Sunday, July 26, 2015

Buffalo Garden Walk

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The annual July garden walk in Buffalo is a chance to see spectacular picnic spaces, patios, ponds and dramatic flowers and trees. The larg...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

But the sign is in the way

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  Sitting in a marina Painters find boats, rigging, docks, gardens, buoys and bridges, ropes and restaurants to draw and paint.  This...

Niagara Falls Red Coach Inn

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Near the American Falls there is a grassy hill overlooking the rapids. I went there to paint the rush of a zillion gallons of water but...

Thinking About Frank DiGaudio

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Frank was my stepdad and he suddenly died 3 weeks before 9/11. I'm glad he missed it but I wonder sometimes if he was lucky to be spare...
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Saturday, July 18, 2015

Japanese cherry blossom festival

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The second annual Cherry Blossom Fest at the History Museum in Buffalo was perfectly timed with the best show of seasonal pink flowers. Wh...

Niagara Falls Music And Art Festival

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June's wonderful weekend was warm and dry, the music was loud and Niagara Falls was hopping. My tent was nicely shaded, I enjoyed seein...
Friday, June 5, 2015

A plein air inspires a studio painting

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On March 28 I wrote about an oil painting that was about to be installed in a dental office. It was quite recent and I really liked the cap...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

NACC Artist and Friends Exhibition

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These two large paintings are displayed at the NACC for the Buffalo Niagara Art Association Spring juried exhibit. This show is in the l...
Monday, May 18, 2015

#28 and 29 of 30 paintings in 30 days

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'Seagulls, Swifts and Spring' started as a study of the posts and water reflections while I waited for the light and shadows to c...
Monday, May 4, 2015

30 in 30 days, # 27 Red Boat at the Cherry Blossom Fest

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I was originally inspired to paint two lovely boats, one pink and the other red, but they would not stay still. Free rides on Mirror Lak...

30 in 30 days, #26 Japanese Sculpture

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For 9 days the Buffalo History Museum's Japanese Garden is now glowing with cherry blossoms and the 2nd festival to celebrate frie...
Saturday, May 2, 2015

30 in 30 days, # 25, Blocks

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These 3 blocks have been around for years. WHere is the rest of the alphabet? There was a flat truck, four wheels and a pull cord, why do ...

30 in 30 days, #24 Niagara River Boat Slips

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This is a pre plan for a larger painting. I had wanted to paint a scene similar to this for a while, I decided to make the next one in a r...

30 in 30 days, #23 paint tubes

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Some questionable paint tubes [too dry or duplicates]were set aside and I started fiddling with them while watching birds in my tree. It m...

30 in 30 days, #22, FP Horse

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He was always called 'The Horse' and didn't have another name, but he still whinneys when you move the reins. Fisher Price sto...
Monday, April 27, 2015

30 in 30 days, #21 Monica's wares.

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There is no way this painting shows the elegance and distinctive quality of the fabrics and yarns that Monica Sheusi White creates with dy...

30 in 30days, #20 F-P toy

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Every child who has spent time in our house for the past 35 years has enjoyed this cash register. It was a Santa gift for Robin's...
Saturday, April 25, 2015

30 Paintings in 30 Days #19 pear

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This is the third in a series of single fruit, the earlier two are in posting #15. I went shopping for a citrus, but all the oranges and gr...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

30 in 30 days, #17 Paddington Bear

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Paddington's Lucky Day was the first book my daughter received, she was 4 weeks old. It remained a favorite and my son loved it too. Th...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

30 paintings in 30 days, #18 Strawberries

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This was absolutely the best smelling, and best tasting subject for a painting I have ever created. The grocery store berries are starting ...

30 in 30 days, #15, Lemon and Lime

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Made especially for these frames, I still have one to finish. They are only 3" square but have created a bit of interest. It was sugges...

30 in 30, #16. Garlic

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Oh my, Sunday evening and I hadn't started this day's painting. The garlic was on my mental list so I brought it up to the studio, t...
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30 in 30, # 13 Tomatoes and mushrooms

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Go not to the object; let the object come to you," (Henry David Thoreau) 30 paintings and I am waiting for the next dozen to come to me...
Friday, April 17, 2015

30 In 30 Days, #12 Hyde Park, NF

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The 'Niagara Painters' are a wonderful group of dedicated Niagara painters of all levels and media, formed online with www.Meetup...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

30 Paintings in 30 Days, #11 Sandwich

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Yes, there is a story here but all names will be omitted to prevent any blame. I came home mid- afternoon to this sandwich, uneaten, on t...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

30 Paintings in 30 Days, #10

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Aaah, is this kitchen art, or is it something else? If you have seen photos of trays of Christmas cookies here then you will recognize the...
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Monday, April 13, 2015

30 Paintings in 30 Days, #9

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Sunshine, breezes, bees and flowers, it seems like the big chill has left western New York. All the crocus came out at once and all the b...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

30 Paintings in 30 Days #8

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After delivery of 3 paintings to Impact Gallery the east side of Buffalo's Main Street glowed as I drove in the mid afternoon sunli...
Saturday, April 11, 2015

30 Paintings in 30 days, #7 Food trucks

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Ready to paint the river, I thought "coffee" and parked in front of Starbucks. This was the view out my window and I never got t...
Friday, April 10, 2015

30 paintings in 30 Days, # 6 Primrose

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The primroses outside my window have been green for weeks, but won't open until the warmth is more than temporary. I buy them to brigh...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

30 in 30 Days, Day 5 Sunday's salad

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A few years ago I illustrated the cookbook 'A Stir in the Mist'. A series of food pictures were used on recipe pages and my Niaga...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

30 Paintings in 30 Days, #4 Forsythia

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Nearly 20 years ago we dug a big hole and planted 3 Forsythia bushes together. It's huge and I bring branches indoors in the winter, to...