Yesterday

HI all! here is a 20x24" I did recently from one of my new favorite locations. I would love to ramble here but the suns out and its above (slightly) freezing here in Bristol ME, my palette is loaded (and filling the house with the great smell of linseed oil) so I'm heading out to paint. thanks for stopping by.

Quote:”An artist is not paid for his labour but for his vision.” --. James McNeil Whistler.

Creative Convergence Opening Feb 12th & 13th

This Friday and Saturday (Feb 12th and 13th) are the two Receptions for the Creative Convergence painting trip I was part of this past fall. Friday will be at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, and Saturday will be at the Addison Art Gallery, both in Orleans MA. So plan on being there... I heard there may be Margaritas........?...

Also check out this months Issue of American Art Collector (issue #52) , there is coverage of the trip and a bunch of photos of the guys and their paintings. (If you look real close on page 123 on the bottom right of the bottom right photo you cans see my tripod and a glimpse of my left hand.) I still don't believe I was able to be part of such an experience.... I've said it a couple times but THANK YOU! to all the 14 other guys on this trip for making me feel welcome and especially Frank Gardner his wife Juli for making Mexico feel like home. See you at the Opening!

Quote: “I never decided at all to be an artist; being an artist seems to have happened to me.”Anne Truitt

Quote #2 (bonus!) "The painter makes real to others his innermost feelings about all that he cares for. A secret becomes known to everyone who views the picture through the intensity with which it is felt."Lucien Freud.

sizes of these pieces are in order top to bottom, 11x14, 6x8,8x10, 8x10.

TideMark Gallery Two Man Show

This Saturday is the reception for the two man show at Tidemark Gallery in Waldoboro ME, titled "Ralph Bush and Daniel Corey Paint Monhegan". Ralph's work is great example of what a loaded brush and knowing how to use can do for a strong composition. (Ralph, Great work!)

Our paths crossed there for about two weeks this past summer at the end of my residency. Even though we didn't exactly paint together, the Island is small enough that many ways you are always painting together. I am honored to be in a show with Ralph and back to the Tidemark, (home of my first one man show) Thank you for having me back!

This piece is a 24x36 of Fish Beach and is my first studio piece of the New Year and the paint is THICK in spots, definitely had fun painting this one. If your in the area swing into The Tidemark this Saturday the 6th, between 5-7 pm and check it out.

Quote:"Doubtless there are things in nature which have not yet been seen. If an artist discovers them, he opens the way for his successors. If I have left something unsaid, they will say it." Paul Cezanne

Better Photos?

One of the things with this blog that I have been working on (and working on) has been my photos. To be completely honest I have put off many a post due to frustration with the pics. I finally feel like I have got something that is good enough for you you to click on and see some of the brushwork and it "shouldn't" look like crayon soup. please let me know how they look and if you think its an improvement.

The top painting is of the "Galley Wagon" in Rockland ME and the bottom is another self-portrait from the end of the year. If you are interested in "Galley Wagon or any others on here, feel free to contact me.

Quote: "What moves men of genius, or rather what inspires their work, is not new ideas but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough." Eugene Delacroix

Cape Cod Museum of Art

This week I was gonna drive 4 1/2 hours each way to deliver my "Mexico" work to Addison Art Gallery and The Cape Cod Museum of Art but the strong threat of a two day snow storm made me rethink.. So I shipped them. The two pictured here are the two that will be on display at the Museum, the top is an 8x10 view from the balcony of the house we all stayed in, the lower is a 16x20 from probably my favorite area to paint in San Miguel, I don't know the exact name but its right near the "Old San Miguel" church..

I will post the ones going to the gallery soon for now the paint is calling... Happy New year All!

Quote: "A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her." David Brinkley

Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Feliz Natal

Merry Christmas all!

This piece "Dos Amigos" is a 6x8 that I painted while in Mexico recently. I was painting the very hard to make out arches and the people in them when these two guys sat down right in front of my view. So I said to myself " gimme a minute and Ill make you a star" (OK I didn't say that but it comes to mind now..?.) I switched out panels and they stayed just long enough to get this sketch in.. its random and I like it..

SOooo in the spirit of Christmas.. or Kwanzaa or Hanukkah... the first person to comment that they would like this painting ... Can have it for free, no charge, Gratis. The only rule is you must be in the U.S. or be coming to the U.S. sometime soon because shipping ain't cheap.

News: I will go into details more in the future but already lined up for next year is three shows in February. One more at Tidemark Gallery, the same gallery I had my first show at last year. (wow what a year..?.) The Tidemark show will be a two man show, Ralph Bush and I with our Monhegan Island work. Two shows that include the Mexico work, one at Addison Art Gallery and the other at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. Its gonna be crazy...

Quote: "The aura given out by a person or object is as much a part of them as their flesh. The effect that they make in space is as bound up with them as might be their colour or smell ... Therefore the painter must be as concerned with the air surrounding his subject as with the subject itself. It is through observation and perception of atmosphere that he can register the feeling that he wishes his painting to give out." Lucien Freud, 1954.

Lately

These two are from some of the past weeks painting in the Boothbay area with the "Plien Air Painters of Maine" group. Top one is a 10x12, and the bottom is an 8x10.

Recently I had to turn on the comment moderation. I noticed a comment on a recent post that advertised a link to some money investment site. So I checked some other older entries and sure enough they were peppered with weird comments and ads, one had over 40 comments in Japanese...?. so that's why.. Its not to block or censor the overwhelming gushing wave of applause for my work....kidding.

Soon I will be hosting a figure painting/drawing group in my home/studio and also offering classes in basic Oil Painting, Figure Study, and if there is enough response to it, Plein Air. If you are in the area and are interested please contact me via email (painter03@yahoo.com) and let me know.

Quote: "If you want to be a historical painter, let your history be of your own time, of what you can get to know personally -- of manners and customs within your own experience." Robert Henri