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| "City Time" 8x6 oil SOLD |
This study sold at Arts in the Woods Studio Tour yesterday. We had a great turnout and it was wonderful to see so many friends and return art enthusiasts who came out to support us! Many thanks to those made it! The tour continues today and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
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| Morrowstone Point 6x8 oil on panel SOLD |
It's a challenge to get the immensity and majesty of some scenes you experience in nature down to a panel that is 6x8 inches. sometimes it works and other times, not. I think it worked in this piece and was confirmed when the painting sold yesterday in a presale before Arts in the Woods studio tour 2022. I have a whole box of these panels that will be for sale this weekend.
I often pull out a 6x8 when painting conditions outside are sketchy. When the weather is not cooperating or time constraints only give you a few minuets. This painting was done in about 20 mins. The other big challenge is translating a small study into a large studio painting. If I ever get stretch of free painting time I might try it with this composition...... I'll keep you updated!
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| "Wild Wenatchee" 18x24 oil on canvas SOLD |
A great road trip in Washington state is what they call the North Cascade Loop. It takes you past this stretch of the Wenatchee river after you go over Stevens Pass on the way to Leavenworth. I stopped to snap a couple photos of the fall color and a few years later did this studio painting. It will be available at Arts in the Woods Studio Tour coming up this weekend the 11th, 12th and 13th. Hope to see you there!
For more info on Arts in the Woods 2022 click HERE
for the Knowles Studio website click HERE
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| "Dappled Aspens" 16x12 oil on panel $1125 Available through the Oh Be Joyful Gallery Crested Butte, CO 970-349-5936 |
This painting will not be at Arts in the Woods this year because it is in one of my favorite places in the country, Crested Butte Colorado! The Oh Be Joyful Gallery in CB is owned and operated by artist Nick Reti. Nick along with an amazing staff has been representing some of the top plein air and representational artists in the nation. A big bonus of being represented by the Oh Be Joyful is getting to travel south to Colorado every couple years to paint the stunning beauty of the area. The painting above was done from plein air and photo ref. done summer of 2020 near Lake Irwin just outside Crested Butte.
For more info on The Oh Be Joyful Gallery and to check the availability of this work click HERE
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| "Mount Shuksan in October" 12x16 oil on panel Sold 360-779-3940 |
I can't help it. I have to paint this view of Mt. Shuksan every time I head up to Artists Point. It sucked me in again this fall when I went up with painting buddy Mark Bistranin.
This painting will also be available at Arts in the Woods Studio Tour next weekend , Nov, 11th, 12th and 13th. Hope you can make it! For more info on the studio tour click HERE
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| "Mount Baker from Artists Point" 12x16 oil 850 |
If you have been following my blog for awhile you have seen various views of Mt. Shuksan and Mt. Baker from Artists Point. It is a favorite painting location for most plein air painters in Washington state. I try to get up every year and I got the chance last month before the wet weather got started. There was still smoke in the air from local wildfires. I picked up painting buddy Mark Bistranin on the way and we spent a spectacular day visiting tourists from around the world and capturing the beauty on canvas.
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| Mark Bistranin painting at Artists Point |
This painting will be available at Arts in the Woods Studio Tour, Nov 11th, 12, and 13th 2022
Click HERE for more information
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| "Mount Rainier Morning" 18x24 oil on canvas $1400 SOLD |
This painting of Mount Rainier will be on display and for sale at Arts in the Woods Studio Tour coming up the 11th, 12th and 13th of November along with a lot of other recent artwork I will be offering at the Knowles Studio on Noll rd. in Poulsbo. There will be 6 other artists represented there as well so make the Knowles Studio your first stop on the tour! To see all the studios and the artists represented go to the Cultural Arts Foundation NW HERE.
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| "Mount Rainier Ridgeline" 24x36 oil on canvas SOLD |
Earlier this year our extended family on my wife Ann's side got together in Washington state for the 2022 family adventure. This included family from Ohio, Florida and Ireland! We had a great time hiking and exploring the Pacific Northwest from whale watching in the San Juans to staying at the Paradise Lodge on Mount Rainier. I didn't get to do any painting but was able to gather a lot of great reference photos. The larger studio work above resulted from those photos.
You can watch a montage of our family trip on youtube HERE
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| "Reflection Lake" with Mount Shuksan 12x24 oil on panel SOLD |
Continuing on with paintings that have slipped through the cracks is this studio work from last years trip up to Artists Point in the Mount Baker National Park. In fact after researching my files and checking the gallery pages of those representing my work I am not sure what happened to this painting! Pretty sure it sold!
It seems the last couple times I have been up to Artists Point there has been smoke in the air from wildfires. Last year the smoke came from as far away as Canada. This year there was smoke too from fires closer in the Cascades. It makes for interesting atmosphere but would sure rather not have those fires!
This view of Shuksan from Picture Lake has been painted many times by myself and other artists. You would think I'd get tired of it but when you get up there and get out of your car and walk around the lake it is hard not to try and capture the majesty of this iconic northwest scene.
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| "Eglon Beach in Winter" 11x14 oil on panel, framed Sold |
Now I have the chance to post some paintings that have slipped through the cracks.
This painting of Eglon beach completed last year has been hanging at Greenwoodes Farm Organic Bakery in Hansville. A very cool little bakery/restaurant in Hansville, WA . I hope they continue to do well. Hansville is a great location to take a daycation....Ha! That could be there moto... =] Anyhow, lots to do in Hansville ...The lighthouse beach at Point no Point!..for one...and lots of great hiking around Foul Weather Bluff.. etc. But the best part is you can make Greenwoodes your first stop for some coffee and a sweet pastry! Check out the artwork while your there! I have several paintings of the area on display.. =]
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| "Sal's Boat" 10x12 oil on panel $750 Available through the Cole Gallery 425-697-2787 |
As I was painting this down at the Edmonds Marina everyone was walking by and saying "Oh that's Sal's boat"....I was hoping Sal would walk by and see it as I already sold a painting that way during the Edmonds Plein Air Paintout... But Sal never did.... Anyway, you can see this painting and much more great local art at the Cole Gallery in Edmonds, WA. and for a limited time they are having a 20% off sale!
This is the last of the paintings done during the First annual Edmonds Plein Air Paintout and now I can get to some of the other stuff I have been working on! =] Thanks for stopping by!
One of the great things about plein air competitions is getting to hang out and paint with other artists. Brook Borcherding did a great painting down at the marina and we both had fun talking to all the people walking by.
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| "Down to the Beach" 9x12 oil on panel Sold |
There is a nice little beach in Kingston west of the ferry dock and close enough to visit if you have a longer wait. I wandered down one sunny afternoon during the Edmonds Plein Air Paintout hosted by the Cole Gallery and did this little study. It was the first painting to sell! Apparently I am not the best judge of my own work. Debated about even entering it but glad I did! =]
Another shameless plug for, yes you guessed it....Arts in the Woods Studio Tour!! Click HERE
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| "Cascadia" 8x16 oil on panel Sold |
One morning we were scouting around during the Edmonds Plein Air Paintout for a scene to paint and came to the Cascadia Art Museum. They have a lot of nice plantings around the museum and the building itself has some history in Edmonds. I decided on this view of the Trumpet flowers that were blooming and the entrance to the museum.
Upcoming event!.. Arts in the Woods , North Kitsap Studio Tour, November 11th 12th and 13th 2022
For more info click HERE
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| painting at the Cascadia Art Museum |
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| "Kingston Marina" 9x12 oil on panel SOLD |
Another reminder about Arts in the Woods coming up second weekend in November!! =] There will be many panels like this one to choose from at once a year studio sale prices! Click HERE for more info... Hope to see you there!!
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| "Thursday in Edmonds" 12x16 oil on panel SOLD Available through the Cole Gallery 425-697-2787 |
I thought this view would be a challenge with cars coming and going and the sun moving pretty rapidly but I also have learned from experience that once you set up on the street and commit to a scene the encouragement from passers by and the pressure of competition can motivate you to stick with it until something usually shapes up. I spent all afternoon on this painting. Once you paint one car you have painted a hundred and as you get the brush miles under your belt you can change shapes and colors at will.
This painting is available through the Cole Gallery in Edmonds and they have a 20% sale going right now so it's a good time to buy art for the holidays!
Also....Arts in the Woods coming up in November!! Click HERE for more info on our local studio tour!
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| "Apple Tree Cove on a Summer Day" 11x14 oil on panel Sold |
The great thing about the Edmonds Plein Air Paintout for me is that it encompasses both Edmonds and Kingston. I spent several of the live paint days during the paintout working around Kingston. This is a view from the Kingston Slough a favorite local park with nice views of Apple Tree Cove and the Kingston ferry....Once again with my toes in the sand! =]
This painting will be available at the Knowles Studio in Poulsbo for Arts in the Woods 2022. If you plan on being in the North Kitsap area the second weekend in November don't miss this studio tour! The best in the Northwest!
Click HERE to find more info about AITW on the Cultural Arts Foundation website
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| "The Puyallup Arrives" 11x14 oil on panel $850 Available through the Cole Gallery 425-687-2787 |
I made a mistake in my last post.. This was the first painting I completed for the Edmonds Plein Air Paintout 2022..
I got off the ferry walked up to get my panels stamped and then right back to the beach. It was a beautiful hot sunny day. I have taught several plein air workshops through the Cole Gallery and we always walk down to Bracketts Landing to do the demo while everyone hangs out to paint. I have painted the ferry from this location a few times so I thought it would be a good place to start. If you can nail a good ferry painting it can set the stage for the rest of the week. Not that it's easy because the ferry is only docked for about half an hour. It took three cycles for me to get this one. But hey, toes in the sand, beautiful beach, beautiful view....I wasn't exactly suffering... =]
BTW, Cole Gallery is having a 20% off sale on a lot of the work currently in the gallery. They have some of the best representational artists working now and it may be a good time to pick up quality artwork at an affordable price!
November is coming up and that means Arts in the Woods! Always the second week in November This year the 11th, 12th and 13th. Look for the yellow Arts in the Woods signs to direct you to participating studios or better yet, come to the Knowles Studio to start off the tour and we can provide you with maps and a cup of hot cider! =] Plus some amazing art from local artists. Check out the CAFN website for more info and to match up artists with the studio they will be displayed in HERE
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| "Morning Mist at the Marsh" 8x16 oil on panel $750 |
Awright!! Gotta get back to the blog! Its been a month since we participated in the first annual Plein Air Edmonds Paintout and this was the first painting I completed for the competition. There was beautiful fog at the Edmonds Marsh and we set up quick to capture it.
The paintout was a blast and the Cole Gallery who hosted it has decided to do it again next year! That's good news for me since it is just a short ferry ride away and I love painting in Edmonds. I did eight paintings and will be posting them in the next week or so.
Thanks for stopping by! =]
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| "Morning Shore" 6x8 oil on panel Sold |
This was the first painting I did down by the Keystone Ferry during the Whidbey Island Plein Air competition. The morning mist was just lifting and the soft shapes of driftwood and distant homes were appearing out of the fog. I laid my underpainting down quickly and then squinting I put in the dark and light shapes I saw not concerned yet with nouns but more with adjectives...in other words, not things but light and dark shapes. then going back in and modeling the cool light in the distance to the warmer tones in the foreground. This painting never made it into the show but is one of my favorites.
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| "Red Tailed Hawk" 6x8 oil on panel SOLD |
This small 6x8 was painted in the same area I did Cemetery Road. A birder with a scope spotted the hawk near me while I was painting and I ticked it in with my rigger brush. I traded this painting for an extra day at the BnB I was staying on the island. My host was happy and so was I!
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| "Cemetery Road" 10x20 oil on panel, framed $1000 |
Another from the Whidbey Island event in August 2022. We went up to Cemetery road a couple times. There are some sweeping views of Ebeys Landing and other cool stuff to paint. I liked the shadow patterns coming across the road in this scene with the added benefit of Mount Baker in the distance. This painting is still available! Call me if you are interested! =] 360-779-3940
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| "Obstruction Point" 9x12 oil on panel SOLD |
There has been lots going on including just wrapping up yet another plein air event in Edmonds , WA. More on that later... First I want to finish up posting the paintings I completed for the Whidbey Island Plein Air competition. This was a spot I have never been to on Whidbey. A great little state park with a picturesque beach and ...This view! It sold pretty quick at the show =]
Thanks to all who are following along!!
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| "Leaving Keystone" 9x12 oil on panel SOLD |
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| "Fair Trade" 16x9 oil on canvas panel SOLD Whidbey Island Plein Air, Best of Show |
Been so busy with family trips, plein air events and all kinds of activities that the blog has been neglected again for most of the summer and there are still more events to come! Looking forward to things slowing down later this fall but first want to give you a heads up on what's coming up in September.
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Starting Sept. 5th we will be sharing the featured artist wall at The Front Street Gallery in Poulsbo.
"Painting from Life" Father and Son, Robin and Maury Weiss is the title of the exhibition and will display many of the plein air paintings we have been doing together and on our own around the Pacific Northwest. The show opens on the Second Saturday Artwalk in Poulsbo, Sept 10th at 5pm
At the same time we will both be participating in an exciting new plein air painting competition hosted by the Cole Gallery in Edmonds Washington, which will take place from September 1st thru the 12th and culminate with an artists reception and awards ceremony on the 15th of Sept. Be sure to stop by the Cole Gallery any time in September to see work by many of the artists but don't miss the reception on the 15th when all the work accepted into the show will be on display and available for purchase. Check in on instagram and facebook to see paintings being created in real time and to purchase ahead of the show.
To wrap up, be sure to put Arts in the Woods on your calendar. Always the second weekend in November the North Kitsap Studio tour is the best in the Northwest and attracts art lovers and collectors from around the region. This will be my 11th year participating at the Knowles Studio on Noll Rd. in Poulsbo. Hope to see you there!!
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| "Spring Day" Edmonds workshop demo Available through the Cole Gallery, Edmonds, WA 425-697-2787 |
Second day workshop demo from the Cole Gallery, Introduction to Plein Air Painting class. Both days we worked down at the beach park near the ferry landing in Edmonds. Both were beautiful spring days!
Hope you can join us for the next workshop! Check the Cole Gallery website for more info on upcoming workshops!
