K3n Adams

View shows a lush green valley full of pines, with a river winding from center horizon out the right side of the frame. A band of peach lights up the horizon indicating sun rise or set. In the foreground two trees frame the view of the river. The left tree appears to be a birch with yellow leaves and brighter trunk. A small wooden bird feeder with a roof, and a couple of feeding holes, hangs in the birch. The tree on the right is kind of a scraggly pine. The yellow leaves hint that this is late summer as the very first signs of fall are beginning to emerge.

This was a commission from a few years back. It’s fun for me to see how my painting style has evolved since then. Here are #Two trees for today’s #BlueSkyArtShow
“Pinware River, Newfoundland”
8” x 10” Acrylic on canvas
Dec 2022
#art #painting #acrylic #landscape #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Sunlight through the branches of large tree makes strong shadow and light patterns on the pathway in the foreground. The background is a bright sun-drenched green. This scene is from Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

A little warm #sunlight from Longwood Gardens for #BlueSkyArtShow
“Longwood Green”
Chalk and charcoal on toned paper
#art #landscape #chalk #charcoal #pastels #longwood #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Chalk and charcoal drawing of a boulder field in winter on tan paper. The foreground is a matrix of very large slabs of Blue Gneiss. The mid ground shows some interspersed dead fall branches. The background is a leafless east coast deciduous forest. This is at the end of Wedgewood Road, in White Clay Creek State Park, near the Pennsylvania / Delaware border.

Some chalk and charcoal rocks for #RockinTuesday from White Clay Creek State Park in Delaware.
“Wedgewood Road Rocks”
8” x 10” chalk / charcoal on toned paper
#art #drawing #charcoal #chalk #pastel #landscape #delaware #delawareartist #eastcoastkin #k3n #k3nadams

Bright cloudy day at the inlet on Long Beach Island. This is from the jetty promenade at Barnegat Light.

A little sketch of the jetty walk at Barnegat Light. I love the old seaside coin-up binocular machines.
“Jetty Walk”
5” x 7” oil on linen panel
May 2025
#BlueSkyArtShow #Clouds #art #painting #seascape #lbi #delawareartist #eastcoastkin #cobraoils #k3n #k3nadams

Three Gulls sit atop bright green algae covered jetty rocks at Barnegat Light, LBI NJ.

In the studio revisiting some warmer days while we remain in this deep freeze. 🥶
“The Gang Goes to LBI”
6” x 8” acrylic on canvas
Jan 2026
#art #acrylic #painting #landscape #impressionism #impressionist #bird #birdoftheday #gulls #eastcoastkin #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Image shows a yellow bruised banana rendered in scratchboard with watercolor added.

Here is #One banana for #BlueSkyArtShow . One of my very favorites, and also just happens to be on the current 2016 trend 😁.
“Banana”
5.5” x 8.5” scratchboard and watercolor
July 2016
#art #painting #stilllife #scratchboard #watercolor #banana #eastcoastkin #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Sun streams through deciduous trees and casts shadows across lush green grass.

Working on a larger painting right now, so here’s a little chalk study from the archives for #BlueSkyArtShow
“Backyard Glow”
Chalk on toned paper
Dec 2020
#art #drawing #chalk #pastel #landscape #Vibrant #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Black and white and gray chalk and charcoal drawing. This is the starboard side of a commercial fishing vessel called “Lucky Thirteen”, docked in Viking Village on Long Beach Island, NJ. A seagull sits atop a piling against the cloudy sky.

Another little charcoal drawing from a few years back. I started this painting journey trying to learn more about value.
“Lucky Thirteen”
Chalk and charcoal on toned paper. August 2022
#art #drawing #chalk #charcoal #charcoaldrawing #fishing #boat #lbi #nautical #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Shadowy snow scene with a red snow-topped barn on the left. There is a bare tree trunk in the foreground. In the right a crabapple tree is bent towards the ground from the weight of the snow.

Snow scene from my backyard in Newark, Delaware last week. I feel like we’ve had more snow this December than the last few years combined.
“Backyard Snow”
6” x 8” acrylic on canvas
December 2025
#art #painting #acrylic #landscape #snow #delaware #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

A glass smooth body of water behind a small rock wall reflects a bright blue sky. This is Second Dam, at the end of the Curtis Mill trail in Newark, DE

Working on another view of Second Dam in Newark, Delaware. This is the “turn around point” of my favorite walking trail in to White Clay Creek State Park.
“Second Dam III”
8” x 6” acrylic on canvas board
#art #painting #landscape #delaware #whiteclaycreek #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams #wip

View of Philadelphia from under the Schuylkill Generating Station train bridge on I-76 West. Sunlight peeks through the ties of a rusty industrial train bridge, with the City of Philadelphia skyline rising up in the background.

A little different view of Philadelphia from under the Schuylkill Generating Station train bridge, I-76 West.
8” x 6” acrylic on canvas board.
Dec 2025
#art #painting #acrylic #BlueSkyArtShow #FavoriteThings #landscape #city #train #bridge #rust #philadelphia #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Cooch-Dayett Mills in Newark, Delaware. This is a historic grist and saw mill built in the 1830s. The corrugated metal towers are rusty and weathered. The main building is a colonial-style brick building with stone foundation. This mill is located just north of Cooch’s Bridge, the site of Delaware’s only “significant land battle” in the Revolutionary War.

Study of a historic grist and saw mill in Newark, Delaware.
“Cooch-Dayett Mills”
6” x 8” acrylic on canvas board.
December 2025
#art #painting #acrylic #study #architecture #mill #gristmill #sawmill #delaware #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Looking in to the sunset on 273 West in Newark, Delaware. My father worked at the (formerly FMC) plant on the horizon. The industrial dryers create large steam clouds 24/7 (not smoke), so we always called it “Dad’s cloud factory”.

“Sunset at the Cloud Factory”
6” x 8” acrylic on canvas board
#art #painting #acrylic #BlueSkyArtShow #Sky #impressionist #impressionism #landscape #factory #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Like it’s her job! 😂😂

A tabby cat named Sadie is center frame lounging in the sun. She is laying on her back, showing her belly.

A little underpainting of my Sadie Bear lounging in the sun for #Caturday
12” x 6” acrylic on canvas board.
Oct 2025
#art #fineart #painting #acrylic #catart #rockthebells #wip #workinprogress #process #BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Interior view of Muckross House Museum and Gardens looking out the window, over a hedge row, toward Muckross Lake. A quiet breezy moment on a beautiful May Day in Ireland.

A little sketch from a few weeks ago, remembering my trip to Ireland in May ‘24.
“View from Muckross House”
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland.
8” x 6” acrylic on canvas board.
October 2025
#art #painting #acrylic #architectural #interior #ireland #muckross #killarney #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Morning in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Rapid 2hr study. I challenged myself to paint it entirely with filbert brushes, rather than my usual larger flat brush. View from behind the phragmites, looking east across the vast fields shortly after sunrise.

“Morning in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge”
6” x 8” acrylic on board
November 2025
#art #fineart #painting #acrylic #study #landscape #marsh #bbhnwr #bombayhook #delaware #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams #BlueSkyArtShow #bright

Evening sets in as the last bits of sunlight burn on the horizon. This is a stretch of I-95 South near the Philadelphia Airport.

“Almost Home”
6” x 8” acrylic on canvas board.
November 2025
#art #acrylic #painting #fineart #landscape #sunset #travel #philadelphia #I95 #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Love it! Nice work Pat!

“Second Dam” on the White Clay Creek in Newark, DE. This dam is scheduled for removal, which is bittersweet. I will be sad to see this dam go, but also excited to see the Creek restored, and to watch the Shad make a comeback.

This is one of my favorite places, Second Dam on the White Clay Creek in Newark, Delaware.
“Second Dam” 6” x 8” acrylic on canvas board.
Nov 2025
#art #fineart #painting #acrylic #dam #landscape #nature #whiteclaycreek #impressionist #impressionism #delawareartist #delaware #k3n #k3nadams

Sunset through the cedar and pine trees on the lighthouse trail. Barnegat Light, Long Beach Island, NJ

Sunset through the cedar and pines on the lighthouse trail. Barnegat Light, Long Beach Island, NJ
12” x 6” acrylic on canvas board. Oct 2025
#art #acrylic #painting #impressionism #landscape #sunset #longbeachisland #lbi #barnegatlight #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

View facing south from the roof of Kennedy House on JFK Blvd, center city Philadelphia.

A little Philly cityscape sketch from center city this weekend. “View from Kennedy House roof looking south”.
8” x 6” acrylic on canvas board.
Oct 2025
#acrylic #art #painting #landscape #architectural #philadelphia #philly #centercity #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams #sketch #wip

Thank you Decker I really appreciate that! 🙏🏻😊

Thank you so much 😊 This is only the last painting of the holiday. I plan to paint many more this year. I really appreciate your kind words. 🎨

A sandy path winds through dunes rich with vegetation. An old split rail fence lines the trail on either side and casts long shadows.

My last little painting of vacation this year. A rapid study of the dune trail near the lighthouse.
“Barnegat Lighthouse Trail”
5” x 7” acrylic on canvas board.
July 2025
#acrylic #fineart #painting #landscape #beach #dune #lbi #longbeachisland #barnegat #impressionism #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Rapid charcoal sketch of a boat docked in Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island, NJ.

Rapid charcoal sketch, dockside on Harvest Cove.
Long Beach Island, NJ.
“Harvest Cove” 9in x 6in charcoal on paper. July 2025
#fineart #charcoal #sketch #rapidsketch #1hrsketch #drawing #lbi #harveycedars #beach #longbeachisland #boat #dock #seaside #dockside #summer #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Altoids tin plein air of the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol row boat ready for rescue at waters edge. Harvey Cedars. Long Beach Island, NJ

I did an itty bitty Altoids tin plein air at the beach. This is the Harvey Cedars lifeguard boat on Long Beach Island.
“HCBP lifeguard boat” 3 x 2 Acrylic on board. July 2025.
#fineart #acrylic #painting #pleinair #Altoids #altoidstin #altoidstinart #lbi #harveycedars #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Rapid charcoal sketch of my 17 year old tabby cat “Wednesday” sleeping on a pile of pillows.

Here’s a rapid charcoal sketch of my 17yo #tabby Wednesday for #caturday
😺
#fineart #catart #drawing #charcoal #chalk #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

Chalk and charcoal drawing of the base of a large beech tree, and its roots, along the White Clay Creek in Newark, Delaware.

Here is a creekside beech tree I drew in chalk and charcoal a couple years back. We just recently lost this beautiful tree in a storm. I’m really glad I was able to capture it before.
#fineart #drawing #chalk #charcoal #tree #landscape #beech #treeart #roots #delaware #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams

A Black Vulture perches atop an older brick building in New Hope, Pennsylvania

This little Black Vulture welcomed us to New Hope, Pennsylvania.
“Vantage” 8in x 6in acrylic on canvas board. May 2025
#painting #study #smallpainting #minipainting #architecture #urban #acrylic #golden #vulture #blackvulture #wip #workinprogress #newhope #newhopepa #delawareartist #k3n #k3nadams