Hard to believe spring has turned to summer. Shows are coming on fast so I’m doing my best to carve out time to make more new work. These are two of four new pieces that I will begin pouring resin  in a day or two. All four are small format,  with the largest being the 10 x 10 local landscape and the smallest a little 4 x 6 French landscape rendering. Right now there is an 18 x 24 starkly white wood panel calling my name.

The time it takes me to finish a painting varies greatly. It is important for me to know at the end of any given painting session, whether I have made real progress and what my next priorities are moving forward.  When I was working on my last figurative painting, “Dana”(see my last blog post) I began the practice of taking a photo  at the end of each session which includes a marker noting the date.  This not only helps me avoid the frustration that I inevitably feel  while my ultimate vision is still far down the road, but also allows me to set up a palette of acrylics that targets the aspect of the image that I need to work on next.  Why didn’t I think of this sooner?

This is the second in a series of paintings inspired by our recent trip to Martinique. The photo upon which this is based was taken at le Diamant beach early in the day while the beach was still deserted.

With winter coming on, I thought it would be nice to head to the tropics, at least in spirit. The upshot is a series of undersea creature paintings.

Here are three of eight the largest being 6 x 12. 
They are part of my experiment with dark to light compositions.

I wanted to try my hand at some more minimalist landscapes. As this one developed I used the same palette of blues, greens and white to form the sky and water but used tapping strokes in the sky in a kind of modified scrumble I hadn’t done before. Them I mirrored the colors with straight up and down stokes smoothed out and blended using a touch of water instead of the mere pressure that formed the sky. Once sky and water were in place adding the tree line and reflections was easy.  I finished the land line with a few touches of gold and red.

Several of you have requested that I post my 2015 show schedule. Here is how it now stands:

MAY 30; Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

JUNE 6: Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

JUNE 20: Newport Strawberry Festival, Newport RI

JULY 11 and 12: Wickford Art Festival, Wickford, RI

JULY 18 AND 19: Warren Art Festival, Warren, RI

AUGUST 1: Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

AUGUST 8: Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

AUGUAST 15: Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

AUGUST 22 AND 23: Art Fair at Langworthy Vinyards, Westerly, RI

AUGUST 29: Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

SEPTEMBER 12: Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

SEPTEMBER 19: Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

SEPTEMBER 26: Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

OCTOBER 10, 11, AND 12: Scituate Art Festival, Scituate, RI

OCTOBER 17: Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

OCTOBER 31: Providence Artisan’s Market, Lippett Park, Hope Street, Providence, RI

NOTE: I will also have work on view at the Green Marble Coffee Shop in Stonington, CT through the month of June; at the Yellow House in Stonington, CT, through the months of July and December; and will be featured arist at the Artist’s Cooperative Galery (ACGOW) in Westerly, RI for the Month of August.

HOLIDAY MARKETS YET TO BE SCHEDULED. STAY TUNED AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.