Plein air painting in Deltaville, Va.

My artist friend  David Oleski filmed me painting in Deltaville Va. last spring. Here is the video he put together.

My show at Rhoads and Sinon firm

Just hanged 14 paintings at the Rhoads and Sinon Law firm in downtown Harrisburg. The show hangs through March and the paintings are for sale through the art association of Harrisburg.

Scottish Landscapes

Here are some studio pieces from the trip to Scotland in May as well as 2 new abstract figure pieces that will be in the figure show at the Art Association of Harrisburg.

 "Oban coast" 40"x 30"

 "Scottish marsh" 20"x 16"

 "Sheep on Islay" 30"x 40"

 "Bowmore" 30"x 40"

 "Heading to Oban" 40"x 30"

 40"x 30"

30"x 40"

 8"x 10" oil plein air

Did this on location on Islay in Scotlnad in May.

 8"x 10" oil plein air

Also done on Islay plein air.

 8"x 10" oil plein air

Did this one from the B&B yard in Oban Scotland

 11"x 14" oil plein air (sold)

Did this one in the plein air Camp Hill juried competition. It was awarded 2nd place out of 120 paintings! :)

 14"x 11" oil plein air (sold)

This was the first one I did for plein air Camp Hill. 

 30"x 40" oil

A studio piece of Islay Scotland

 40"x 30" oil

Studio piece from the recent trip to Islay

 30"x 40" oil

Belted Galloways

11"x 14" oil plein air

Did this one recently in the Shipoke art festival. A first year event looking to get some traction!

So I'm trying to keep the blog current and my website updated. It is not easy!. I was just in Scotland for 12 days and returned home just in time to do a local plein air event and an outdoor show also. The season is in full swing and I will be in Grand Haven MI. this weekend showing my new work! Check my website for full schedule.

Deltaville Virginia

 11"x 14"

 11"x 14"

11"x 14"

Three more from the recent trip to Deltaville Virginia.

 14"x 11" oil

This little statue kicked my butt to force a wipe down the first attempt but I'm happy with the second day result!

 11" x 14" Done right behind our housing in Deltaville VA.

11"x 14" oil

Stingray Point lighthouse in Deltaville.

I just returned from a week of painting in Deltaville, Va. I completed ten paintings and David Oleski shot video of my work for 2 days so there will be documentation of the trip. I'll post the others from the trip as well as my weekly figure study work next. Cheers......

 11x 14 oil

11x 14 oil

These 2 I did in February during the Chadds ford historical society plein air event. Off to Deltaville , VA. Saturday for a week of plein air painting and more video from David Oleski. Stay tuned...

 30"x 40" oil

 40"x 30" oil

 11"x 14"

14"x 11" oil

So I joined a figure study group that meets once a week so I can see where I'm at with observation figure work. The bottom one is a new imagination piece the other two are from life with a studio landscape thrown in

 11"x 14" oil

 36"x 36" oil

 30"x 40" oil

30"x 40" oil

Here are some new pieces. Just found out I can no longer use my web host for updating my website so I will have to post everything here on my blog until I get a new web host and create a new site. Bummer but I'm working on it.

 40"x 30" oil

40"x30" oil

So pretty much I paint on Christmas eve. No kids and the family has moved to the other side. These latest pieces were just completed. I did them from my imagination over old work of mine. I had an epiphany tonight that made me think these imagination pieces are more about "self" than any observation work could be. I use to think the only honest work was done from observation but am questioning my own theory. On top of that is picking pieces to paint over. Plein air work is intense and rewarding but is from observation after all. So my question is what do you all feel is most important in your artistic endeavors ? And keep in mind memory painting is still based on observation.

 

36"x 36" oil 

with 10"x 8" study

Here is an example of my old idea of art "the small one" and my current direction. The old one might as well be illustration.

new figurative work

 10"x 8" oil

 14"x 11" oil

14"x 11" oil

Three new imagination pieces that I am oddly enough pleased with. The bottom one has the frame included to show the color of all my frames now. I've gone to one color to keep a uniform look in my booth and can easily make repairs. The jury results are starting to roll in for next year so keep an eye on my show schedule. 

new work

 40x 30 oil

 40x 30 oil

 11x 14 oil

 30x 40 oil

 11x 14 oil

 11x 14 oil

 11x 14 oil

 20x 16 oil

10x 8 oil

Yes I have been painting. No I have not been posting. It seems the blog world is disappearing. It's a pain updating my website since I have to enter the code for the you tube links and stat counter.. Anyhow 2 of the new figurative pieces will be at the Art Association of Harrisburg;s figurative show in January and the 11x 14s are from my latest trip to Annapolis. The 30x 40 is from upstate new york. I will be going on a painting trip in March to southern Virginia with my friend David Oleski filming the outing so come spring I will have some exciting video to share.

 The three 30"x 40"s above are studio pieces from this fall in upstate New York

The three 11"x 14"s above were done last weekend in Annapolis MD. I was attending the "100 mid atlantic painters of the mid atlantic" book signing.