"She walks the Sodden Pasture Lane"
24x30 Oil on canvas
Friday, December 29, 2023
Monday, December 18, 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Second Pass on the Grass
I remember in my early years the hopeless challenge of painting grass.
I've come to enjoy the challenge in my later years.
Painting it the way it "feels".
Grass you want to walk barefoot in, grass you want to lay down and roll around in..
I'm starting to get it.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
The Grass is Always Grayer
Back to the barns.
I was feeling not so good about this until I worked in the shrubbery.
It looked tight and stiff, but it is wood after all.
Now I'm getting the good opposing "structure and nature" feeling that I was looking for.
The canvas is filled.
Not So Sure
The more I do, the less I'm liking this one.
It seems large canvases provide me the opportunity the get too controlled and tight.
But, the struggle will continue.
I see things I can do to loosen it up, and there's a lot of blank canvas that will change hopefully things.
Monday, November 27, 2023
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Monday, November 20, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Monday, October 23, 2023
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Friday, October 6, 2023
Monday, October 2, 2023
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Friday, August 25, 2023
Steeple Chase
"Steeple"
24x12 Oil on birch panel
Plein air at a local farmers market, tweaked in the studio
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Windowed
Part of the curing time, is also part of the critiquing process.
Barn 302 needed that top window.
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Monday, July 31, 2023
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Monday, July 3, 2023
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Unintentional Double Dip
or how I managed to put one work in two simultaneous exhibitions...
I submitted "Rockbrook Barn" to the NOAPS Spring International On-Line Exhibition through Juried Art Services in early April. After submitting (and after the deadline) I realized the image I uploaded didn't meet their criteria (size and ppi). There were serious warnings on the submission page about having the image correct or it would be tossed, so I assumed I wouldn't make the cut. I said to myself "I just threw that money away.., it was a long shot anyway" and promptly forgot all about it
NOAPS SPRING INTERNATIONAL ON LINE EXHIBITION
So...two shows, one work. I'm still not sure how I made it into NOAPS. But I'm thrilled about being a part of both exhibitions.
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Forsythia 23
This one has been languishing in the studio corner for a couple years.
It's back on the easel.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Honorable Mention
"Brewster River Mill'
received an Honorable Mention Award at the
Adirondack Artists Gallery 25th Juried Show.
