By the woods
Acrylic on canvas
8"x8"
SOLD
This one is a bit more abstract than some of my previous posts but I like it because of the surface tension... the marks, drips, and broad flat areas. I can't explain it very well but I often like a painting where the surface feels tight, like the surface of a drum. For me, this painting works because it depicts three dimensional space while remaining true to its two dimension nature.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
First planting- by the river
First planting- by the river
Oil on panel
6"x6"
$125
I did this painting a little while ago but it's one of my favorites because of the dark caligraphic brushstrokes in the background. They seem to co-exist as marks on the surface and part of the scene at the same time. I also like the simplicity of the composition and the feeling of motion.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Driving into a storm, 7:34 pm
Driving into a storm, 7:34 pm
Oil on canvas
8"x8"
SOLD
A couple of months ago I was driving back from an art opening, heading north from Bristol, VT when I saw the most amazing sky ahead of me. I grabbed my camera and started taking pictures, continuing to shoot even after the sky opened up and a torrential rain made it almost impossible to see.
Of course, it's not really too smart to drive and shoot at the same time, especially in bad weather. Any of you artists out there risk it all for your art? Would love to hear your adventures.
By the way, the show was of the work of Cameron Schmitz, a talented Vermont artist.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
A steer's life
A steer's life
Acrylic on canvas
8"x8"
SOLDThursday, October 29, 2009
The Chambly Canal #4
Acrylic and oil on panel
8"x8"
Here's a third painting from my Chambly Canal series. I like the way the bridge frames the image, cropping the scene into a horizontal format.
It's interesting to see how these painters absorbed the lessons of french impressionism without abandoning their academic training. Now I'm wondering if I was asleep in my art history class when "the ten" were covered. Or maybe they were just overlooked. Anyone else heard of them?
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