I had a death in the family and my inheritance was a bunch of plates. I seized them greedily, as this picture displays. Yes, they break but I like the weight of them. I like that they were eaten off of by my aunt for years. Now they live in the studio and soon a [...]
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Where do you work?
Published by April 13th, 2011 in Art, art teacher, fine art and painting on location. 0 CommentsI was lucky to begin painting when I was very young. There were art supplies available in my home growing up. Most artists are not so lucky. Many of my students have been meaning to take a painting class forever. You are never too young to begin creating art. And you are never too old [...]
On Location, Hyannis Harbor
Published by June 22nd, 2010 in Art, art teacher and painting on location. 0 CommentsHere are some of my students on location at Hyannis Harbor yesterday. We concentrated on working small, fast, color studies. Our ferry boat subjects moved in and out of the harbor to Nantucket. Everyone did a great job in the heat. I have a new 6 week class beginning at the Cape Cod Art Association [...]
This is the invitation to an upcoming show for the advanced painting students of my recent Cape Cod Art Association classes. This school of fish painting is by Yarmouth artist Willie Hayduck. This is a Cape Cod themed exhibition with subjects ranging from Martha’s Vineyard to Provincetown Massachusetts. The show is going up later this [...]
As the sun finally comes out, I want to write about the fog. The fog surrounding the beaches where I live is a consistent visual and I love it. A lot of artists are in a fog about what to paint. Today I am posting an overcast harbor scene of Wellfleet Massachusetts, 16×20.” I told [...]
Evolving Locations
Published by February 14th, 2010 in Art, art teacher, Blog, Boston, fine art and painting on location. 0 CommentsAs I load more wood into the studio stove I think about my old friends walking through my paintings. A highlight-dot of color, is how I began to insert figures into my landscapes as a focal point. They were so vague and uncommitted, people would ask, “is that light spot a figure back there?” Over [...]
Revisited, Reinventing, Refreshed
Published by September 17th, 2009 in Art, art teacher, Blog, fine art and Orleans gallery. 3 CommentsPainting what you love is the artists job. To take the activities and places that move you, and capture them in paint is what it is all about. Whether it is color combination’s you want to experiment with, or new techniques you are excited to try, this is where it is at for the creative [...]
August Studio
Published by August 22nd, 2009 in art teacher, Blog, FenwayArt and Orleans gallery. 1 CommentI was going to just post this recent shot of my studio without comment. Because I just really want to get painting this morning. Then I thought, most people are not used to seeing this kind of organized chaos. Maybe a short post would be more sufficient. It looks like this, because I always walk [...]
Sometimes you notice a couple random colors against each other somewhere and a new painting can come to you. These could be two colors on a blouse. Two colors on my palette or on a scrap of someones old discarded paper. A deep green against a deeper blue and it takes me instantly back to [...]
My students are doing very good work. I can line up 12-20 studies by them done in class, and they are all different and they all have supreme potential. Do you know when you are painting well? Do you know when you are in trouble? Do you know when it’s time to take it up [...]
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