I actually finished this painting some time ago but then was having internet issues and a few other distractions happening and while I posted the first few days of the progress. I never posted the final painting. This painting will be part of the Two Artist Show at the Stewart Gallery on Main in Gloucester… Continue reading Ox Cart Man Finished
This is going to be, I believe, the largest in the Williamsburg series, at least the largest I’m submitting for the two artist show at the Stewart Gallery in May. It is 30×20 inches. Oil on linen with oil ground. I really liked working on the linen. I wasn’t fighting the fabric as much. However,… Continue reading Colonial Williamsburg: A Break Between Tours
I started off by scrubbing in some greens throughout the background and down into the foreground. I need to keep in mind as I continue work on this the direction of the light, but the background (which is a very non-descript tangle of tree branches and roof tops) needs to show some sort of atmosphere… Continue reading Ox Cart Man Day 6
Now I’m on to Days 4 & 5 of this painting. If you would missed the post from Days 1, 2 and 3, go here. On the next two days I worked on building up the paint on the man’s face, hat and beard so it is close to the correct value and hue. I… Continue reading Ox Cart Man Day 4 and 5
My painting: “Williamsburg Craftsman”, sold the second day of the Labor Day Exhibition at the RAL Art Center. I was honored and pleased and I think it’s new owner is as well. So that was Thursday. On Friday evening at the Artist’s Reception, I learned that “Williamsburg Craftsman” had been selected to receive a First… Continue reading My Head is Spinning
This past Spring I agreed to donate a pet portrait as a fund raiser raffle for the RAL Art Center held at a local brewery around the corner from the Art Center. I could not attend and it took a while before I found out contact information for the winner. We finally connected by phone… Continue reading Fin: A Dog Portrait Commission
My husband and I took a little overnighter to Easton, MD Thursday and Friday with hopes of seeing the juried competing artists at work. We had previously planned to arrive on Wednesday, but due to a family issue, had to postpone our trip by a day. Which meant, for the most part, we missed most… Continue reading Plein Air Easton: Hot
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