Artist Journal Page Spreads Painted on Monhegan
My approach here is more meditative than anything else, just marinating in being there, storing it all up for when I am not.
representational art
Two New Pastel Landscape Paintings I Painted in Maine
Here are two landscapes in pastel I did last week in Maine.
I Bought my First Piece of Original Art
I’m keeping it framed in my office/studio to remind me of my friends in Maine and the good times we have.
I’m in this New Pond Farm Art Show
I’m in this art show at New Pond Farm that opened last night, with the two plein air paintings.
Memorial Day at New Pond Farm (New Plein Air Painting)
Don’t you love the quality of the light in May?
Five Pastel Paintings I Painted this Week in Maine
Maine is a very varied place and has endless subjects to paint!
Luscious Lupines (New Large Floral Painting in Pastel)
I love the contrast of their bright variegated colors that contrasts so beautifully with the greens of surrounding scenery.
Van Gogh and the Olive Trees (Show Photos with Details)
Check out the paintings and close up details in this post of a wonderful show.
New Large Pastel Landscape Done in 200 Strokes (with Process Photos)
The idea of restricting the quantity of strokes is to curb detail, go for only the more abstract essence of the scene, and to avoid over working it.
Golden Hour on Hendrick’s Head Beach (New Large Landscape in Pastel)
I loved the complimentary colors at play during the golden hour in this beautiful spot; the light, the seaweed and the rocks are endlessly fascinating.
Braided Branches on Long Lake (Plein Air Pastel Landscape Painting)
I was particularly attracted to this tree’s redness and the textural roughness of it bark, as well as its one-sided woven branches.
Two Plein Air Pastel Paintings of Katahdin Stream
I painted next to this rushing stream the whole day our daughter climbed the mountain…
Old Growth (New Landscape/Conceptual Painting in Pastel)
These redwoods were painted as a metaphor to keep in mind.
Magnified Magnolia (New Large Pastel Painting)
I love the supple, soft undulations of magnolia petals.
Two New Animal Paintings
Both of these works were painted for their abstract meanings, so even when art is representational, I feel it should be about more than just what meets the eye.
Some Still Life Paintings by Others that I Enjoy
All these explore something other than the things themselves, which I wholeheartedly embrace.
Three New Abstracted StillLife Paintings in Pastel
I do not often do still life paintings, but here are a few I did this week, ranging from impressionism to abstract conceptualism.