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The River View in Class

Posted in Art Class, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »

River view Boys Landscape classA few weeks ago I took a photo of the Shenandoah River while walking down the path to the dog park.  It was the perfect reference photo for a landscape painting for the kids class this week.  I had four boys….what a challenge.  🙂  They made beautiful paintings of our lovely fall landscape here in the Shenandoah Valley.  Great job!

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Mountain Winery I

Posted in Wineries, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Mountain WInery 1 Mountain Winery I, acrylic on canvas, 16″x20″, framed and available at Winding Road Cellars in Markham, Virginia.

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Fall Vineyard

Posted in Wineries, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 2, 2013| 2 Comments »

Fall VineyardFall Vineyard is a 6″x6″ acrylic painting on board.  It is on display at Winding Road Cellars and is SOLD!

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Another Vineyard Painting Underway

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Step 1 - The Sketch

Step 1 – The Sketch

Step 2 - Sky and Distant Trees

Step 2 – Sky and Distant Trees

Step 3 - Middle Ground

Step 3 – Middle Ground

Step 4 - Foreground

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.

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Virginia Vineyard View

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 30, 2013| 2 Comments »

Step 1 -Sketch

Step 1 -Sketch

Step 2 - Sky and Distance

Step 2 – Sky and Distance

Step 3 - Middle Ground

Step 3 – Middle Ground

Step 4 Establish Foreground

Step 4 Establish Foreground

Step 5- Finish

Step 5- Finish

Last Thursday  and Friday while working at Delilah’s I painted on the front  porch.  I love painting outside on beautiful days and Thursday and Friday were lovely.  And it’s fun to talk to all the people who come by and stop to see what I am doing.  I took several photos while I worked so you can see the progress of this painting.  Virginia Vineyard View is an acrylic on canvas measuring 16″x20″ and will be available at Winding Road Cellars soon. (UPDATE:  This painting SOLD…even before it made it to the winery.  WooHoo!)

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Painting at Peebles

Posted in daily painter, Tips for Better Painting, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 25, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Carley, my helper

Carley, my helper

Doing Grandma's make-up

Doing Grandma’s make-up

Making progress

Making progress

Adding the wine

Adding the wine

Putting in details

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.

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Virginia Wine

Posted in daily painter, Tips for Better Painting, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »

"Virginia Wine" complete

“Virginia Wine” complete

Step 1 - A sketch and laying in the sky

Step 1 – A sketch and laying in the sky

Step 2 - Adding distance with mountains and meadow

Step 2 – Adding distance with mountains and meadow

Step 3 - Adding middle distance - vineyards

Step 3 – Adding middle distance – vineyards

Step 4 - Adding the foreground - a table and glass

Step 4 – Adding the foreground – a table and glass

I did this painting that I call Virginia Wine for a special request this week.  It is an acrylic on 6″ x 8″ canvas.

As I painted it I tried to take photos because several of you have told me that you enjoy seeing how the paintings develop.  So here you are:

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Morning at Glen Manor Winery

Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on October 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday morning I had the opportunity to paint at Glen Manor Winery on the Browntown Road out from Front Royal.  It’s lovely out there. 

Painting on location, or en Plein Air, is different from any other kind of painting.  First you must have different equipment.  Then you have to narrow down the subject.  That is often the most difficult part for painters. 

And usually you get to a point, about 85% complete, where you have to stop and then complete the painting back in the studio. 

This is where I got with this piece yesterday.  Now I will work it a little more to finish it out.

And in the meantime I will think about lovely Glen Manor and try to find a time to return soon to paint another lovely scene.

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Beautiful Day; Beautiful Painter!

Posted in daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged , , , , , , on May 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »

This is my new buddy – Allie.  Her mom is JoJo who has joined the Delilah’s co-op and has beautiful fine silver jewelry.  Stop in and see it.  Allie helped us Saturday at the festival.  She is a great saleslady.  And didn’t she look cute with her painted face???!!

She is also a great painter.  She helped me with the Coneflower painting that I was working on while her mom looked on.  Thanks Allie.

And thanks everyone who stopped in to see me Saturday.   

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A Great Festival

Posted in daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 17, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Saturday was a beautiful day for a festival and we had a great one downtown Front Royal.  The Wine & Craft Festival brought lots of people to Main Street and many stopped by to see us at Delilah’s.

And I worked on several paintings that day.  I even had a couple of children who helped paint a little. 

I used to get really nervous painting in front of others but now that I have done it so often it doesn’t bother me.  I enjoy it in fact.  People generally have interesting questions about painting and are very encouraging.  

We had a drawing for those who came into Delilah’s to register and this was our winner.  Sheron Nicodemus from Richmond was the lucky one and this was the painting she selected.  I got to spend a few minutes chatting with Sheron and she was just delightful.  Congratulations!

(Special thanks to Sandy Patterson for taking the photos of me painting and with Sheron.)

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