Here 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 [...]
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On Location, Hyannis Harbor
Published by June 22nd, 2010 in Art, art teacher and painting on location. 0 CommentsAs I sit down to write this, my dog chases coyotes (foolishly) through the low shrubs out in my back yard. She comes back limping, head low and sits watching out the kitchen door for more. There are so many great places to paint on site in Boston, especially on a rainy Saturday. With the [...]
Oyster River runs through Chatham Massachusetts. As a child my father and I weaved down it through the idle boats out to fish in the dark mornings. That’s what I remember most. And for the time being I am still close enough to come down and paint along it’s banks whenever I choose. There are [...]
I hide art. Sometimes you don’t know what to do with these problem paintings, so I put them away and forget. There are probably a lot of artists out there that hide their art too. There is something very refreshing about putting new work away, out of site, out of reach, out of mind, whether [...]
Evolving Locations
Published by February 14th, 2010 in Art, Blog, Boston, art teacher, 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 [...]
Painting Boston on Location
Published by September 7th, 2009 in Blog, Boston and painting on location. 0 CommentsPainting on location scares artists. Or I should say the thought, scares artists that don’t have a lot of experience painting outside. Years from now, I will look back on my life’s work and it will be the on- location work that sticks in my memory, not the studio days. The wind, the bugs, 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 [...]
Even though I live near Craigville Beach, I never ever go during the Summer. There are other beaches I prefer on the North side. But I do spend a lot of time in the winter here. I like it empty and barren. The feel of the off -season quiet appeals . The other day I [...]
Painting from memory
This is why I do not teach on-location classes that often. As soon as I got to our site today the students were all over me asking, “are we still painting outside today in these winds?” A mutiny on my hands. It was indeed windy. I listened to my weather radio after class and it [...]
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