Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
– This is the largest pastel plein air painting I have ever done, but I knew the view was huge, so I went for it. Painting large on location is fun as long as there is not a wind. This day was hot, humid, and still so it worked great, although I cowered in the … Read more
It was a pleasure to zip through this page turner; I loved it and give it five stars!
It is a delight to be in a show all of abstraction, and this venue is beautiful with natural light.
I really enjoyed painting on location in this lovely setting on Echo Lake Beach in Acadia National Park in Maine.
Art creates spiritual architecture. It alters our cognitive, emotional and spiritual DNA. It decalcifies hatred and small thought often in mere moments.
I enjoyed this show done by a Catholic nun named Marion C. Honors.
The paint above was done from Chaffinch Island in Guilford, Connecticut. I was attracted the the intensely vibrant greens in the marsh grasses there.
This painting expresses my meandering curiosity, contemplative in nature and circuitous in path, full of bright discoveries and grounded in a stable foundation.
I have three large, bright paintings in an Essex Art Association show at 10 North Main Street, Essex, Connecticut, until July 23.
Both are carved and highly textural. Both were glazed with very different glazing processes and colors, but interestingly ended up being very similar in hue.
“Off We Go” and is about galloping forward on strong impulse, surrounded by light and good thoughts. It is about being free to pursue one’s opportunities with vigor and enthusiasm
My painting above, Catkin Bursting in Spring, received an Honorable Mention, which was my first cash award ever in an art show. It’s a start!
We went into New York City to see the International Association of Pastel Society’s (IAPS) show at the famous Salmagundi Club
This is the largest pastel painting I have ever done; it is 30″ x 40.” It is also the first one I’ve used the palette knife on, which is labor intensive.
In this post you can find the summary of my notes from the Stan Sperlak pastel workshop, along with my photos of the workshop demos…
