On the road again
Eco-Warrior 1: my new backpack for Camden Plein Air. I’ve been home in Rochester just long enough to scrub the tub, check the mail, and break my printer. This morning I’m en route back to Maine. Since this is a painting trip rather than a teaching one, I’ve got two passengers with me—my entire IT …
Kids, gather around and I’ll tell you about the Dark Age of Graphic Design
My watercolor graphic for the invitation. Yes, it dangles. It is meant to be a corner ornament. A long time ago and far, far away I worked as a graphic designer. One of my favorite tasks was choosing paper for print jobs. AJ Laux in Lockport and, later, XPedX’s retail store on South Avenue in …
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Last evening class of summer
When we realized our Auburn Trail site wasn’t going to work, we put up this nifty sign. Went back after class to take it down, and it was gamely hanging in there! The wise artist investigates locations by painting them repeatedly and in depth, which is why Cezanne had his Mont Sainte-Victoire, Homer his Prout’s …
Camden Plein Air, 2013
A Fitz Henry Lane Kind of Day at Camden Harbor, oil on canvas, 12X9 On Sunday I zoom back to Maine to participate in the Camden Plein Air Paint-Out and Wet Paint Auction being sponsored by Camden Falls Gallery. Over 20 artists will be painting en plein air in and around Camden from Monday, August …
That “how-to” I didn’t do yesterday…
Megunticook River at Camden, ME, 9X12, oil on canvas, by little ol’ me. Yesterday I intended to write about how I do field sketches, but distracted myself with raving about a most-excellent new student. Today, then, I get down to business. This is my method of producing a relatively-quick, finished field study with a minimum …