Figure Sketch
(Michelle reading, 24X36″ oil sketch on canvas.) I have been doing fewer 3 hour figure studies, because my pal Marilyn has blown down to Florida. This is from Saturday’s session. I love the pose. Three hours for the figure, about another half hour for the background. Excuse the reflections; at this time of year, paint …
Join me at the Irondequoit Inn this weekend
Piseco Outlet 12X9 Oil (click for a larger view) Irondequoit Inn’s 2011 featured artist Mark your calendars for a meet the artist reception on 7/29 from 6pm to 8 pm and a roundtable discussion on “Why Art Matters” on 7/31 at 1:00pm (click to sign up). Carol Douglas is a well-known Rochester artist and teacher …
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Today’s little exercise, a one hour sketch after my class.
West breakwall at Irondequoit Bay, some smallish size or another, oil on canvasboard Kamillah Ramos was game to paint another hour with me after class so I did a quick study. The problem I’m finding is that the paint hasn’t the gamut for the water color. (It’s rare in WNY to have that insane saturated …
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How to set up a field sketch, for my students’ edification
Cottage at Sea Breeze, 12X16″ oil sketch This is for my students… a primer in setting up a painting. This is not a finished painting, and it’s probably a bit on the “tight” side since I was doing it solely to demonstrate how I want them to work tomorrow, but so be it. My goal …
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Painting on a dock on the bay…
I spent a few hours on Irondequoit Bay this morning, painting Mayer’s Marina, across the swing bridge in Webster (a hundred feet by water, miles away by car until the bay closes to marine traffic and the swing bridge is moved back into place). Nothing brilliant, just an exploratory oil sketch. A more finished picture …