Riverside Tree
Back from the east coast and feeling inspired from New York and Chicago’s incredible art museums. This little study is from a photo I took of an old tree along the Trukee River. Riverside Tree – Oil on Canvas – 8×10
Month: October 2006
Central Park – Quick Watercolor Sketch
This had to be very quick. After visiting all the great museums yesterday and this morning, I had to paint. Wish I had my oils, but watercolor was the only practical medium this week. Just as I finished this, a HUGE rain and wind storm hit (luckily, Barney’s was nearby ;-).
Times Square Artists
After my meeting today, spent some time just walking around Times Square. No place like it! There were lots of artists working on the street, here’s a few.
Art Education Goes Global, Join Us?
As regular readers of this blog know, much of my focus is sharing ideas, learnings, insights…educating. While in Chicago today, for my part-time “day job“, the stars aligned on art education, even though this is a marketing event. There really is an “art spirit” (or Karma), isn’t there? At a break between conference sessions, stars … Read more
Hello from in “The Bean”, Chicago
They call it “The Bean“, or formally the “Cloud Gate Sculpture“, a public sculpture by Anish Kapoor in Millennium Park, Chicago. It’s a beautiful thing. Huge. I spent the day today at an industry conference (Forrester Research), so no time to paint. The sun was going down just as I got out, and it was … Read more
Chicago and NYC Next Week
I’m traveling to Chicago 10/23-25 then NYC 10/16-29, any plein air folks in town then? I’m thinking of hanging out in galleries and museums and bringing a nice, lite watercolor kit–not my typical 50 pounds of plein air oil painting gear! Maybe I’ll bring my MacBook and post some pics. Come to think of it, … Read more
Morro Bay Marsh
Having been back from the SLO show for a couple of weeks now, I’ve been taking a second look at some of my paintings. I re-worked the painting below a bit. This was a memorable day. Late, bright afternoon light–low on the horizon, and so a warm orange color. I joined Gordon Luce there, who’d … Read more
Like The Day After Christmas
My blog has been silent for a week. I think that’s nearly a record. I’ve been thinking and catching my breath following the end of a long “plein air” season. The season runs from roughly early Spring to Fall. In that time, I participated in events like Hidden Villa, Vahona, Estes Park and San Luis … Read more
Ever feel like this?
Even when I was a “full time” artist, I felt like–“when am I going to have time to paint?” I’ve got books, receipts, galleries to deal with, postcards, printers, ads, supplies to buy…yikes! Now that I’m working part-time, the pressure to make money from art is off (hope the IRS isn’t listening…I should say less … Read more
Quickdraw at San Luis Obispo Plein Air 2006
Today was the last painting day of the San Luis Obispo Plein Air competition, the “Quick Draw”. We were given 2 hours to complete a painting, followed by a live auction. Yesterday I scouted out a couple of compositions and ended up painting the History Museum, one of the many built by the Carnegie Foundation … Read more