West Haven, CT., this piece reminds me of a simpler time. A trompe l'oeil silver leaf frame was added in the studio.

Oil on linen, arch shaped stretcher, 20" x 37".

Painted in beautiful Twin Lakes, Ohio, this autumn landscape shows a basket of luscious apples.

Oil on linen, shaped stretcher, 16" x 25"

Oil on linen, arch shaped stretcher, 36" x 19".

I painted this outside at Beckwith's Orchard.  The dahlia garden was in full bloom, right before the frost.  The vase with flowers was painted in the studio.

34" x 49", oil on linen, arch shaped stretcher

My favorite Chatham Beach path is depicted in the background.  My favorite stray cat, Hunter, plays on the ledge of the niche.

Oil on linen, arch shaped stretcher, 50 x 25 in.

This gold hued painting is one of three angel paintings.  Devotion and peace are associated with Archangel Uriel.

oil on linen, 43 x 26 in.

One goal of trompe l'oeil painting is to depict objects with incredible detail.  Life size representation creates a believable illusion.  Carefully chosen objects can tell a story.  This one is about the gravity of apples, a wedding garter, and love.

oil on linen, 43 x 26 in.

This trompe l'oeil painting expresses aspects of desire with images of a groom's suspenders, and some dangling fig leaves with fruits.  I remember a quest to find the right kind of wooden knob to paint at the top of the picture.