"Bell Town Inn" Seattle City painting by Robin Weiss

"Bell Town Inn"  15x19 oil on panel SOLD
Available through Alki Arts  206-295-5115

  

I spent the night at the Bell Town Inn sometime in October to gather reference for city paintings which I am working on now. They are for an upcoming group exhibition at Alki Arts called "Slices of Life" Along with local favorite painter Brooke Borcherding and Oregon artist Brian Cameron we will be opening the show on April 5th from 5-7pm at Alki Arts in West Seattle. Hope you can make it!

"First and Virginia" Seattle City oil painting by Robin Weiss

"First and Virginia" 
16x12 oil on linen  $1200

 

This Seattle scene from the corner of First and Virginia will be in a featured artist exhibition "From City to Country" at the Cole Gallery opening in February 2021.  You can view all the work on the Cole Gallery website HERE.

"Arboretum Sanctuary" Seattle Arboretum, plein air painting by Robin Weiss

"Arboretum Sanctuary"  Seattle Arboretum 20x10  oil on panel
SOLD

I brought two of these 10x20 panels with me to paint at the Seattle Arboretum. The tall trees and shadowed paths were perfect for a tall skinny format.  I added the strollers using my phone which I kept handy while painting the main composition in case anyone walked down this path. I took a lot of photos but these two romantics seemed perfect for the scene.  See my previous post for how I composed the other 10x20.

I plan on saving these two paintings done at the Seattle Arboretum to inform larger studio paintings which I will enter in PAWA's end of the year exhibition at the American Art Co. in Tacoma, Wa .

Update: This painting is now available at the Michael Birawer Gallery in Seattle WA . If you are interested in purchasing call Summer at  206-624-7773  

"Seattle Buskers" Seattle city oil painting by Robin Weiss

"Seattle Buskers"  20x20 oil on canvas  Sold
Available through the
Cole Gallery, Edmonds WA
425-697-2787

My featured artist exhibit at the Michael Birawer Gallery is officially over but you can still go there and see a lot of the work I completed for the show.  Sorry I'm so far behind on the blog!!....But I am catching up!

Amber Hayes and friends

Seattle Buskers was painted from reference taken during one of my many "shoot from the hip" photo excursions through the city. I always stop to listen to the street musicians and this little band was really good! After I did the painting I ran into them again at Pike Place and showed the lead singer a photo of the painting on my phone. She really liked it ! Long story short....They came and played a few songs at my opening.....I love this job!!

Amber's band is called the Satin Sirens. You can see them play in venues around Seattle. Check out their facebook page HERE

Have fun out there!

"Family Day" Seattle city, oil painting by Robin Weiss

"Family Day" 36x28 oil on panel   Sold

This painting will be available at Alki Arts on First and Seneca in downtown Seattle until the end of March. After that the plan is to move all the paintings in my exhibition to the Hotel 1000 next door for the month of April where you can still go and see the work.

There are many fine artists represented at Alki Arts, They will be closing at the end of the month so if you are looking for great deals on affordable art from many local Seattle artists please stop in and say hi to Diane. She would be happy to chat with you!  =]

"Westlake Starbucks" Seattle city oil painting, by Robin Weiss

"Westlake Starbucks" 9x14 oil on linen panel  SOLD

The June show at Alki is coming up fast!.....Hope the painting on my easel drys in time!!... This one has been varnished and framed.

Ann and I sat at this Starbucks last week just after the May Day protests, We had some coffee while we waited for Maury to get off work and watched the diverse groups of folks walk by...This is a great spot for people watching!!

"Outside the Friesen Gallery" Seattle city scenes, urban oil painting

Being a full time artist and a daily painter has many challenges. Among them is keeping a good operating camera and taking quality pictures. (one of the reasons I haven't posted in a week) I prefer a moderately priced point and shoot so I can easily take it with me anywhere I go. Also a small camera is better for candid shots. Right now I am using a Nikon, Coolpix S8000.  This is my second one. My first one began a slow decline after I slipped on a steel sidewalk grate in Seattle and slammed it into the concrete. I liked it so much I ordered a refurbished one for half the price on Amazon. It looks like brand new and seems to work great and now I have an extra battery.......which is another good idea in this business(always take extra charged batteries and SD cards).  I have learned however that if you want studio quality photos of your work,  you need a very kind and giving colleague who knows photoshop to take your pictures with her fancy SLR.  THANKS LEIGH!

"View from Kerry Hill Park" Seattle city skyline

I took a break from the Canada images to paint this view of Seattle from Kerry Hill Park in Queen Ann. My solo show at the Directors Gallery on Bainbridge Island has been very successful but has left Alki Arts in the lurch for work....so this painting will go to them along with a few other recent paintings.
20x16 oil on canvas   sold

"Umbrella Girl" figurative, cityscape

As you can see.....it's still winter in Seattle!.....And that means rain...and lots of it!...This family was visiting Pike Place Market and having a grand time despite the rain...The little girl was excited to get on with exploring the city!
6x8 oil on panel.....sold

:Seattle Sailboat marine oil painting

This painting has been floating around my workspace and I have been picking away on it between other projects....Thought I had it done and took this pic but yesterday I added a ferry in the background so it still looks different than the photo. But I'm done now! I think...

12x12 oil on canvas SOLD

"Queen Anne Poppies" oil on panel

I am privileged to announce that I will be an artist showing work at the Directors Gallery on Bainbridge Island. If you live in our area be sure to go down to Winslow for the "First Friday" artwalk and visit the gallery located at 126 Madrone lane.

This change in venue will affect the way I will be selling my work. You can contact me at robinweiss@earthlink.net for more information. At this time paintings will be sold through three galleries that offer my paintings....The Knowles Studio, (see links) The Directors Gallery on Bainbridge Island and "Crow Valley Pottery" on Orcas Island. I will be offering smaller format panel paintings 6x6 and 5x7 for $200.00 from this blog when available. Thanks for your patience as I work out the progression of my career as a full time artist.

This painting was done from a photograph I took up on Queen Anne hill when Annie and I went over for a dinner and picture taking excursion....=]... 8x10 oil on panel sold

"Alaskan Way" oil on panel

The Seattle I know and love......drizzly days , cool, with reflecting pools of color and light.....The temps have been in the upper 80's the last few days...Hope this cools you off a bit...=]

8x10 oil on panel contact robinweiss@earthlink.net sold

"Red Purse"

A small 6x6 study for a larger painting in the works... from Post Alley in Seattle. sold

"The Smoker"

From my Seattle city images.

8x10 oil on panel sold

"City Squall" oil on canvas

Been having trouble with my photo downloading program so I don't have the pictures of the plein air painting trip I took with my son Maury this weekend......I am posting this painting I did in the studio today. Think I achieved the looseness in brushstroke I was trying to get.
A typical scene in Seattle on a typical rainy day!....

12x16 oil on canvas....... winner of the Viewers Choice Award at the North Kitsap Arts and Crafts show SOLD

"Green Light" Seattle city scenes , urban oil painting

Worked on Saturday and did some smaller format paintings. I painted fast trying to capture the motion and the light.

5x7 oil on panel

"Misty Morning at Moms" oil painting

I have been busy working on my kitchen getting the house ready for my sweetheart. She comes home from Africa in May......=].... At the end of this driveway is where my Mom has her little house and where Annie will be staying until we get married............How can time go so slow and so fast at the same time!!!...??? sold

The Flower Vendor, Pike street market, Seattle

I worked about four more hours on the face of the vendor and I think that will do it. Now I'll set up the painting and live with her awhile, see where I need to make some final adjustments.
sold

The Flower Vendor, Pike Street Market, I.P.

I worked all day, about 8 hours straight through on this painting today and it is almost finished. I am happy with the whole painting except the face of the vendor which is the focal point and key to the entire piece. hopefully I can put the spark of life into this painting that will make it exceptional.....stay tuned

The Flower Vendor, painting in progress

Lets see, alot has been happening that has kept me from painting besides painters block and the fact that my mom got run over in the Albertsons parking lot by another senior citizen who apparently could not see over the dash board of her car. bad news is mom sustained a broken left wrist and right foot but she gained a new friend.

I did get a chance to get some new photos while showing my cousin Sandy, her hubby Rich and my aunt Bea around town last week.

I jumped back into painting with this ambitious (for me) 28x22 inch stretched canvas of a flower vendor at the Pike street market in Seattle. This one will take awhile but I got a good start on it today while waiting to take my mom to the doctors.

This is Aunt Bea from Perry Ohio. Seems my week was full of fiesty seniors. We had a great time!