OCTOBER 22 – 26, 2014 NEWNAN, GA WORKSHOP WITH KEN DEWAARD AND GREG LAROCK!
Do you see what I see? A workshop by two amazing artists… a 2 FOR 1 workshop! Ken DeWaard and Greg LaRock – If you’re going to be anywhere near the Newnan, GA area, I wouldn’t miss this for the world. Two highly respected, award winning artists who will guide you through learning how to to take your paintings to the next level. I love how they’re starting this workshop with a meet and greet dinner, so that participants have a chance to get to know each other, as well as Ken and Greg – this is where the information gathering will take place! Key to a good workshop!
I would love to see the side by side demo by Ken and Greg of the same subject matter. I think it’s so interesting how artists all see things a bit differently, that makes it so interesting! I have not personally met Greg, yet… but I do know Ken, and he is as nice as they come. Full of information that he is more than willing to share. This will be an informative, enlightening and fun workshop!
I envy those of you who are able to sign up for this workshop! If you’re thinking about it… don’t hesitate, space is limited and October will be here before you know it!
If interested contact Millie Gosch: EMAIL: milliegosch@gmail.com or call 770.301.0674
Elizabeth Pollie. Amazing person. Stunning artist. Just look at this image of Charlie, our Jack Russell… in his favorite position looking out the sunroom windows… watching for those “kitty cats” that make him run from room to room having a big time!… Elizabeth had seen this photo and asked if I could send it to her, if it would be OK to paint a study of him. Absolutely! She called them studies. I called them masterpieces! Each one was so spectacular it truly boggled the mind. Clearly Charlie and Elizabeth have a connection!
Study 17 (Charlie) by Elizabeth Pollie
Meet “Study 17” by Elizabeth! Whoa, right! I’ll never forget when she posted it on Facebook. We were speechless. At first I thought it was the photo, and then I noticed the background which I love so very much! This is SO CHARLIE, isn’t it? She captured his very essence without ever meeting him! Look at the hair! How? Isn’t there a magical quality to this painting? Charlie looks like he could turn his head and look at you, doesn’t he? The background is so stunning. I love how Elizabeth eliminated the clutter and left the heart and soul… We will love this painting forever and ever!
Elizabeth is an amazing person, if you ever get a chance to meet her I highly suggest it. She is full of life. If you’re in the Harbor Springs, Michigan area, she has a gorgeous gallery there ELIZABETH POLLIE FINE ART. Please do stop by and say hello!
Recently she was on blog talk radio for ARTISTS HELPING ARTISTS with host Leslie Saeta… I listened to the interview. It was fabulous! For those of you who love art, I highly suggest listening to the weekly ARTISTS HELPING ARTISTS show, and if you can’t listen to it live, they archive the programs, so you can listen later! Artists Helping Artists is the #1 Art Show on Blog Talk Radio! It’s easy to see (or hear) why!
Jacalyn Beam. I really like her paintings. This painting, Dusk, has that wonderful moody sky. The stark tree against the stunning sky with the cool building makes for a great painting! I love how dramatic the sky is!
One more, because this is one I just fell in love with… image from Chadd’s Ford Gallery in PA – just look at that tree… I LOVE THIS!
Nap Time by Jacalyn Beam Image: Chadd’s Ford Gallery
Jacalyn seems like a cool lady. I haven’t met her but we have emailed back and forth. She’s got great stories about painting plein air, like the time she was all set up and painting in DC and a road crew showed up and started jack hammering. Yow! They gave her ear plugs but that just wasn’t enough, she then moved on to a Georgetown Canal and painted a stunning painting!
Jacalyn painting at Biddeford Pool, Maine – stunning, eh?
Jacalyn Beam was born in Chester County, PA. Her early training in art was rooted in the history and beauty of the Brandywine Valley. She holds a B.S. in Music, M.Ed. and Ed.D. and has always held a passion for painting. The Wyeths, Sorolla, Sargent, Sotter, Schofield, and Thayer are a few of her favorite artists.” I paint outdoors because the world is rich with beauty and it’s the optimal way to see three dimensional objects, the subtleties of light and shadows, atmospheric perspective, and ?real’ colors. Plein air painting is also a lot fun! You meet new friends – animal and human, have fleeting conversations with bicyclists and joggers, and experience the sounds and smells of the outdoors.”Jacalyn is a member of the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Society. She also serves on the Board of Directors at the Chaddsford Historical Society and chairs the annual Winter Plein Air Event. Recently, Jacalyn was selected by state officials to draft and edit National Core Performing Arts Standards that will reach performing arts teachers and students K-12 across the country.Jacalyn is included in the book “100 Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters” published by Schiffer and scheduled for release in 2014. You can find her art at the Chaddsford Gallery in Chaddsford – PA, Peninsula Gallery, Lewes – DE, Strode’s Mill Gallery in West Chester – PA, the Station Gallery in Greenville – DE, and in 2014 a New England Gallery.
Tubing Duo 2 by Sally Shisler – 4 x 4″ Oil on Board
I love Sally Shisler’s work. It’s so different. So loose and free, so happy!! Most paintings are fairly small, all are fabulous! I have an affinity for all the tubing paintings… reminds me of my childhood, the days when we would get up and jump in the river and spend the entire day there. Sometimes we had tubes and would walk down the street, jump in the river and float home with the current, and repeat, many times! Nothing better! You know a painting is good when it can remind you of something or just bring happiness. Sally’s paintings do just that! Sally also has a wonderful blog, so check it out!
Here is what Sally wrote about Tubing Duo 2 (above):
Here is one of my favorites images from an exhibit earlier this year. The image had been with me for a few years and I’ve been waiting for the right time to paint it. The photo was taken at my son’s baseball team’s end of season party at Wekiva Springs in Florida. Lots of sun and fun; lots of color; lots of great photo ops. I always love the opportunity to paint “black”. Though I don’t use tube black. Most artists are taught to mix it so that there’s depth. I use alizarin crimson, sap green, and ultramarine blue. I mix it to lean towards one of the 3, so that it retains some color. It’s the value of it that makes it read as black.
But wait! That’s not all! Sally has another side… she paints more serious work, dramatic, love these knife strokes!
Bio: In 2006, as one of the original members of the Daily Painters* Online Art Gallery, I committed to the discipline of painting 1 painting every day and posting it on my blog for all the world to see. Crazy endeavor and totally exposing, as any other artist who undertakes the mission will tell you. This provided lots of insight into how life as a full time painter might be, and after deciding that I wanted to be a real painter, I began working and practicing hard. I soon settled into a routine where my creative endeavors grew to match the dedication I have given to a 22 year career in medical illustration, (a field that demands both content and technique precision). With new outlets that offered truer creativity (included plein air painting events) I moved from watercolors to oils, and brushes to palette knives. One day during a plein air painting event, I picked up a knife, threw caution to the wind and let things rip! Since that day, I have welcomed a remarkable transition from realism to impressionism. Happily, touches of abstract expressionism are also beginning to emerge. Palette knife painting holds the promise of lively and fresh work. It’s my best opportunity for both technical and spiritual growth. Sally has a lot going on, if you’re in the Winter Garden, FL area you may be in luck! Check this out…
Opened new studio in Winter Garden Florida in June where I paint and teach private palette knife lessons.
Active gallery member of SoBo Gallery in Winter Garden Florida where I teach a variety of workshops and exhibit regularly.
Three day palette knife workshops at Sobo Gallery this September 24-26 and November 19-21, 2014. (Contact me at scshisler@gmail.com)
Workshop scheduled at The Sandy Springs Art School in Atlanta Georgia for early June of 2015. (Contact Donna Thomas).
All images courtesy of Sally Shisler, used with permission…
Vanessa has wonderful paintings from all over the world. She is also participating in this years out of this world workshop being held in September “The Fine Art Collaborative 2014” (there is still time to sign up!)! Wonderful paintings by an artist who really knows art… read on! Here is a bit that Tom Balderas wrote about Vanessa on The Fine Art Collaborative 2014 site: Vanessa, a founder of the ‘Realism Without Borders’ group is the California Editor of the Nationally acclaimed art collector magazine ‘Fine Art Connoisseur’ as well as a long time contributing writer for ‘Plein Aire’ magazine. A highly collected painter, she brings to the table the highest professional standards that are certain to make this September’s event another huge success.
Vanessa Rothe – “Travel Sketching, Studies in Watercolor” – 1 Day Workshop – September 26, 2014
Bonjour welcome to my travel sketching class! Weather you are a world traveler or a simply a wanderer in your own town, an artist always stops to admire their surroundings and often takes notes. Some use photography to capture the moment or scenes they see, others sketch or make watercolor studies. A fine artist often uses both. Photography can help to capture the moment, and the line based aspects of the scene but color and perspective can often be a bit off. For capturing the light, shadow and important color, a nice watercolor sketch is great to have… and often very charming!
Learn to create beautiful “color studies” that can be helpful later to make a larger watercolor or oil paintings. These color studies can actually be in and of themselves a little “chef d’oeuvre”, a charming addition to your portfolio, or a sketchbook of memories from a trip you never want to forget.
We will start with sketching basics to learn some fundamentals that will give your drawings a little structure for about an hour. We will have a short coffee break, oui? Then I will explain the “How to” of watercolors and a little basic color understanding, mixing and technique. I will show you how to use and to “not use” white. After a short lunch, we will be working from print outs of colorful fruits, charming scenes of Europe, boats with water, and some simple gestural figure in the landscape.
I will be doing demonstrations for you to watch all along the way. You will be given helpful hand outs, learn how to pack and set up to paint, I will suggest some great inspiring books, give you photos to work from and of course lots of instruction and inspiration!
Prior basic drawing skills and beginning watercolor are recommended but not required. Please note: this is not an extensive classic beginning watercolor class that would include full basic how to instruction and full color explanation of each of the watercolors. It is focused on fun travel sketching and making great color studies. Private lessons can be offered separately for this.
10 student maximum
$100
http://www.vanessarothe.com/ Read a bit about Vanessa from her website: Once a successful Graphic Designer/Art Director working with Disney Press, Walter Foster and Sony, Vanessa has taken to a more traditional color palette as she paints in oils.Vanessa Françoise Rothe grew up in the artists colony of Laguna Beach, CA, the daughter to a hand painted silk and well known German clothing designer to the Stars, Detlev Rothe, and her French mother Jacqueline Ricaud. She received top art scholarships to study at the University of San Diego, University of CA, Irvine, and at the Laguna College of Art and Design as well as Ateliers in France and Italy and has learned directly from professional painters. Vanessa has been fortunate and honored to exhibit alongside some of the Nations most well known painters. She has had many successful solo exhibitions at Wendt Gallery in Laguna Beach, along with an impressive list of group shows including Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction, the Annual American Impressionist Society Exhibition, Artists for a New Century at The Bennington Center for the Arts, and California Art Club exhibitions. After exhibting at WENDT GALLERY in Laguna Beach for 4 years, and now at her own Studio Gallery at 418 Ocean Ave, Vanessa is also proud to exhibit at Gallery McCollum in Laguna Beach. She also can be found participating in various group exhibitions such as The Bennington Art Center Vermont, Gallerie DDG Paris, Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction, J. Willott Gallery, and the Annual American Impressionist Exhibitions of which she has been named a signature member. She is honored to be a Signature member of the American Impressionist society, a member of the California art Club, Oil Painters of America, and LagunaPlein Air Painters Association. Vanessa is also proud to be the California Editor of the Nationally acclaimed art collector magazine FINE ART CONNOISSEUR as well as a long time contributing writer for PLEIN AIR magazine. She has had both classical training in the US at University of San Diego, University of CA Irvine, Laguna College of Art and Design as well as abroad at Ateliers in France and Italy. She continues to study the figure at Laguna College of Art and Design. She has been a graphic designer and Art Director for such companies as Walter Foster Publishing, Disney Press, and has owned her own successful graphic design and fine art studio for over 20 years. In addition to showing at fine art galleries worldwide, she now teaches atelier style private art lessons and workshops, is the Author/Artist to a new series of art instructional books by the leader in art instructional books, Walter Foster Publishing entitled “An Art School Approach to Oils”. Influenced by a blend of classical traditional representational art, Impressionist works, artists such as Sargent, Sorolla, and Chase, as well as modern master friends such as Scott Burdick, Susan Lyon, Ray Roberts and Peggi Kroll-Roberts, she takes the essence of a subject and captures its charm with the use of color, shadows, and light. The natural simplicity of her work, her visable brush strokes and pleasing color combinations form a realist yet slightly impressionistic style which her collectors admire. Her subjects include the beautiful pastoral landscapes of France, Switzerland and Italy, the allure of historic cities such as Paris and Venice, classic California seascapes and landscapes, vibrant still life as well as some new figure work.
Setting Sun From Bear Island, Maine by Sarah Faragher- oil/canvas – 20″ x 26″
Dramatic. Gorgeous. So different! Sarah definitely has her own style, her paintings are unique which is so nice. I love the colors and the feel of this one!
Sarah is represented by Landing Gallery in Rockland, Maine, if you’re in the area, stop by and check out her work!
My paintings are memoirs of my experiences with nature. Through painting I participate in the landscape, recognize transcendent moments in nature, honor the integrity of natural forms, and describe where my heart lives. I often feel as if the places I paint have commissioned me to tell their autobiographies, at the same time that I tell my own.
I was born in Bar Harbor, Maine, grew up even farther downeast in Addison, a small town in Washington County, and now live and work in the beautiful midcoast region. I make my living as a painter and as a seller of used and rare books.
I paint directly from nature and in my home studio. Much of my recent work is part of an ongoing series entitled Home Truth, about the meaning of home, memory and its depths, and the passage of time. I paint the places I love, and the shapes, moments, and situations within those places I find beautiful and haunting. I deeply love to paint, and I hope it shows!
I love to work in places of integrity, with minimal human-made stuff in evidence, places that haven’t changed much since some of my heroes painted there too. The natural energy and sublime beauty that motivated them is still present, and motivates me in turn. It’s all around and I find it intensely satisfying.
Have you heard of The Fine Art Collaborative (FAC)? Well, if you can be in the Costa Mesa, CA area September 26, 27 & 28, 2014 you are in for one a real treat! The end of September there is going to be an amazing, unforgettable weekend of workshops, lectures and demos – you choose the workshop/lectures/demos you wish to attend. The workshops tend to fill up quickly so don’t ponder too long… Check out these amazing opportunities – Oh, how I wish I could be on the West coast during this time! Not this year, but hopefully in the next year or two?
Tom Balderas is a favorite of mine, and he’s the one behind this great venture… this year with the assistance of Vanessa Rothe!
Still Life With Whiskey Jug by Tom Balderas
NINE AMAZING ARTISTS... don’t delay, sign up today! Here’s the LINK! They’ve made it so simple. Just select the workshop, demo or lecture(s) you wish to attend, then click the BUY NOW button.
Here is the SCHEDULE listed in one concise table, so you can choose which ones you want to sign up for!
This will be held at the Randy Higbee Gallery in Costa Mesa, CA – (yes, the King of Frames guy, ha ha – gorgeous frames by the way!)…
Are you wondering where you can stay while you’re there? Wonder no more, they did the work for you… Here is the list of ACCOMMODATIONS!
Do you still have a question? Here is the CONTACT info!
Hey, to those of you who go, be sure to post pics on FB when it’s over! Would love to be there!
Let me end with a little blip ABOUT the Fine Art Collaborative, from their website TheFAC2014.com:
The Fine Art Collaborative, founded in 2012 by Tom Balderas, a painter, writer, musician and teacher brings together some of the finest painting instructors in the country for an annual workshop weekend. It is an honor to welcome Vanessa Rothe to the 2014 FAC. Vanessa, a founder of the ‘Realism Without Borders’ group is the California Editor of the Nationally acclaimed art collector magazine ‘Fine Art Connoisseur’ as well as a long time contributing writer for ‘Plein Aire’ magazine. A highly collected painter, she brings to the table the highest professional standards that are certain to make this September’s event another huge success. Once again the Fine Art Collaborative has succeeded in being able to offer classes to painters at all levels of ability. All of our instructors are internationally recognized artists and beloved teachers who bring unparalleled skills to the workshops they teach. Every student can rest assured they will be given patient and highly skilled personal attention while working in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. The Fine Art Collaborative welcomes you to register for a weekend not to be missed or forgotten. We look forward to working with You! Tom Balderas
Seven Nineteen Fourteen by Charlie Hunter – Oil on Theatrical Muslin – 12 x 24″ – SOLD
Charlie Hunter won the first place award in the Plein Air Easton Quick Draw competition with this painting “Seven Nineteen Fourteen“! Do you know what that means? It means it was completed in less than two hours… WHAAAAT?! I know! Jaw dropping… Just look at the level of detail that was accomplished in that short time… using basically these colors: Van Dyke Brown, Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine Blue, Permanent Green Deep (Cobra water-mixable oils).
I have to include a photo where you can see this painting in full context…
Quick Draw Judge Peter Trippi (L) and Charlie Hunter (R) at Plein Air Easton, MD 2014 Photo via Charlie Hunter Facebook Page
Charlie’s one of those cool artists with a sense of humor. You just have to love that! If you would like to keep in touch with what’s happening in Charlie’s art world, with a little dose of humor added… Subscribe to his mailing list! While you’re there check out his paintings… quite amazing, aren’t they? I see Charlie has a few workshops coming up, in case anyone is interested!
“I do not know if I have ever said no one is born with a natural sense of design, but if it is within the realm of human evolution, or the whim of the Divine, to allow one individual to possess such a gift, then Charlie Hunter is certainly the lucky winner… No Oriental or Occidental master of the pure line can surpass what Charlie, almost matter-of-factly, does when he takes pencil in hand.” – Richard Schmid, ALLA PRIMA II, 2013
I was born in a small town in New Hampshire where we used to swim in the abandoned granite quarries. We had pigs and chickens and rambling barns. I’d walk home from school along the branch line rails of the Boston & Maine, and read the names and slogans on the box cars that’d roll by, things like “The Nickel Plate Road” and “Santa Fe All The Way”…..
When they put a highway bypass through our barns, my family returned to the house built by my great, great, great grandfather in Vermont, where my Great Aunts lived. We made (and still make) maple syrup there and had (and still have) a hand-cranked cider press which makes amazing cider but can remove a finger if you’re not careful (just ask Uncle Andrew).
My Dad was an occasional minister who ran a small print shop. There was always a lot of paper and drawing stuff around. I drew a lot. Though I did not appreciate it at the time, in college I was lucky enough to be forced to draw the figure every morning from 8:00 am till noon. Afterwards, I got a job designing tour posters for acts like The Clash and REM and The Jerry Garcia Band. I got to design a lot of album covers.
Now I live back in Vermont on the banks of the Connecticut River in an old mill town. There, I like to paint what nature does to what man creates. I tend to use a monochromatic blend of ultramarine blue, viridian, yellow ochre (sometimes) and burnt sienna. Sometimes I do an underpainting from life, then, in the studio, apply transparent glazes (of pretty much the same colors) on top. Sometimes this works and sometimes it makes a big mess. But I always learn something.
A few years ago I was invited to join the Putney Painters, run by Richard Schmid and his wife Nancy Guzik. A bunch of us get together just down the road on most Saturdays and we paint up a storm. It’s amazing fun.
My goal is to paint beautifully that which is not traditionally considered beautiful. Sorta like a less-grotesque Anselm Keifer in a considerably better mood. It’s my hope that these paintings maybe move you even a little bit as much as the way the real thing moves me. Thanks for looking.
Wyllis Heaton. Amazing artist! Such unique style! For those of you who have been to Monhegan, I know you’ll recognize the above scene! So fabulous without being overworked, very nice! I even love his signature, very cool!
Can I say… you’re in for quite a treat?! Wyllis just unleashed one heck of a website! It’s gorgeous, showcasing each painting perfectly. Ahhh, the wide variety of paintings boggles my mind. This guy is talented. I loved reading about his different jobs, so interesting. I love when artists put some personal info on their website… it helps us who are far away not only see their art, but get to know them as a person! I am impressed!
Camden Harbor, Maine by Wyllis Heaton
Ahhh, Camden Harbor (Maine), a beautiful place and captured so nicely! I love the warm palette! The water is incredible and the boats, whoa! I just happened to pick two Maine paintings because I have Maine on my mind. Lots of friends are there or on their way there right now to paint, and these paintings bring back great memories!
Wyllis, you are amazing! We all look forward to seeing your next work of art! Did you know that Wyllis is also an award winning landscape designer? I would say he’s one very talented guy!
Wyllis started painting at an early age and his work is widely collected. He studied at the famed Art Center College of Design and has continued his studies with other modern masters of the craft.
After college he taught painting for seven years to a close group of 100 students, many of whom went on to art colleges and careers in the visual arts, while winning honors of their own along the way. He relocated to Santa Barbara in 2007 to design and install gardens along with his brother Adam Graham.
Currently, Wyllis is displaying artworks at a number of galleries in the Santa Barbara area, and in Bar Harbor, Maine.
All images via WyllisHeaton.com – used with permission from the artist…
I look forward to seeing Wyllis Heaton’s work in person one day! Catch you back here tomorrow!
Lobster Lunch by Colin Page Oil on canvas, 36″ x 48″ Available at DowlingWalsh.com
Colin Page. Exquisite paintings. Colin loves to paint and it shows. The paintings for his latest show “SUMMER” at Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland, Maine are stunning!
Every. Single. One!
Lobster Lunch pictured above, is one example. I didn’t want to ruin it for you and show too many. If you’re in the Rockland, Maine area, stop by Dowling Walsh Gallery – the show runs August 1 – 30, 2014.
The opening reception is Friday, August 1st, 5PM to 8PM – don’t miss it! But… if you won’t be in the area, check out the Dowling Walsh website!
The show at Dowling Walsh includes Colin Page (top image), Tadashi Moriyama (middle image) and Eric Hopkins (bottom image)! (Click on links to see paintings)…
I’m giving you all a heads up! Elsa Sroka is having her first Solo Show at Abend Gallery, and it opens September 5, 2014 – so be sure to mark your calendar if you’re in the Denver, CO area! Her work for that show will be on Abend Gallery’s website closer to that date, so hold tight!
Doesn’t Elsa have a way with cows? They just ooze feeling – they each have so much personality… and the names, I love when people are creative and come up with great names! Good job Elsa!
I love the abstract qualities in Otis (as well as the name)! He’s very cool!
Read a blip about Elsa from her website, and while you’re there check out her work:
Elsa is a Colorado native from a family of six siblings, all of whom share the love of art and design. Mostly self taught, Elsa’s work is based on instinct rather than theory. Her inspiration can be selective as when drawn from early childhood memories; particularly hours spent drawing at the kitchen table with her brothers and sisters overseen by their father. Her inspiration can also randomly unfold as she approaches a blank canvas with no preconceived ideas, not knowing where it will end up. Often the subjects of her paintings are secondary to what may emerge from both unintentional marks and intentional smears that ignite a series of chain reactions suggesting a direction and ultimately meaning.
While Elsa paints a variety of subjects, all exude a forward-thinking, contemporary attitude.
Her landscapes are mostly color-driven, finding inspiration in many sources including the various landscapes discovered in her travels, elements found in architecture, the imagery of other artists, and her own imagination. After laying down her foundational colors she scrapes away and moves the paint to reveal what is underneath, then applies more layers of paint. It’s not unusual for her to destroy a large portion of the piece in progress, ultimately resurrecting it through layer after layer, creating meaning and form in the process.
In Elsa’s cow series, expression is the most important element; infusing the subject with personality. Emotional connection is necessary before painting can begin. Recently she’s found inspiration in imagining cows in unconventional setting; a conscious departure from the traditional context found in much western art. She believes the ordinary subject becomes significantly more intriguing when misplaced, inviting the viewer to pay attention through the element of surprise. This idea can apply to many different subjects, encouraging appreciation of the more subtle qualities of beauty.
You’ll find her paintings share an intriguing play a genre and technique-many stylistically blurred; skewing reality, leaving the viewer to insert their own interpretation. She is particularly interested in the interplay of different mediums, along with the challenge presented in manipulating traditional methods.
In the end, if Elsa is able to emotionally engage the viewer, she feels her work is complete.
All images via ElsaSrokaArt.com, used with permission from the artist…
Tenants Harbor Halls Market by Bjorn Runquist 16×20 oil on linen – SOLD
Bjorn Runquist. Amazing artist. We have a painting of his that he did of the ice cream shop and Stone Fish in Port Clyde, ME. It’s a favorite! I love this painting above. I think the setting is amazing, the flag just drew me right in. This is SO Maine… I really feel that’s where my heart is… Although, I believe that most people who visit Maine feel the same way!
February Across Wheeler Bay by Bjorn Runquist 12×24″ Oil on Linen
Another fabulous painting by Bjorn! I would love to have this view… fabulous painting!
AUBADE by Bjorn Runquist 4×8″ $400 – Landing Gallery
Aren’t these paintings fabulous?! Aubade: a song or poem to greet the dawn… pretty cool, eh? These paintings are all of a similar view, different days… Stunning!
“For me, making things is inseparable from living. What I choose to make is a function of how I respond to “ordinary” life. Sometimes that response is to make an object, sometimes a haiku, sometimes to whistle. Usually it is an object and that object is usually a painting as the physical, sensual, nature of paint functions well as a means for exploring my response to what I see. The “ordinary” can range from a sunrise, if I’m up early, to the sun shining off a delivery truck parked at the corner. It doesn’t matter: it is all life and within the commonplace there is often “all the wonder one needs.” This winter and spring I have started each day with a response to the morning as seen across Wheeler Bay. It is the same view each day and though its familiarity should make on blind to its beauty I find it always a wonder, no matter what the weather. It is the start of each day and a new beginning. From there the day evolves and further painting that day is nearly always an unanticipated engagement. The subjects vary: there are things I return to and there are things I paint only once. But, at the core is the ever-present force of light as the source of all we see, indeed, at the source of life itself – the source of each new day’s new beginning.”
– Bjorn Runquist
All images via LandingArt.com, used with permission from the artist…
Sacred Groves Study by Ryan Brown – 9 x 12″ Oil – Collection of the Artist
Ryan has done several of these studies, the fabulous greens, the woods, I am so drawn to these paintings. They are stunning! Isn’t there something so magical about this painting? It pulls me right in. Wow!
I thought this was amazing as well:
The Lord’s Prayer by Ryan Brown – 24 x 32 Oil
What a talented guy! He’s truly got so many wonderful paintings it was difficult to choose!
Ryan S. Brown was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. By the time he was a senior in high school Ryan had decided to pursue art as a profession. This pursuit led him to Brigham Young University where he studied Illustration, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2002. While finishing his studies at BYU, Ryan became aware of the deficiencies in his University education. Because his interests were in the academic and naturalist traditions of the nineteenth century, it became necessary for him to get the foundational drawing and painting training not offered at the university. In his senior year at BYU, Ryan began studying with William Whitaker, a renowned portrait and figurative painter. Soon after this, Ryan entered the Florence Academy of Art, where he received his first taste of Academic training. The organized, intense and concise training of the Florence Academy provided Ryan with what he considers the beginning of his understanding of the craft of art. This training not only gave Ryan a deep understanding and love of drawing, but also developed in him a strong self-discipline and work ethic, as well as an insatiable appetite for learning.
In 2003 Ryan returned home to Utah. Upon his return, Ryan began producing work for galleries. Ryan also began teaching academic principles at BYU, teaching figure drawing, observational and spatial drawing and cast drawing. Ryan also opened his studio to students, establishing the Classical Drawing Academy in Springville, Utah. During the three years this Academy was available to students, Ryan saw more than 80 students come through his studio to experience this training. Ryan also taught part-time at Utah Valley State College. Ryan was able to teach and pass on these academic principles until the end of 2006. Ryan also taught at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art sporadically between 2004 and 2006, culminating in an academic drawing workshop given in 2006. An article in American Artist Workshop Magazine in the Winter 2006 issue covered this workshop. In January, 2007 Ryan, his wife and three kids moved back to Florence in order to finish his studies at the Florence Academy of Art. Ryan is living and working again in Utah and has established the Center for Academic Study and Naturalist Painting (CAS). He is currently interviewing potential students and welcomes any application for study.
Ryan was the top award winner of the John F. and Anna Lee Stacey scholarship in 2004. He also received third place in the Art Renewal Scholarship competition in 2005. In 2006 Ryan was one of ten artists to be invited by American Artist Magazine to the Forbes Trinchera Ranch for a nine day retreat that was followed by a special article in the magazine and a showing of these select artist’s works at the Forbes Gallery in New York in March, 2007. Ryan was also accepted into the Hudson River School for Landscape in its inaugural year, which he attended in the summer of 2007. In 2007 Ryan also won Fourth Place in the Art Renewal Center Scholarship Competition. Ryan was featured in the May, 2008 issue of Southwest Art as “A Rising Artist to Watch”. Ryan won the “Best Painting of the Year” at the Florence Academy of Art in 2008.
All images via RyanSBrownArt.com used with permission from the artist…
The Red Door on 21st Street by Charles Newman Oil on Panel 16×24″
Character. Charles Newman paints his subjects with character. There is something defintely unique about his paintings and I LOVE them! The color and light are amazing, but this painting oozes character!
Home by Charles Newman Oil on Linen 24×36″ – SOLD
He’s got some interior paintings, which area always a favorite, this is wonderful. I’m telling you, check out this guys work, its different… in a very, very good way!
The process of making a painting is more than just the painting itself. For me, it’s a journey, discovery, experience and sensation. My work hints at the sweetness and rigor of daily life. From the overlooked industrial settings to the privacy of the home I am always conscious of the effect of light on different surfaces and through various filters. Light is established through the reaction of a color next to another color. To achieve the fresh and harmonious representation of light, many of my works are done alla prima. Whether painting en plein air, an interior, or a still life, I strive to discover the integrity of my personal touch, as I bear witness to the moment and the changing conditions of my surroundings. Translating these elements onto the surface makes the painting process challenging, but also exciting.
Study for Child and Mother with Red Towel 24×18, oil on paper
Tom Balderas. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. I have admired this artist for years. His paintings come alive. I’ve seen them in person and they are WOW on every level. I have featured Tom in the past, his work is so incredible, and though I’ve never actually met him, I feel as if he is one of the most creative people I have (almost) met… Just read his bio… He is one I have not forgotten, I have featured so many artists over the past three years, and Tom is one that I haven’t forgotten. The bio alone will make you remember.
Well, now he’s gone and done something that I think all artists should do… He is selling his studies. Brilliant! Ok, maybe I am overusing that word, but it really is such a smart thing to do. Instead of having them sit around collecting dust, Tom is now selling them… I believe he has been encouraged by his friends to do this… why not?!!
As many of you know I work, part time, at a gallery here in Charleston. One of our artists sells her studies, Dee Beard Dean. They are fabulous and a definite hit among people perusing the galleries in Charleston! I always thought that was so smart of her. It’s a great way for people to get original art at not the regular price tag… it gives everyone a place to start.
Third son of four. painter. writer. musician. photographer. thinker. creator. listener. observer. human. social. loner. understanding. misunderstanding. giver. taker. wanter. perfectionist. imperfect. mess. father. Found himself dwelling upon an emotional and artistic precipice since birth.
Growing up in Torrance, California, Tom Balderas lived only a few miles from the ocean, which has made nature, along with his family, the main inspiration of his paintings. Balderas attended Loyola Marymount University, where he studied film production and art. After graduating, he worked several years for NBC Productions and made many made-for-television movies. He then began studying under the tutelage of his photographer father, as well as Joseph Mendez, master painter and teacher. Balderas considers the time spent studying with Mendez to be the cornerstone of his growth as a painter.
Also, studied with charles, anne, jennifer, daniel, sophia, lynne, joseph, harold, zen, elliott, starbuck, dan, andrew, dr. block, zinaida, david, e. charlton, michael, rose, ken, walter, selden, chris, armin, joaquin, edward, bejar, valentin, george, edward, jesus, pierre, rachel, mort, marileigh to name but a few of so many.
Works towards progress.
Told ya! Creative, eh? Catch you back here tomorrow!
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