Our Barn

My children have been trying to me paint our barn for along time. So I had to do a demonstration at the Mid Atlantic ACSI Fine Arts Competition for art students so decided to paint the barn as an example. So here is the beginning of the painting. As you can see after I complete as much drawing as I feel is needed, I start to paint, leaving the pencil on the paper. This can easily be erased after you start painting. My next blog posting will show the finished painting.

Taking Time to Paint this Winter

Well the hustle and bustle of the Christmas holidays are over. It is time to settle down to do more painting. I first selected several new landscapes to paint. I have to go through my photographs and select a number that catch my eye. The key to the next step is to select the correct angle to make the finished painting more interesting and create interest in the viewer's eye.

Here is a photo I took in IL when visiting an antique shop west of West Chicago, where our son lives. We wandered around the farm where we saw chickens and horses. Our granddaughter fed the horse an apple but stayed away from the chickens. This scene really caught my eye. It has already begun to turn into a painting. Let's hope it will be finished for the first spring show. The old door, the new green plants and the old fence all seemed to catch my eye.
I trust you had an enjoyable Christmas and look forward to 2010 ready to share with others the blessings we have all received this past year.

OPEN HOUSE AT ONE MAN SHOW at The Darlington Arts Center

What began as a sunny morning turned gray and then as we drove to the open house, the rain turned to small snow flakes..that soon turned to larger snow flakes limiting attendance....so my OPEN HOUSE faced the elements of not the best weather. However we had a number of attendees, hot cider, a little James Taylor Christmas music, home made cookies by Ellen, cheese and wine and our friends Dan and Barbara who helped us celebrate.

Sales were good as almost everyone took home something besides a homemade cookie. The show is open until December 23rd. There are 20 framed originals, 5 limited edition reproductions and giclees and then two portfolios...one filed with reproductions and one with matted originals...........well some of them have been sold.

Hope you can stop by but if not, call me for my next show date in March

Plein Air painting session in early October

This October I signed up to go painting at an old Mill in Paoli. It was a real experience. The weather was perfect, even if you were not painting. I have attached one of the photos I took that day. The painting was not finished on location as I had to leave early. They had the old wagon in just the right spot with the flags hanging out just for our painting
My first Plein Air painting, which was sold right away, is in a show at the Wayne Art Show from now until early December.

I just returned from the Art on the Green show in Historic New Castle, DE. Weather was sunny and then overcast. Luckily, we had finished and packed up as the first raindrop hit our windshield.
We always enjoy our Art shows....talking to customers and visitors, talking to other artists, learning how to do a better job showing our work and listening to customers tell us about some of the paintings I have done and what they know about the building in my paintings.
I am starting to paint more and realize I am adding more depth to the pictures by using deeper values, adding more color and painting with more contrasts. I have two new paintings at teh printer. One of an old home in Sycamore Mills in Ridley Creek State Park where I walk and get exercise. So come to the Block Party in Ocean City and see if you recognize the newest print. Also remember , if you subscribe to my e-mail list, you will receive my special discount coupon.
Blessings Bruce