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I absolutely love the work of Sven Birger Sandzen. The painting above is my favorite of his, with a few close runners-up shown below. Born in Sweden in 1871, he received his art training there. Then in 1894 he immigrated to Kansas, where he taught art on the college level. But it was later, when … Read more
When I was in Stonington, Maine last summer, I really enjoyed seeing Jill Hoy’s artwork. I was also glad to be able to meet her at her gallery and get her permission to photograph her artwork to feature on my blog. But somehow, life started flowing quickly and I never got it posted here until … Read more
This morning I cooled my heals north of here, while our youngest daughter was on a field trip. I took advantage of the time out of pocket and painted this lovely view of the Housatonic river in oil.
This year I took an all day memoir class at Creative Arts Camp instead of my usual painting class, so I had to squeeze the creation of these into non-class time.
Not usually a fan of still life, I have at last found some still life paintings that I genuinely love. Check out here and on her website, the work of Marion Dioguardi. Who knew cups could be so exciting? These are so wonderful; my hat is off to her!
I have two pieces in this art show at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists. You have seen these two pieces on the blog earlier this year, here and here; you can see them also in the first two photos below. I think they are among the best in the show, which is surprising to … Read more
Here are the four oil paintings I did in three days on the Stonington Beach. I had a great time doing them. The top two are smaller than the bottom two. The top one was done at dusk, the second was misty late afternoon, and the bottom two were done midday. The last one … Read more
If you get a chance and are in Ridgefield, CT this summer, check out David Dunlap’s paintings at the Watershed Gallery. They are lovely and particularly fascinating because they are painted on brushed aluminum and even silver. The one I loved the most (a detail above, the complete painting at the bottom of the post) … Read more
I love this painting of mine with its raw expression and vibrant intensity.
The show is titled Resolution, and each work describes that artist’s resolution. My piece is shown at the bottom – Buy Organic is an oil 40” x 60” that…
This new oil painting of mine is 24” x 36” and is titled “Nascent Bud.” I started this on New Year’s Day, contemplating the potential of new beginnings.
I painted this large abstract oil painting at camp. You can see the entire 3’x4’ painting above. Below, after some progress shots on location, you can see a larger shot of it.
While I was on the last leg of finishing the pastel painting above, I saw the remarkable light over my shoulder past Cherry Island. I quickly abandoned…
I’m pleased with this new oil painting of mine titled “What It Takes to Grow.” I painted it on the dock…
I’ve been oil painting a lot lately on our back picnic table. I find the open air ventilation as well as the separation from areas of other duties both…
Here is my new oil painting, which has a lot of detail and many stories within the whole.
This is layer #4 of an oil painting that is not finished as intended when I began, but I’m liking it as is and wonder whether to stop and call it finished or…