It feels like Edinburgh here in Massachusetts. It’s been raining and raining. This is what people mean when they say the Cape has no spring. Because we have weather like this and then it just turns hot for three months. Yesterday my studio was warm with a fire in the wood-stove, and a new painting [...]
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Fenway Art
Published by April 26th, 2009 in Art, Boston, Fenway Park, FenwayArt and fine art. 1 Comment2009 0il 12″x 20″ Center Field Fenway Park, by Loretta Feeney On the warmest day of the year, as I write at my kitchen table, the Red Sox have won nine games in a row. My life is revolving around their schedule. I don’t have to watch them on television, but I love to listen [...]
Have you ever watched an old movie on TV, a western maybe where a dog barks in the movie? The sound of the TV dog barking wakes up your dog who starts looking around confused. And you think wow, she’s looking for this dog that’s been dead for fifty years but the voice sounds strong [...]
The Cape Cod Canal and it’s bridges are sneaking into my paintings. This is an area that I love to go and to capture with the paint. It is the gateway to Cape Cod, your introduction. This is the area that defines the region whether you are coming to the Cape or leaving it. When [...]
Tools of the Trade
Published by March 19th, 2009 in Blog, Mono Prints, art teacher and printmaking. 0 CommentsI talk a lot about palettes and supplies. My studio palette as noted in a previous post is a big slab of marble that I love to work on. Years ago when I was just starting to paint I bought a folding black medal palette for my watercolors. Eventually it turned into my travel palette [...]
Friday March 13th 2009, “Off the Wall” Fundraiser
Published by March 12th, 2009 in Blog and art auctions. 0 CommentsTomorrow Friday the 13th The Cape Cod Art Association holds its annual fundraiser called “Off the Wall, ” from 4pm-6pm. This is an opportunity for collectors and connoisseurs to show their stuff. Because the paintings are only signed on the back. And you won’t know who’s work you are buying till you buy it. The [...]
If Art Were Sports
Published by March 9th, 2009 in Blog, Mono Prints and painting on location. 1 CommentIf creating art were sports, than printmaking is golf. Because there are so many ways to go wrong, and look foolish. It’s like standing on the first tee trying to keep your shot in the fairway with a crowd watching. As I set my press the other day, lining up my sheet of paper to [...]
I couldn’t get it on the easel fast enough.
Letting go with paint
Some Colors can be Detrimental to your Painting
Published by January 19th, 2009 in art teacher. 0 CommentsIf you are wondering what’s wrong with your painting…
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