Posted in Landscape, Paint Party, Small Town Life, Wineries, tagged Paint & Sip, Reitano, Vineyard, Wine on August 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »
We had our first Paint & Sip at the beautiful Reitano Vineyard last night and it was a huge success! Everyone did an amazing job painting a scene of the vineyard while sipping a little wine, enjoying some terrific snacks and having a great time with friends. If you missed it, you missed a great event. But don’t worry….we will be doing another one on Thursday, September 12th. So plan to come for the next one. You’ll be glad you did. Watch for the registration information coming soon.
Posted in daily painter, tagged gouache, grape vines, mountains, Vineyard on April 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »
We are planning to continue our gouache paintings with this vineyard painting in May. Join us on Tuesday, May 18th at 6 pm to work in this opaque watercolor medium on paper. It’s fun! Click here for more info.
Posted in daily painter, Landscape, tagged vines, Vineyard on February 5, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Painted this little vineyard scene recently…part of what I’m doing for an upcoming show.
Posted in Landscape, Paint Party, tagged Rappahannock Cellars, Vineyard, Wine on April 1, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The Paint Party at Rappahannock Cellars was a huge success last night. With 65 painters it is the largest paint party we have ever held. Everyone was enthusiastic and energized by their terrific paintings….and fabulous wine. It was a great combination. Thank goodness for Lauren and Michele, two of my art students, who helped me work the party. Here are some scenes from the evening. (And thanks Lauren for the panoramic shot.) We can’t wait for the next one on May 12th!
Posted in daily painter, Landscape, tagged Vineyard, winery on March 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Here is a new vineyard painting that I worked up yesterday for another Paint Party coming up at Rappahannock Cellars. We’ll be doing this one in May. More details on the party soon.
Posted in Wineries, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, mountain vineyard, Shenandoah Valley, Vineyard, Virginia, Virginia Artist, Winding Road Cellars, wineries on November 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Mountain Vineyard II, acrylic on canvas, 6″x8″, available at WInding Road Cellars.
Posted in Wineries, tagged acrylic, impressionism, Landscape, mountain winery, Shenandoah Valley, Vineyard, Virginia, Virginia Artist, Virginia wineries, winery on November 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Mountain Winery I, acrylic on canvas, 16″x20″, framed and available at Winding Road Cellars in Markham, Virginia.
Posted in Wineries, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Fall Vineyard, impressionism, Landscape, Vineyard, Virginia Artist, Virginia wineries, Winding Road Cellars, winery on November 2, 2013| 2 Comments »
Fall Vineyard is a 6″x6″ acrylic painting on board. It is on display at Winding Road Cellars and is SOLD!
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley, Vineyard, Virginia, Virginia Artist, Virginia Vineyard, Virginia wineries on October 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Step 1 – The Sketch
Step 2 – Sky and Distant Trees
Step 3 – Middle Ground
Step 4 – Foreground
Last Saturday we had the Festival of Leaves in downtown Front Royal. Even though it was a rainy day we had people coming by Delilah’s to see all the new work we have by the wonderful artists who are there. I set up outside in a tent and started a new vineyard painting. Here is the start of it.
Posted in daily painter, Tips for Better Painting, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Peebles, Shenandoah Valley, Vineyard, Virginia Artist, Virginia Wine, Virginia wineries, Wine, wine glass on September 25, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Carley, my helper
Doing Grandma’s make-up
Making progress
Adding the wine
Putting in details
I get invited to paint at special events from time to time. A good friend of mine is manager at Peebles here in town and invited me to paint there for a special promotion they were doing last spring. They had me back this weekend. I painted a larger version of a small painting (Virginia WIne I, see it here) that I did a few weeks ago and I enlisted a helper. Often, when painting on location, I invite kids to “help” me. And usually they jump right in. This little girl was so much fun. She helped me paint for a while and then she did her grandmothers make-up at a table they had set-up for people to try out some new things. Adorable.
Virginia Wine II, is acrylic on canvas, 18″x24″ and is almost finished. I still have a little more to do to it but we got a great deal done at the event.
The Studio 