"Dog Day Afternoon" Seattle city oil painting by Robin Weiss

"Dog Day Afternoon"  11x14 oil on panel    Sold
Available through the Cole Gallery
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This painting was inspired by my forays into the city of Seattle to search out interesting subject matter for painting, I love Pioneer Square with it's dappled light on sunny, summer days and all the folks who enjoy the park including their four legged friends...=]

In the next few posts I will be adding work that is included in the Cole Gallery, Featured Artist show "Seattle, Edmonds and Beyond with myself and Jennifer Deihl that will be showing through December.

For other events coming up please refer back to my last post for more info,..or click HERE

"Pioneer Square Hotel" Seattle city, oil painting by Robin Weiss

"Pioneer Square Hotel" 36x48 oil on canvas   Sold
Available at Alki Arts, Seattle

Found out for sure last week that Alki Arts, a gallery that started out in West Seattle, moved downtown and has been representing me for over six years is closing the doors at the end of March. Very sad news for all the artists as we have become like family, prospered and grew our careers together there. Diane and her whole family have been and will continue to be good friends. Our whole community of artists and art lovers will miss her warm smile and nurturing spirit.

 I have been working hard on a series of paintings depicting iconic Seattle scenes for a show at Alki in May. That show got cut short but the paintings will be exhibited at the First and Seneca location until the end of March and then moved to another spot  in the city for April where they will be available for purchase. 

To see the rest of the paintings in this exhibition go to my gallery page HERE and scroll down to paintings available at Alki Arts

"Pioneer Building" Seattle city, urban oil painting by Robin Weiss.

"Pioneer Building" 20x24 oil on canvas Sold

On this Memorial Day I am reminded of the voluntary sacrifice of so many young lives for the freedom to enjoy beautiful sunny days such as this in our great country. I realize that we have many challenges and problems here. Still,this is a nation where one can be rewarded for hard work, speak freely, have access to every viewpoint, worship in peace and freely elect leaders, among other rights that citizens of many other countries only dream of..... Say thank you to a vet today.

Summer at Alki Arts

Update on the June show with my son Maury Weiss......We will be hanging the show on Sunday the 10th and the opening will remain on Thursday the 14th for the Alki, Second Thursday Artwalk in June.

Hope to see you there!!

"Rooms 75 Cents" Seattle cityscape oil painting by Robin Weiss

"Rooms 75 Cents" 8x10 oil on panel SOLD

This completes the Pergola rainy day series...for now anyway....The weather is finally shaping up around here and I want to go out and paint!
 I do have a few paintings done from pictures I took in Laconor of the flower fields to post. These paintings were done for Bluewater Artworks spring show. After that maybe we can get down to some real plein air painting!

"White Umbrella" Seattle cityscape, oil painting by Robin Weiss

"White Umbrella" 6x8 oil on panel

I followed this couple as they were walking happily.... and apparently in love, down the side walk with the rain pouring down . They were laughing and holding hands ....and I was hoping I could capture the spirit and feel of the scene.....

I really enjoy trying to capture these rainy day scenes ...HERE is another one from the archives....a large 60x40 commission piece I did a few years back...It is now hanging on the 16th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle.

"Rain Shine" Seattle cityscape, oil painting by Robin Weiss

"Rain Shine"  8x12 oil on panel SOLD

The next in this series.... features happy people with umbrellas, walking in the city with the Pergola as a backdrop....I hope this painting lifts your spirits a little ....especially if you live in the Northwest where we have been getting our fair share of rain!

Jessie Rasche is another Washington painter who works in a very impressionistic style. She was raised in the Seattle area but now lives in Eastern Washington...Check out her website here

"Run for Cover" Seattle cityscape by robin weiss

"Run for Cover" 7x7 oil on panel. Seattle cityscape, by Robin Weiss  Sold

Seattle is known for it's rain and we have had plenty this spring! I love to be in the city when it is pouring down rain! All the reflections and umbrellas come out . Nature does the job of softening edges and muting colors that makes for great painting. I have completed a small series of rainy day studies featuring the famous Seattle Pergola in the heart of Pioneer Square.
 The elaborate Iron Pergola was erected in 1909 as a stop for the Yesler and James Street Cable Car Company. This waiting shelter was the most lavish of its kind west of the Mississippi with ornamental iron columns, wrought iron ornamentation and a large underground restroom. The pergola was designed by Seattle architect Julian Everett.
  Here is another Pergola painting from the archive which received a lot of attention.