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Author Archive for Loretta Feeney
Contemporary Art Auctions
Published by August 6th, 2008 in Art, art auctions, Blog and Boston. 2 CommentsAre contemporary art auctions good news for living artists? If I was a professional ballplayer, at my age, I would definitely be retired from hopefully a long career. But I am not. I am a professional artist, just hitting my stride, mid career, in my forties. There has been a lot of talk about the [...]
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 [...]
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
Published by July 23rd, 2008 in art teacher, Blog, Boston and painting on location. 4 CommentsIf 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
Published by July 11th, 2008 in Blog, Boston and painting on location. 1 CommentOn 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 [...]
And this is why wet art auctions are a bad idea.
Manny’s hair is getting long.
For me this summer I am all about painting outside on location and getting out of the studio. It is really my favorite way to work. So I was thinking I would put a list together for artists that think about going out to paint and are not sure what they need. Having taught painting [...]
Pissing off endangered birds
Published by June 10th, 2008 in Art, Blog, Boston and painting on location. 0 CommentsI went on location today. Woke up with a scene in my head of a Cape Cod town I have not gone to in years. The painting appeared to me complete. So even though it was pouring rain out when I got out of bed, I thought, trust your instinct. I packed up my oil [...]
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