Workshop and Climbing

Later this month I will be teaching a workshop in Kennebunk Maine thru River Tree Arts. This should be a great time with plenty of demos and hands on brush learning.  For more info click HERE. The Piece shown titled "Climbing" was a fun piece for me. Getting into the pure abstract shapes of clouds and looking up at a different subject every two - five  minutes is really a test in aesthetics and speed. The piece in real life is a little more subtle in the color. i still let the color fly but depending on your monitor it can pop a little too much. The study of clouds is almost like studying a really slow wave.  Always moving, shape shifting and in open areas casting different shadow patterns. Climbing 30x24" available @ Camden Falls Gallery

Camden Falls Paint Out

 

Well, I finally remembered my password to sign in to Blogger.. I'm kidding. I ended up being pretty busy and then realized, I haven't posted in about a month.. Sorry bloggees. 

 The image above is a quick phone shot of my 20x20" piece "Lady in Waiting" (Angelique). This piece was my contribution to the Camden Falls Gallery Paint Out (wet paint auction). This is the first year of this fund raising event and hopefully not the last. I hada blast meeting uo with some local painting frineds and meeting new ones. 

 Thank you to the staff of Camden Falls for making this event work even though the weather threw quite a monkey wrench into the plans with some pretty heavy rain. The rain ended two minutes after the event started and the auction was moved. Figures.

 The talent pool was very strong. So even with lackluster weather, this caused more then a few heated bidding battles for pieces. Always fun to watch. I can't wait to see who signs up next year.

Home Sweet Home

  Man it is great to be home! I have been working on some figure pieces which I can wait to share and hear a little feedback on. The inclusion of figures in a painting is almost the "fourth dimension" in a two dimensional image. 

  In the Meanwhile this piece above (Local Setting" 24x30")  is of a local scene on Orrs Island, Harpswell, ME. The sunset is an elusive hunt and a worthy opponent to even the most seasoned painters. If you would like a tip on sunset, i say go for it. Include logic and thinking later, make marks of value and most importantly temperature. Sort it out later with memory and the study. 

Door County Update

Well, this post was attempted while I was still in Door County WI but for some reason mobile blogging was not working and my image would not appear..?. So this piece shown was one of my favorites that I painted while there and is rumored to have caused a little argument over who purchased it first when the doors first opened. What a compliment! I painted this in a ditch on the side of a very busy road while having to hold onto my straw hat and this canvas everytime a large truck sped by. Fun.

I owe the crew at the Penninsula school in Fish Creek a HUGE THANK YOU!! They did everything possible so that all the invited artist could focus on painting all while making you feel welcome and appreciated. I feel like I made sixty new friends in a week and hope to be invited back so I can do it all over again. Thank you!

Apostles of the Sun

 I just finished my first Wisconsin workshop at Chicken Coup Studio out in Reedsburg. I will post more about it as I get ahold of some of the students photos they took. A HUGE thank you to everyone who made it possible and such a great time, especially Kyle Martin (pictured above next to me) I will be back!

The Dance

Oh boy... This week I am off to the land of cheese to spread my madness in a workshop at Reedsburg WI and the next week up to Door County WI to participate in Door County Plein Air. Busy Busy. I will try to post from the Plein air event and have some class images on my class blog. (see last post for link and save in your bookmarks) While I'm gone I will be the featured artist at Camden Falls Gallery. This piece above "The Dance" 30x30 is one of my favorite new pieces that I just delivered (this photo is not doing it any justice)

Salty

I just returned from a day trip down to Provenctown MA ( 9hour round trip ) to deliver a big handfull off new work to Egeli Gallery. This one shown above is one of my favorites, "Salty" 8x10". I thought for a change I would show it framed. It's another step (I think) in the direction I feel myself gravitating to. If you have a second, let me know what you think._____________________ I would also like to announce the "Class Blog" . This blog is a simple way for me to provide students with notes and hopefully some demos in the posts to come._______________________ About two weeks away from Door County Plein Air now and my workshop at the Chicken Coup Studio in Madison Wisconsin (I think it's Madison) either way there are still 3 spots open. Contact me if your interested. Happy Painting!