The Year in Review

"Self Portrait 2015" 8x6" 

2015 has been really good to me in ways that most other years were not, there were also some significant negatives though.. I have regular medical and dental care, I exercise five days a week and have a great woman in my life that I am very sure i do not deserve.. (no one does, she really is amazing.) ( I'm also pretty sure she won't read this, so its not for brownie points.)

 Also I have been feeling more in control of paint and color than any other time in my life. There is a new feeling of excitement to see what comes off my easel this coming year. Not that I wasn't excited before but its different now, Ill try to explain it this coming year thru my painting.

Wasn't there negatives to complain about?? ... hmm.. Nah.

Happy New Year!




"Let your past make you better, not bitter" A bumper sticker

"No enemy is worse than bad advice." Sophocles

Photo from my Instagram account dandylion_corey

Charmed and Still Life Opening

"All The Donuts" 16x20"

"Oh Honeybear" 6x8"

  On this Thanksgiving I'm feeling thankful for the charmed life I have been lucky enough to experience. Not charmed in the "I'm rich enough to frivolously buy sleeveless sweaters!"  or have driven a golf cart to go get my mail but in the little things and quirky art viewing experiences that have happened to me.

When I was very young, I vaguely remember (or imagined very well) seeing a very life like painting with a person wearing  red right in the middle of the image, not showing their face. My mother many years later told me she had brought me to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum when I was a little kid. ( I was too young to know where I was, But that painting..! Oh boy, i remembered that.)  I connected the two, this painting was most likely the eventually stolen Vermeer. It is Vermeer's Quirkiest piece in my opinion. Worth Looking up.

 Then Years ago, I was still doing odd jobs and proving that the only job i was gonna hold was painting (Long story there..)  Visiting Newport Rhode Island doing the tourist thing and walked into a gallery (sorry I forget the name) and the show up was a collection of the most beautiful, subtle color harmony filled gauche and oil sketches by William Trost Richards. ( I command !! you to look him up if you are not aware of his work) This show had everything from him, His sketchbooks, watercolors, Gouache, oil sketches, finished pieces even his easel and a self-portrait by him. I was blown away..  His plain air sketches would be of a simple wave, not a ferocious crashing wave, he did those also in his finished but of a simple non crashing wave.. These waves were just a vehicle to show you the harmony of greens, regal blues and soft grayed yellows. I remember thinking " There must be a thousand different colors in this piece!!" ha! They struck me and very much influenced my search for color change within a shape.


I am Also thankful that the show I'm part of (at the Landing Gallery here in Rockland) with three other very accomplished artists is finally opening tomorrow night! I have poured myself into this show and contributed 40 pieces to it. I really tried my best to listen to my tastes, be honest with myself (especially when it hurts) and make paintings I would want to see. I hope you can make it to the opening, if not I hope you enjoy the online presentation. I warn you though, I'm known for bad photography of my work.. :)
 Here is the gallery LINK.
 Hopefully they will have the available work on their website soon. I will have it on my website by Saturday, here is a LINK.

Quote: "He only is great who had reached the heart of a thing, and this in the inner most holy place"

William Trost Richard

Spooky Scary 2015

Spooky 12x16" 

Lately I have been painting mostly still life, this piece "Spooky" was my effort at a indoor nocturne. I  had fun trying to keep the lit up parts saturated with color while being lighter than everything else. That left some great rich colors to be found in the values that the leaves in the foreground were in. The leaves are my favorite part. The blue bits in the background are stacks of canvases leaned against couch in the next room. Their abstract, barely recognizable, random shapes worked well and added to the color harmony so i included them.
 The pumpkin used in this sketch was rescued from the rain after my friends had a pumpkin carving party. I was hoping to go back and paint the half dozen of the Jack-O-Lanterns together in their natural habitat, the edge of the porch but the weather had other plans..

 Upcoming show, November 14th at The Landing Gallery right here in Rockland. I will have more info on that very soon.

Happy Halloween!

Quote "Everything worth doing starts with being scared" Art Garfunkel

Workshop and Monthly Demo/Class Announcement

Family Day 14x10

Every Second Sunday of the month Ill be hosting a drop in, plain air painting demo/class. I will post the location here and on my Class blog a few days ahead of time to give you a heads up. The price for this demo/class will be $25. The demo will be approximately 2 hours and will be followed by questions and conversation about your work or painting in general. Please, bring a chair and work to discuss.

Next year, 2016! I will be hosting three, two day long, workshops. The workshops will be focusing on paint handling, composition/abstract language. (Dates to be determined, A spring, Summer and Fall Class) These will not be run thru a workshop program company, The cost will be affordable and leave room financially for you to enjoy the area(maybe an upgraded hotel room.?.)  and bring fresh brushes :) More info to come.
 Please feel free to contact me if you'd like more info and have a window of time that would be best for you. If enough people like a certain window of dates, I can set the date there. Easy Breezy


The painting above "Family Day" 14x10" shows a clear pattern of light and dark as the frame of its composition. This is the composition you might see across the room. Upon closer inspection you will see highlights or more intense colors to lead you thru the painting in a different pattern. Finally, slight variations in the shadows help entertain your eye along the dark pattern while viewing up close.  Notice how many ways your eye can travel thru this painting.  I picked this painting as an example for that exact reason. They don't always turn out with strong compositions but a good dark/light pattern gives you a great chance at  it.

 Thanks for stopping by

Quote: " It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer." Albert Einstein

Summer Night

Summer Night 12x16" available

Here is a recent nocturne piece ( "Summer Night" 12x16")  from here in Rockland ME. The colorfully lit building in the painting is Cafe Miranda. I highly recommend looking them up when you come visit Rockland.

Quote: " Any ground subtracts its own hue from the colors which it carries and therefore influences."
 Josef Albers

A Story Within A Story

Here is a LINK to a great write up about my contribution "Choices"  to the show " Maine. As They See It " at the Maine Art Gallery.

Quote: "Why join the Navy if you can be a pirate" Steve Jobs

Special Delivery

 I am very excited to announce a new gallery relationship with The Landing Gallery right here in Rockland Maine !
 If I wasn't delivering this large 4x5 ft painting ("Five Seasons a Year" 48x60" ) I could have just walked there.


Quote: "To realize the unimportance of time is the gate to wisdom."
 Bertrand Russell

Fifth Season

"Fifth Season" 16x12"

"Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves."
 Adrienne Clarkson

Home For Lunch

"Home for Lunch" 10x14" (available)

From my Instagram account. Dandylion_corey 

 Quote: " One should use common words to say uncommon things."  Arthur Schopenhauer

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By January

"By January" 42"x32" (available this summer) 

Two Quote Tuesday.

Today's quotes are about love. I believe without love all other topics lose meaning.


Quote:  "For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home."
 Stephanie Perkins



“I could not tell you if I loved you the first moment I saw you, or if it was the second or third or fourth. But I remember the first moment I looked at you walking toward me and realized that somehow the rest of the world seemed to vanish when I was with you.” 
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

Meanwhile In Rockland

Photo from my Instagram account 

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Quote: "Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems."

 Rainer Maria Rilke

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Fund Me

If you look to the right on the Full Website version of my blog you'll notice a new widget. It leads to a GO FUND ME account that I decided to start out of necessity for my painting to be made and displayed properly, also return to traveling for galleries and painting events.  If you enjoy what I do here, have learned or been inspired consider participating. thank you



quote: "Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." Albert Einstein

Before The Wind

Before The Wind 20x24" available 

Quote: "Here's to the pilot that weathered the storm"

 George Canning

Sky Blues

12x12" "Follow The Clouds" available 

12x12" "Blue Spots" available

5x7" Sky Study available

8x14" Sky Study available

 Here is a Small collection of "Sky" focused pieces and sky studies.




"There are always flowers for those who want to see them"
 Matisse

Watercolor Sketches Available and End of My DPW Page

 As the summer season gets into full swing i won't have the time to keep up with my Daily Paint Works page properly so I'm ending it. I believe it will be open for about another week if you're interested in any of the pieces available there. The link to my DPW page is visible in the upper right hand corner on "Full Web Version" of this page if you're viewing on a mobile device.

These watercolor pieces (See Facebook page for full selection) are available.  Contact me at Painter03@yahoo.com. Or thru my Facebook page LINK CLICK HERE

Quote "A young painter who cannot liberate himself from the influence of past generations is digging his own grave." Matisse

Chat

"Chat" 12x12"

"Waiting to Dance" paper mounted to 12x12" canvas for presentation

Here are a couple of new additions to my Daily Paintworks Gallery . Give it a look if you have time.
  I have included some smaller works for auction and larger pieces that you can inquire about if interested.  The larger work is available for a limited time. As we get into the good weather and busy season I will be focusing on gallery commitments and travel. So get em while you can!
 
Thanks for stopping by!

Apples & Lemonade Video Demo

Apples n Lemonade 24x30"

  I have wanted to share this Demo video with you for a bit now but have had the hardest time getting it published due to the music i carefully selected. So here is a link
Link to Video 
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10206006959360128

Off The Dock

Off The Dock 5x7" 

  Sometimes these scenes almost crop themselves and between the overlapping shapes and colors I just can't help but start painting. The scene for the subject of this painting was in Friendship Maine.

LINK to Auction

"Living one day at a time emphasizing ethics rather than rules." Wayne Dyer

Bulb

 

This sketch was an attempt at capturing that semi glowing color that lightbulbs seem to have in almost any lighting situation. Sometimes the color harmony within an object is like a perfect conversation.

Link to Auction

Quote: "The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas." Linus Pauling

Meringue

This painting was the result of relating colors and pushing temperature as far as possible.. I have a lot of fun when paintings like this one are being made. Let me know what you think. 

LINK to Auction

Quote: "Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship (I'm adding color relationship here ) , home... its your responsibility to love it, or change it." Chuck Palahniuk