Thursday, February 29, 2024

Snowy Masterviews

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It was a gray winter and I had few opportunities to paint outdoors. This year's weather inspired me to do only 3 paintings in snow. My r...
Monday, December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas!

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  An electric moving Santa figure in a golden coat and dress whirred back and forth with his lit candle on a table near my easel. How could ...
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

The Plucked Chicken

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A week after I painted the Blue Moon, the weather was lovely and the ride to Paint Youngstown again was sublime. With the coast Guard red ro...

The Blue Moon

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The end of September serves as the end of sailing season, taking the boats in and readying them for winter takes up a lot of fall days at th...

#worldwidepaintout2023

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The annual WWPO is a good time with usually great weather that the NFPAP artists enjoy. We have always had it at the Niagara Reservation Sta...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

A welcome feeling

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Annually, on the Thursday before the Lewiston Art Festival weekend, the Youngstown Yacht Club sponsors 'Art on the River". Formerly...
Thursday, August 31, 2023

Donated to ‘Artists for Lahaina'

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So much was lost to the fire that decimated the city in Hawaii, including lives. Hearing of artists who lost their studios to the fire as we...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Niagara Falls power

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One more pastel before I return to using oil paint. It's a summer day and my friends are meeting at Three Sisters in Niagara Falls State...
Sunday, August 13, 2023

Two ribbon awards at the Fairgrounds

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  Enrolled as a professional I am pleased to have received a second place red ribbon for my seascape at the Erie County Fairgrounds. I learn...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Pastel! Umbrellas! Plein Air!

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 Although there were no customers when I began, a lunchtime crowd eventually filled the tables at Mississippi Mudd's riverside restauran...
Thursday, July 20, 2023

Summer days and Luna Island at Niagara Falls.

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Planning to paint with Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters when the event was cancelled, I decided to spend the day in The NACC Studio 120. ...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Just one Day!

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I was invited to participate in an annual River Region Studio tour and will be sharing a spacious studio at 468 Fort Gray Drive, up the hill...

Birthday Bouquet

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Birthday Bouquet, 2023 This studio floral 20" by 24” (oil on canvas) belongs over a couch and I had a stunning wide frame prepared for ...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Monsanto, Portugal -A study in stone

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My constant companion is a 3.5" by 5” sketchbook and I gave it a workout in May in Portugal. Here are a few observations from my new fa...
Monday, June 19, 2023

Painting from a kayak

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 I brought watercolors, brushes and a sketchbook in a ziplock bag to try another Plein Air painting from a kayak. I just sketched here becau...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Finally completed the Lagoon

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Several Spring seasons ago I started a painting at Beaver Island State Park and held onto it hoping to finish on a day with similar condit...
Monday, June 12, 2023

Wilson Harbor and shops

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Greetings from the wildlife at Niagara Falls

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Too tired.  While painting the first bridge at Three Sisters Islands I was surrounded by newborn geese as well as 1-2 day old Ones In the fi...
Sunday, May 14, 2023

March and April continues my resolution

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Continuing daily postings of previously painted compositions, here are 36 more, getting me to the Cherry Blossom Festival, the last weekend ...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

WIP. Evolution of a colored Glass Painting

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This is the original set up, some were moved, others added or subtracted until I was happy with the composition.  16x20” oil. 
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Saturday at Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival

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Guests of the History Museum are checking out my work in progress on the Museum porch. I chose the Albright Knox and the new building in pro...
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Paintings posted January and February

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January 1, 2023 It’s time for a new resolution. "I will post daily for the month of January." It worked in January, I did it every...