Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Looking through the cattails

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 From the left side and close up. Starting out. Final painting. Italy. Tuscany. I was offered a month residency at an ex...

2020 calendars

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2020 has been printed collated and packaged. You may order them on the website or find it at my usual vendors in Niagara Falls and Buffal...
Monday, August 26, 2019

Dreams do come true

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How is this for an artist studio? I have every intention of making it my own space and filling the walls with my art. What do you think? Ca...

CAM 20/20 Vision

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"20/20 Vision" is an upcoming exhibition of women's art at Castellani Art Museum, opening in January. This will be my additio...
Saturday, August 17, 2019

Garden flowers in progress

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A warm day, not too bright, but the weeds were calling. Garden shoes, waterproof gloves and a sun hat were needed. As soon as I stepped o...

Urban Art, indoors with a view

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The lobby of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Buffalo filled with urban artists when the rain poured in sheets and buckets. Warm and dry, with...
Saturday, August 10, 2019

Art on Oliver

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Here it is, my painting enlarged and on display in the window of Jack's Trains, an Oliver Street favorite shop of young and old. It...
Wednesday, August 7, 2019

An Award at Clarence Town Park

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The Clarence Art Society uses the spacious Clarence Town Park on Route 5 for an annual plein air competition. This year, I decided to enter...
Friday, August 2, 2019

Two 'Power'ful Paintings in a summer exhibition at NACC

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The 17th annual Beyond The Barrel exhibit at the Niagara Arts and Culture Center has the subtitle 'Power'. I chose these two painti...
Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Smallest Gallery in WNY (716) GAL-LERY

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This vintage phone booth turned art gallery was an exhibition from April through July 28. The booth was rescued from NYC and the fan, door ...

Finally, in the third year.

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Peony Bliss, oil c.2019 Two seasons of Peonies were necessary to finish this 30”x20” oil. It started as an ambitious Plein air, but...
Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Niagara On the Lake

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Summer days are perfect for painting in WNY. A shady spot, a chair and easel out of the way of walkers and a decent view are all that I...

Van Gogh in Houston

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Is this a familiar scene? Vincent Van Gogh painted his bedroom at Arles several times during the last two years of his life. At the Museu...

A Festival of Plein Air

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I’ll be painting here with many other artists, probably near the pond and bridge at the east side of the park. If it rains, find me near th...
Saturday, June 8, 2019

Back to Goat Island at Niagara Falls

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Beyond the first Three Sisters Bridge is an overlook of the water going under the bridge. The little waterfalls is called Hermit Falls....
Friday, June 7, 2019

Where Tonawanda and North Tonawanda meet-The Erie Canal

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Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters met at Gateway Park on a fairly chilly and slightly windy day. Most of the painters worked small and in...
Sunday, May 26, 2019

A Gala at Buffalo History Museum

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Two of my paintings found new homes with new collectors. An annual fundraising gala for the Buffalo History Museum features a limited num...
Friday, May 17, 2019

The Smallest Gallery in Western New York, maybe the whole state!

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A retro phone booth is Buffalo’s most interesting gallery space, and in this setting I have 38 paintings on display. I titled it 'Loc...
Sunday, May 12, 2019

Another weekend and more Blossoms.

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Stately trees of various types of cherry blossoms fill the hill, marching from the museum to the edge of the lake. This is a view from th...

Two Cherry Blossom weekends

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Cherry Blossom Season lasts just a few days...or a few weeks depending on the weather. The first painting here shows a tree that...