Newly Out of the Kiln
Here are two larger platters in a day lily theme that have just come out of the kiln.
Art
Featured Artist: Bruce Riley
I have only recently become acquainted with Bruce Riley’s work but I love it.
New Landscape Painting in Pastel: Great Hollow Lake in November
Here is my most recent pastel landscape painting. It is of Great Hollow Lake in November.
Our Daughter’s Pottery Made at College
I know the kind of time and skill this array of pieces represents; the scope and quantity of her work in this wheel-throwing class in just a few short months is amazing.
Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance Show 2015
Here are some photos I took at the opening of this fabulous pastel show put on by the Connecticut Pastel Society.
Featured Artist: Rick Stevens
This time of year, when there are just a few leaves left on the trees, reminds me of the artwork of Rick Stevens.
New Abstract Pastel: Ascending to the Great Heart of Love
While I have a lot of experience doing abstract art, I have not done many in soft pastel. This is a situation I am beginning to remedy with this 18″ x 22″ work on archival pastel board, titled Ascending to the Great Heart of Love.
The New Whitney Museum
The current exhibit was a Frank Stella retrospective, and we also saw paintings from the permanent collection, including work by Edward Hopper, Georgia Okeefe, Amsel Adams, Stewart Davis, Willem de Kooning, Helen Franenthaler, etc.
Large New Landscape Painting in Oil: Lake of Colors
I painted this new abstract landscape last week in oil. It is large for me, 24″ x 30,” and titled Lake of Colors. You can see some close up details below.
What I Made in Silversmithing
Here is the sterling silver jewelry I made in my silversmithing class at Creative Arts Camp last September.
Notes from Richard McKinley’s Pastel Workshop
You can see here the notes I took for the class, preserved both for my reference and yours.
New Plein Air Pastel Landscape: Florence Griswold View
I enjoyed painting this with my pastel class last week at the Florence Griswold Museum. The weather was glorious and the view terrific.
Portraits of Plein Air Artists at Work
I enjoyed the people in my plein air painting class. Richard McKinley (above) is an accomplished and well known pastel artist, who drew these plein air painters to Connecticut from far and wide.
Thumbnails, Notans, and Field Sketches
In the class I’ve been taking with Richard McKinley, he discussed in detail a process he uses to formulate a field sketch using thumbnail sketches.
Wee Faerie Village
Our Pastel class painted at the Florence Griswold Museum today and their current outdoors exhibit is the “Wee Faerie Village.”
New Plein Air Pastel Landscape: Tree at Hill-Stead Museum
Here is the painting I painted while together with this group on the lovely grounds of the Hill-Stead Museum yesterday.