Media Art Show and Hurricane Sandy

On November 17th from 10:00 - 3:00 we will be in the PennCrest Christmas show behind the Granite Run Mall with paintings, prints and some new originals.  I will also go through my paintings and have some on a special rack that are my end of the year specials.  We are trying to get into one more show in early December.

Well this past week when Hurricane Sandy came to the New Jersey coast to leave destruction, we were not without some damage......fortunately no loss of life or major damage.  However our art show tent was in our garage since my next outdoor show was going to be in Ocean City in May of next year.  This tent has served me well and it only got salt water on some of the pipes and the outside of the tent walls.   That has already been cleaned and is already to be returned to the OC garage.

However, we were in Ocean City on the Friday after the storm and this is what we saw........on Central Avenue
   

     

 

the Pier at 59th street or what is left

Our tent is cleaned and the different poles can be replaced, so we feel blessed as the Hurricane passed about 10 miles inland north of our home.   We look forward to seeing Ocean City recover over the next few months.

Thanks to everyone who came to Ocean City and Media

Just back from Ocean City where the weather was really nice and the crowds were great.   We sold paintings in both shows and in Ocean City we sold our sweatshirts and T shirts with my photo on it.

Booth in Media see the trolly track running down the back of my booth

So now I am working on several new paintings for my last show this fall in a local high school that allows me to sell several new prints and as well as some of my older paintings that I have had for awhile.   So if you come, you can take advantage of some special sales.....so if you are looking for some Christmas presents, come out on November 17th to the PennCrest High School in Media behind the Granite Run Mall.

I have a new painting of potted flowers and a wicker chair I just completed and that will be in the show as well as some prints of it.  I am also taking plenty of photos to use for future paintings.

I wil be here all day on Saturday with original watercolors and a selection of small watercolors from $ 25 , some Plein air paintings and a number of framed originals.......so stop by.     Bruce

Andrew Wyeth Reminds Me of God

This will take you to my daughter's post where she shares some interesting thoughts about Andrew Wyeth, so check it out.......

I love the amazing and profoundly unique, Andrew Wyeth. Though he died only a few years ago, his presence will always be palpable to those of us who love his paintings and who grew up driving the same roads and observing  go to    http://dawnfromphilly.blogspot.com/2012/08/andrew-wyeth-reminds-me-of-god.html

Another Cruise Memory

This sketch is of the Florence and the Ponte Vecchi bridge which is a street with shops on both sides that crosses the Arno River.  It was originally shops for butchers but due to the stink created by the butchering , they were replaced by Goldsmiths and jewelers.  As we visited Florence, we saw many neat streets, churches and incredible statues.  

 This is the photo I took of the bridge in the late morning as we went to the square.  Fortunately I had my Ipad with me and was able to download the photos onto the Ipad.  Then I sketched from the Ipad once we were back on the ship.  

Of course this is also one city where I think I can say I had my favorite gelati -  dark chocolate and hazelnut.   It was located on a back alley near the Domo Basilica and actually required getting a second gelati later in the afternoon.