After joining the Bryan Gallery in Jeffersonville I decided to take a plein air workshop by Eric Tobin offered through the Bryan Gallery. It was a lot of fun, met some great artists and I learned some things. Here are some pics from the workshop and the paintings I did during it.
I had a great summer painting in Vermont. The people I paint with got together about 1x per week to paint. We again worked with the Orleans County Natural Resources team to paint at Conserved Farms. There will be an exhibit of the work at the Eastside Restaurant during November and December after which the exhibit will travel to the new home of Greater Barton Arts.
We also painted all around Newport in preparation for the MAC Exhibit “Newport!” which opened Sept. 14th, 2018 and goes until Oct. 28th, 2018.
As part of MAC involvement in the community I have several paintings at North County Hospital in Newport VT. One even sold this Fall. Yeah!!
Finally I have a collection of paintings at NEK Physical Therapy
Tags: Conserved Farms, exhibits, plein air, vermont
I became fascinated with acrylic pour technique so I began reading up on it and watching videos. While it can stand on it’s own as abstract art, I am interested in using it as an underpainting. My plan is to paint several large panels of an ocean view with fish and coral for part of the Delray Beach backyard art. Here are some of my attempts at acrylic pour.
John and I joined a travel club as we intend to do some travelling. Remembering our escape to Jamaica from snowy Boston, we decided to book a trip to Jamaica. It is not the same as coming from Florida as the weather is about the same but it was a good get away. Unfortunately our room was right on the ‘entertainment’ pool and bar and it was very loud in our room all day long. But I did manage to do some painting and photography of our stay.
beach painting 
Our backyard in Florida had gotten very overgrown so I decided to reclaim the space to make it more inviting. With the help of my friend Kathryn the jungle was tamed. But then our privacy was curtailed. So John built some raised bed planters with solar lights and I painted two panels for the front of the planters. The art work on them reflect the diverse ecology of Delray Beach. One of them is “Sunrise at Delray Beach” and the other is “Sunset at Loxahatchee”
Tags: artist, Delray Beach
Old School Square hosted ‘Art on the Square’ and PAPB was there. OSS gave us a premiere spot and we painted ‘en plein air’ on site and had a tent to sell, out paintings. I SOLD two paintings, so as far as I’m conerned it was a good day. Here are some pics from the day.
Tags: Art, OSS, Plein Air Palm Beach
Plein Fun Fest was again a success. PAPB partnered with Old School Square. Lots of painting was done. Lots of paintings sold and it was a lot of fun!!
Here are a few action shots
I was contacted by the Vermont Council on Rural Development who wants to use one of my paintings on their brochure for the Newport Community Visit program. Margaret, the office and communications officer of Vermont Council on Rural Development, stated that my painting stood out as a beautiful representation of a part of Newport.
Newport Flyer
I was honored was pleased to offer the use of my image for flyer they are creating even though they were offering modest compensation for the rights to use the image. They are a neutral non-profit organization dedicated to the support of the locally-defined progress of Vermont’s rural communities. They are bringing our Community Visit process to Newport over the next 3 months.
The painting is one I did of Newport from Brownington lookout. The original is a 20 x 16 watercolor which is available.
Newport from Brownington Lookout
Tags: artist, Newport, vermont, Vermont Council on Rural Development, watercolor
Grand Re-Opening of Cornell Museum
The Cornell Museum at Old School Square has recently undergone a million dollar renovation and if it looked like an old school before it certainly does not now. I attended the Grand Re-opening of the Museum on Nov 8th which was also the opening of the latest exhibit “Looking Glass”. The atmosphere was joyous and electric. While it retains the charm of an ‘old school’ the space is bright and open and will well serve the innovative and contemporary exhibits that curator Melanie Johnson is becoming known for.
Looking Glass Exhibit Nov 9 – Feb 25
Looking Glass, a group exhibition featuring contemporary artwork that immerses the viewer into the piece by creating their own reflection. The viewer and the space around the piece become a part of the work itself. It was fun to view the exhibit with so many other artists and art lovers. The exhibit will be there until Feb 25, 2018.
The opening was very festive and fun. As a resident of Delray Beach, I felt proud that museum in the heart of downtown Delray is so progressive and attractive. I was not too thrilled with their new policy of not serving red wine at the reception. Really, they could just get some Mr. Clean magic erasers to clean up a spill. This will not keep me from attending future reception there because it really is a gem of a museum.
Tags: Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, exhibition, Florida
Went to see Loving Vincent this week and it lived up to the accolades it has received. The movie is an animated hand-painted movie about the last days and death of Vincent van Gogh by the movie-making team Dorota Kobiela and High Watchman. They employed 125 artists to recreate van Gogh’s works to create the animation. It is technically brilliant and captivating to watch the works of van Gogh come to life. The plot is a police procedural of the death of Vincent van Gogh with Armand Roulin played by Douglas Booth tasked by his postmaster father, played by Chris O’Dowd to deliver Vincent’s final letter. The story line is simply platform for the mesmerizing animation of the paintings.
I was especially intrigued as part of my own artist path I have recreated famous works of Impressionist artists. Vincent van Gogh was particularly interesting to do in paint as I felt like I had my hand on the paint brush as he was painting and could feel the emotion and tension. So I felt a kinship with the artists who worked on this animated movie and with Vincent van Gogh himself. Here are some of my homage to Vincent.
My rendition of van Gogh’s Starry Night in watercolor.
My rendition of van Gogh’s bedroom in Arles in watercolor
My rendition of van Gogh’s 12 Sunflowers done in watercolor
I’m glad I made the time to see Loving Vincent, definitely worth it and has got me thinking of new ideas for my own art as well. I recommend seeing it. Take a look at the trailer to get a glimpse.
Tags: art history, artist, motivation, van Gogh
