Archive for July, 2008

Transporting Wet Art

As I drove down the old highway yesterday afternoon, I got a text message on my phone from a friend asking how I was, and how my day was going? I thought to myself well it’s a wonderful late July day. I am so happy. I am in my old illegal ride, driving down this [...]

Summer Birds

You know in Brittany France this time of year it doesn’t get dark till after ten p.m. at night. The birds chirp right up to the end too. I would listen to them in astonishment, even when it was dark. They would be so beautiful singing everyone to sleep. It made me think New England [...]

The Cape Cod School of Art

If you type in your web browser www.capecodschoolofart.com -it goes straight to Lois Griffel’s Arizona web site. The Cape Cod School of Art was an important little school in Provincetown. It was founded by Charles Hawthorne in 1899. He is really credited with Cape Cod Massachusetts and Provincetown in particular becoming a world class art [...]

Cape Cod Painting on Location

On location early July 2008. High tide coming in so I needed to work fast. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2mSBd_9XIs] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCkCfdsWnZc] This canvas 24×36″ is finishing up very strong after a loose start on site. When I am on location I am just trying to gather information and get a groove going with the painting. Get a feel for [...]