8"x10" oil/linen
Wandered down to the river this evening and produced this piece. The approach is becoming more clear.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Paint Annapolis 2011
My show season is over and Paint Annapolis 2011 is fast approaching. I'm looking forward to painting the beautiful town of Annapolis and her surrounding harbors and waterways! The event starts this Thursday and culminates with a reception on Sunday at the Maryland Hall of creative arts.
I'm trying to get my chops back after being removed from my brushes for such long times this summer. I feed on the pressure of performance so I'm stoked to see what happens this week.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Ballerina
24"x24"oil/canvas
This is how I decided to leave the piece. I'm off to the Rittenhouse Square fall show in Philadelphia, I'm on the corner near the Rittenhouse Hotel for those that are interested.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
work in progress
24"x24"oil/canvas
Been away for awhile. One day show at Bethany Beach yesterday. Came home cleaned the flooded basement(Yep the mighty Susquehanna raised her fist) and started this piece. The greens will be neutralized and all sorts of other goodies will happen. I like where this one is going....Will be careful not to kill it!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Susquehanna plein air
8"x10" oil/linen birch
Did some quick plein air work with Steve Wetzel yesterday evening . A nice summer evening to paint and it felt good to be back along the river moving paint. Off to set up my Double booth at Mt Gretna. I'm at booths 217-218 for those in the area.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
figure
Busy schedule. Did this figure over old work. It's a theme that I feel I have to explore more. Last weeks soiree in my hometown was fantastic. It rained and blew but my 3 tents and panels held up well and the people enjoyed the dry viewing space. Off to the Rehoboth Delaware show this weekend. Next week is Mt Gretna. A close to home show with great viewership!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
plein air speed work
12"x12" oil/panel
8"x10"oil linen/birch panel
8"x10"oil linen/birch panel
11"x14" oil linen/birch panel
Finally had an evening to paint. Decided to shed some cobwebs, stay loose and go for it. Sling paint. Friends were there too and it's a new place to paint. Exciting!
Off to the Syracuse art and craft show this weekend. Should be another sweat fest but hopefully not as hot as Ann Arbor.
Friday, July 15, 2011
City rain
24"x20" oil
The latest off the easel shot from my phone. Laptop has virus. Last week was a beautiful show in Wickford, RI. This week is Westport, CT. Next week is the art Blitzkrieg that is Ann Arbor. All the links are on my show schedule.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Yet again.......
3 12"x12" oil
Managed to dig another set of ballerinas from the psyche. Have another piece in progress to post tomorrow before show scene gets insane. Well yeah, it's been insane.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Chicago cityscape
24"x20" oil/linen
Did this piece in honor of my recent shows in Chicago. This weekend it's off to the Hamptons for the Amagansett fine art festival.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
more structures and trees
11"x14"
Did this one after the next one. Got caught up in the geometry of the next piece. So I decided on this one to tear down until I thought I had something. Still exploring the idea of trees and structures.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
midwest
11"x14" oil/birch linen
Driving to and from Chicago recently, I was unusually struck by the design feature of using shade trees to cool houses. Nothing new, but it resonated with me for some reason. The houses are all on the east side of the trees. Afternoon sun is much hotter than morning sun. I just remember all the bunches of trees and open spaces.
Just a first attempt here, but will continue to do work with this premise in mind.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
2 sycamores w/shed
10"x8" oil/linen birch panel
Finally picked up brush. Knocked this guy out and it felt good to move paint. Won't be too long before I get rollin' again. Love these these new linen birch panels. Man, they can take paint!
The scene is where a recent tornado rolled through. Knocked the one sycamore down.
Off to a show in Oxford ,MD. this weekend. check it out if possible. Link
Thursday, May 19, 2011
chester county studio tour
On the road and in the woods the last 3 weeks. Towed a few times and got drenched a few times. Off to the Chester County Studio Tour this weekend. With any luck I'll pick up a brush soon. Maybe even some plein air work at the show. If you're in the area check it out. It's even supposed to be sunny for a change.
This was my booth at Scarsdale last week. I had to post something. Some folks thought I kicked the bucket. The bucket is full of rainwater. I dare not kick it!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
abstract spring
6"x12" oil/panel
Just enough time for some sketching. Basement flooded and I have a lot to clean up before the show season starts next week in Richmond. Mold galore. Yippeee...
Thursday, April 21, 2011
28 strokes part 4
6"x6" oil/panel
I continue with the 28 brushstroke exercise. This time done over a painting. I seem to be completely engrossed in the horizontal line compositions. This will change no doubt, but for now I must follow my intuition. Note: when painting over old work, strokes could be many fewer to create a believable work. This exercise is enlightening and brings awareness to the temptation of predertermining strokes and loading the brush with color. Too close to craft work ie..painting flower petals with one stroke. I am abandoning this exercise. I learned a lesson.........Paintings develope through continual interaction and reaction...........
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
More Spring
20"x24" oil/canvas
Continuing to paint over old work. I'm concentrating on colors seen throughout the day. Composition resonates in my unconscious.
I have a bunch of linen on birch panels coming that will be dedicated to plein air work. Light is lasting longer and I need to be in the elements.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Yet again.......
20"x24"oil/canvas
If you remember my ode to a Christmas tree last December(?) there were what appeared to be trees about to be burned in a fire disaster.Note the 2010 signature. Well I've drenched it with paint. To combine the imagination with observation would be ideal. Leaving things in that couldn't possibly occur in nature is quite tempting. I'm guessing I won't have much luck at the next OPA competition!
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