Monday, July 31, 2017

Odd Point of View



Tried out a different approach
with this one; 
using thinner paint. 

Not sure where to take it from here. 



"Hold Mom's Hand"
16 x 20 oil 

(Work in Progress) 


I kind of like the odd view point and the dramatic light,   
but I just realized it feels lopsided. 


Sunday, July 23, 2017

Sunday Morning Painting

Sunday mornings are usually a great time
 for me to grab a few hours to paint.

I had great fun doing this quick study today,
with a plan to do a larger version. 

 

"Garden Talk"
10 x 8 oil 


I took the reference for this during a recent 
tour of the amazing 
in Norwell. 


Woman in gardens and hats
 is one of my favorite subjects!  




Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Little Painting in Big Apple!

I'm excited to have my first painting
showing in a gallery in New York City!


Harbor Blues
8 x 10 oil

This piece was juried in to the
Annual Small Works Show
July 12 - August 8
at the NAWA gallery
315 West 39th Suite 508
NY NY 10018 

Opening reception Thursday July 20.
Stop in if you are in the area! 


Sunday, July 16, 2017

Preparing with Procreate


Living at the beach in the summer
limits my studio time for sure, 
but I'm not complaining!

However I've discovered how to use the Procreate app
to do a lot of design work while I'm away.


 "Ocean Club"
30 x 20 oil  

This is how I use it: 

I started with this image. 


and cropped it to this.


In Procreate I was able break it down
 into the large shapes of color.


I managed a few hours in the studio 
so I did this charcoal sketch 
over a 20 x 30 old painting toned with yellow ochre
and took a picture of it.  



I then put that image in to Procreate
and was then able to play with colors 
and shapes
before applying paint!  
You can erase, change values, tones...
layer after layer.......


It's a great way to design and plan your painting
and saves time and materials. 

And I feel like I'm "painting" 
even when I'm away from the studio! 

Happy Camper.




Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Summer's Here!


Summer's here and the Gallery season 
is off and running. 

"Summer Hours"
opens Thursday night 
5:30 - 7:30



"Sea Level Seating" 
12 x 12 oil 


Stop by if you are on Newbury Street.
The show will be up until August 16.  

Happy Summer! 

Friday, July 7, 2017

"Woman" Opening Saturday 5 - 8


I was recently juried into the 
and am excited about the opportunities 
to show my work nationally. 


"Cat Nap" 
20 x 16 
oil 

I'm pleased that this painting was accepted 
into my first juried show of the 
"Woman" 
in Gloucester Ma 
on July 8.