Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Elevator Alley

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Look carefully and find the source for the title. "3 Kayaks in Elevator Alley"  Pretty breezy so I hid my palette and paints out o...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Back to the Marina in Buffalo

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 Whenever I have an opportunity to spend time near the Buffalo Marina I say YES. The freedom of water for sailing, cruising and jet skis, th...
Monday, June 7, 2021

Do I match my painting?

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People passing by said I matched my painting as I worked. Later, a friend sent this photo of me painting. Now I get it!  Pink Lilies at Rein...

Art installations at OMI in Ghent NY-Oh My!

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Palenville and a view of Kaaterskill

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Kaaterskill Mountain, of the famous falls, is down the road a piece from our AirBnB. Our hosts told us about the hotel that used to be in vi...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

New York State Parks posted our photos!

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Painted today at Three Sisters Islands,  Later I found a post about us (NFPAP) on the Niagara Falls State Park Facebook page. Peg, me, Joan,...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

March 20 on the porch

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 This little painting is my Spring Equinox contribution. Hellebores flower buds lay under the snow, starting in December and visible wheneve...

Spring springs at the Botanical Gardens

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Yesterday was sunny with a bit of afternoon rain and this morning the number of freshly blooming leaf buds on bushes in my yard was staggeri...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Filling sketchbooks, one story at a time.

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I like to use art supplies and my brain. I don't need to make oil paintings or pastels, I just need to draw to satisfy myself. As a mem...
Monday, February 8, 2021

Practice for A Midwinter NIght's Draw

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This is NOT the Hallwalls painting to be auctioned from Hallwalls in Buffalo at the end of the month but it is the practice painting I did t...

Hallwalls MidWinter's Draw

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 I was invited to film (on Zoom) a timed 45 minute painting. It is for Hallwalls annual fundraiser . I've attended the drawing rallies t...
Friday, February 5, 2021

Reading Alla Prima by Richard Schmid

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I found a link to Alla Prima II  by Richard Schmid that I could download and read online as a pdf. This book in 3-D is a valued reference a...

Classic cars committed to canvas

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Nearly finished My assignment was to use individual color reference photos of two cars, combine them with another image of an old building a...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Published in ‘Outdoor Painter’-Again!

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https://www.outdoorpainter.com/best-plein-air-easels-for-artists/ An article about various kinds of plein air equipment by artists from all ...

Summer Memories

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Perhaps the nicest day since the pandemic began was an opportunity to attend live music by Sharon Bailey and the X-Statics in Youngstown. Ju...
Monday, January 18, 2021

Sing along time

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An Ode to Plein Air Painting (to the tune of "My Favorite Things") By Casey Cheuvront Sunshine on water and shadows on rushes, N...
Saturday, December 5, 2020

Finally Paintng at Knox Farm State Park

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Knox Farm is a fairly new state park, in East Aurora, New York. This was the Knox family home and farm. That's the family of the origin...
Wednesday, September 16, 2020

SUNFLOWERS 2020

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Some really are taller than others, generally around 5-6 feet tall, there is an occasional plant 12 or 15 feet tall. I love how they demand ...

Unity Island

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Drive down bumpy Niagara Street towards downtown Buffalo, find the elusive Unity Island entrance, wait your turn for the one way railroad br...

International Plein Air Painters Worldwide Paintout 2020

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Morning Rapids 12x30 oil  The grounds crew cleared brush and low bushes beyond the paths on the Three Sisters Islands at Niagara Falls State...

"Twenty Minutes From Everywhere"

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 Thrilling! A goal achieved, a significant gallery exhibit of plein air paintings. Two years ago, Carol Case Siracuse invited me and Karen F...
Saturday, September 5, 2020

A true nocturnal painting

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As the seasons change on a particular day, a solstice or equinox, I try to paint outdoors. This nocturne painting has been photographed doze...
Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Artists in Masks-an entertainment

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This short little film is "Artists in Masks" compiled by Burchfield Penney Art Center. Besides changing  attitudes to our 2020 cre...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

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This photograph is close to where I stood for the next picture, my 'downtown painting day'. With so much to see and interpret, I am ...

Two Trips to the outer Harbor of Buffalo

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Paulette Jurek suggested painting at RCR Boatyard this summer. I was overwhelmed on arrival by the expansive vista, boats, buildings, rusted...