Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged acrylic, Colorado Rockies, Coors Field, daily painter, impressionism, Landscape, Major League Baseball, MLB, Virginia Artist on September 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Coors Field
Colorado Rockies
Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, in Denver, Colorado features a center field bleacher area known as the “Rock Pile”. And the seats beginning at Row 20 on the Upper Deck are purple indicating the city’s one mile elevation point.
Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged acrylic, daily painter, impressionism, Landscape, Marlins Park, Miami Marlins, MLB, Virginia Artist on September 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Marlins Park
Miami Marlins
Miami Marlins Park is number 23 in the Painted Diamonds series. The retractable-roof building is air-conditioned, with separate, retractable glass walls beyond the fences. This engineering provides fans with uninterrupted views of downtown Miami while offering relief from Miami’s intense heat, humidity, and frequent rain during the Summer. It is also designed to withstand strong hurricanes. A 75-foot home run sculpture behind center field lights up and animates when the home team hits one.
Posted in daily painter, tagged commissioned painting, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on September 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Finished the commission painting of the Dock yesterday. Here it is!
Posted in daily painter, tagged Commission painting, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on September 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I have been so busy painting ball parks that I haven’t let myself paint much else over the last few months. Yesterday I decided I needed a break from the ball diamonds to do something else. I started a nice little painting of a dock by the river that is a commission piece for a lady who is having it done for the owner of the property. I am painting in oil on an 8″x10″ canvas. I got a good start on it. Maybe I can finish it up today.
Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged acrylic, Citizens Bank Park, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, MLB, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Phillies, Virginia Artist on August 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Citizens Bank Park
Philadelphia Phillies
Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, is the 21st ball park that I have painted in the Painted Diamonds series.
It features a giant Liberty Bell that lights up, rings and swings back and forth!
Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, Tips for Better Painting, tagged daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Oxbow Farms, Plein Air, Shenandoah Valley, sunflowers, Virginia Artist on August 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Set-up to Paint
Sketch
Sky and Distant Mountains
Distant Trees and Meadow
Foreground Greens
Sunflowers – Painting about 90% complete
View from Easel
Beauty in Sunflowers
Yesterday I had the most wonderful morning painting “en plein air” at Oxbow Farm. There is the most beautiful field of sunflowers there that just needed to be painted. I tried to take step by step photos to share today of one of the paintings that I did. When I work outside I can usually get a painting about 85-90% finished and then after a day or two of letting the paint “rest” I will complete it in the studio.
I call this “Oxbow Sunflowers 1“. It is an oil on canvas measuring 9″x12” and is available framed for $275.
Being outside and painting sunflowers was such a treat after painting all the ball parks I have been doing the last few months. It was a nice break.
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on August 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Drema with her first painting
Yesterday I shared a demo painting that I did this past week with a new student. Yesterday, Drema, my newest student, completed her version. This is her very first painting. And didn’t she do a wonderful job?! I met her recently when she told me she had always wanted to paint but just wasn’t sure she could do. My answer was, “Of course you can”!
Sam’s abstracts
And we said farewell to Sam yesterday. She spent part of her summer break from school painting with us. She is a delightful girl and we will miss her. See more on Sam here.
Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on August 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Here is a demonstration painting that I did last week with a new art student. Often I get questions about how I teach new students. What I try to do is just help them “jump right in”. We start with a simple painting like the one shown here but it is detailed enough that they can get the feel of the paints and brushes and what they will do. I think the hardest thing for most new painters is to just get started. They don’t know where to begin. By having them follow along with me as I paint they see exactly what to do and how easy it can be. If you have ever wanted to paint you CAN paint. Just get started. Take the leap. Join us at art class on Wednesdays or Thursdays at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. You Can paint!
Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dodgers Stadium, impressionism, Landscape, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, MLB Ballparks, Virginia Artist on August 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Dodgers Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is number 20 in the series of 30 Major League Ball Parks. I’m 2/3rds of the way finished with the project.
Dodgers Stadium is known for it’s no gimmick and simple ball park design.
Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, farm animals, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on August 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
John’s 1st Painting!
Katie’s 1st Painting!
Joy’s Latest Paintings
The students in my adult art classes are doing great work. Some have been with me a couple of years and some are new students to my class. We have a great time painting together. And I like to share their finished work with everyone to see. Here is the latest from the Thursday evening class. Great job Joy, John and Katie!
The Studio 