Friday, April 21, 2017

Pastel Workshop 2

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 These are MINE! This is my studio set, but I also used my travel Guerilla box as there aren't enough colors he...

Pastel Workshop Setups

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Western New York Pastel Society sponsored a 'Color Confidence' workshop with Marla Baggetta. I had admired her work and saw an oppo...

Late Fall at Niagara

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Last November, I joined Jacq Baldini at the overlook bridge to paint the Falls. It was a true Fall day, chilly, breezy and a bit of rai...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Garret Club

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Invited to display paintings at the lovely Garret Club in Buffalo, I was given two walls to show work near the grand piano. I chose to use ...

The Plein Air Force Houston

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If you have heard me talk about the lack of unique character in suburban Houston, you have probably also heard me say that a painting c...
Monday, March 20, 2017

Carnegie Workshop

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The Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters created a workshop to educate the public about plein air and encourage more to share our acti...

Waiting for Warm, Late Winter Plein Air

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Perhaps life gets hectic when the weather warms. At least, I think it does, but winter has its own slower pace. Right now I am ready for th...
Sunday, March 19, 2017

The March Exhibit announcement

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The Dispatch posted this about the show. We just returned from Houston so I hadn't seen the paper on Friday, but on Saturday morni...

Naturally, Grand Island

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Living on an Island? Surrounded by water, and blessed with two state parks, overlooks and rural areas,  and some interesting views make it ...
Monday, February 6, 2017

New art show at the Memorial Library

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Last fall I was asked to consult on the purchases of a hanging system for the Grand Island Memorial Library. It would be freestanding and th...

Staying creative with jewelry

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A box of nostalgic family costume jewelry sat in the basement for entirely too long. Some of the 'better' pieces had been claimed b...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Hiatus

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After Fall exhibitions come down and collections of paintings are delivered to holiday gift shows, I like to take a break from creating pain...
Friday, January 6, 2017

Something I re-learned in 2016

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Pastel. My original favorite medium beckoned me to stop using oil paints for a while. Although framing a pastel painting is more difficult...

Start with excellent photos

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This series shows the progress of this recently delivered commission. I made several trips there in various weather and ligh...
Saturday, December 17, 2016

New paintings at Pasión

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It's the holiday season and that means parties and special events. If you happen into the wonderful Cuban style restaurant " P...

Small Works Holiday Studio Show

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Friday and Saturday, December 9 and 10 dawned cold and windy. After a mild fall the cold was a surprise and keeping the front door open got...
Sunday, December 4, 2016

Back to My Roots?

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Flowers. First it was apples, and I learned to draw by using apples as my subject, over and over, as instructed by Walter Prochownik at ...
Friday, November 18, 2016

LaBatt Beer, Buffalo's 6 pack

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There was a big public ruckus when Labatt decided to dress a six pack of grain elevators in plastic wrap, but I love them and still support...