The Fidder

by | Sep 1, 2013 | Abstract, Oil Paintings for Sale

On the way back from a paint out I came across this fiddler at a gas station that struck me as, paint me. I ended up doing a study before this final 48 x 42 inch final painting. I  exaggerated the fiddlers gesture and added the coke machine to the original finding....

Painting and making a living at it.

by | Aug 25, 2013 | concepts in painting, Education

As Painters we live in the real world. Though its responsibilities somehow seem outside beyond our peripheral vision. Reading a biography on Pissarro, one of a group of talented painters who helped develop the Impressionist movement and the movements that followed. It...

Seeing – Can I really see?

by | Aug 7, 2013 | concepts in painting, Education, plein air

As painters whom want to represent some aspects of what we see, seeing, or making observations with our eyes is very important. I always assumed I could see. Being an artist we are very sensitive to everything around us. We are much more aware of visuals that others...

Urig’s Quarry

by | Jul 13, 2013 | Abstract, concepts in painting, plein air

I just finished this biography on Cezanne. It was nice to get such a personal view of what was happening with the Impressionist that surrounded Cezanne’s life. He was the father of Impressionism, Cubism and Modern Art. Quite an accomplishment for a man that was...

Rhythm n Motion on Beach

by | Jun 26, 2013 | Abstract, concepts in painting, Education

Patterns of different sized shapes or components in a painting create a visual repetition providing the artwork with rhythm and motion. Finished and unfinished recognizable parts allow the visual to be understood by the viewer and complete in their mind. This is a...