Painting wild places...
First event of the season was the Art & Music Day at Great Camp Santanoni, near Newcomb. The event was held July 11, but plein air artists had been invited to come to the camp on June 20. [...]
I'm supposed to be using this blog to promote my paintings and generate sales - but I'd rather spend my time painting! [...]
As I approached the Harrietstown Cemetery on Route 86, where there is an extensive view of Whiteface and the High Peaks, I checked the time. 20 minutes to sun down. [...]
July 20 marks the start of a busy week: plein air painting in Keeseville and then an ArtMarket in Saranac Lake on July 24. [...]
The fall colors were superb - the tail end of what many called the best peak color we've had in years, but the weather was not very cooperative with rain and stormy skies much of the time. [...]
The art world is reviving itself, now that we're into September. People will actually get to see the art in person, as well as online. Find out what's going on and where I'm currently exhibiting my work. [...]
I've updated my website and am getting work ready for some upcoming shows and events. Find out more.... [...]
June 3 was my 15th day of working on my murals of Adirondack views and I'm done! I learned I can paint with acrylics. I'm not so sure I would want to use them for my regular paintings, but they were great to use on the murals [...]
The 2018 VIC Paint-Out was the first week of September. The challenge for me was to find new and different views. I have painted there so often, for almost 20 years, that is was pretty hard to find a new spot. And when I couldn't find a new spot, I went to a familiar one and tried to do it from a different viewpoint, or try a different composition. [...]
The 10th Adirondack Plein Air Festival opened on Monday morning, Aug 13. I have been the organizer since the beginning, so I was there to check in the artists. By afternoon reinforcements were there and I headed out. I didn't get far, as I couldn't pass up this classic view of Whiteface from the Harrietstown Cemetery Hill. [...]
Summer greens..... we all love summer weather, the best time to be in the Adirondacks, but I have to say, it is a challenge to paint. Everything is so lush and green, yet the subtle differences in the greens (grasses vs ferns, spruce vs white pine, in sunlight or shadow, close or far away, etc.) are what makes each painting distinctly unique. [...]
