![]() All framed and ready to get packed up, Meander will be shipped out to New England Watercolor Society’s Celebrating New England exhibit in Plymouth, MA. Super nice to have my new watercolor painting accepted into a NEWS show after joining this established long-standing watercolor society earlier this year, part of my ongoing effort to seek out more exhibit opportunities farther into New England and the Northeast. Exhibit opens July 12, runs until Sept 4 in the New England Watercolor Gallery at Plymouth Center for the Arts. There is a reception on August 15, 6-8pm, but I won't be able to get to it since I'm teaching a watercolor workshop up in Ticonderoga that afternoon (maybe if I pop into the Star Trek museum up in Ti, they can beam me over to Plymouth after my workshop, ha ha!). With this painting, I worked to capture the feeling of a hazy summer day on a meandering mountain river: the air and how it affects the light as the calm waters wind into the marshy areas and the colors and shades become more subtle in the distance. The painting measures 11"x15" and is framed to 16"x20" (outside dimensions of frame are 18.75"x22.75"), available in the show for $690.
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"Early Spring Mosaic" Juried Into 43rd Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolor5/15/2024 I received great news that my newest painting, Early Spring Mosaic, was accepted into the 43rd Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors. I'm really excited about having a piece in this show again this year; last year was my first acceptance into the show, after many prior attempts.
This prestigious exhibit showcases works in watermedia from all over the US and is beautifully displayed every year at the View Arts Center in Old Forge, NY. This year's show opens on August 2 with a big reception and awards ceremony and runs to September 28. Early Spring Mosaic was a bit of an experimental piece for me. I focused on exploring the push and pull of negative and positive spaces with this early spring woodland setting. The painting is as much about the marks as the subject matter; line work was done in concentrated transparent watercolor, using a quill pen. The painting measures 17"x11" and is framed to 24"x18". I am showing a large selection of my work in a solo exhibit at the Caldwell Lake George Library this year September 3-October 31. Through a collaborative initiative between the library and Lake George Arts Project called Project Local, the library hosts exhibits of regional artists throughout the year. I had one there in 2021 and am so pleased that the library and its board of directors have invited me back.
I plan on having at least 18 paintings on display, fingers crossed on getting a bunch of new small to medium sized Lake George/Adirondack themed paintings done to add to some already in my inventory. All works will be for sale. There will be a Meet the Artist reception as well, date to be announced soon. Every two months I select a couple of paintings to pull out of their frames and offer them up at special prices. Once the two months are up, the paintings go back to their original full pricing, and two different unframed works become available in the Unframed Deals. Here are the paintings I've chosen to offer for Mary/June 2024: #1 - Sanctuary, watercolor/pen&ink, 5.5"x6.5" matted to 8"x10", THIS PAINTING HAS SOLD #2 - Into the Woods, watercolor/pen&ink, 7"x5" matted to 12"x10". THIS PAINTING HAS SOLD If you are interested in either of these paintings, please reach out to me through my Contact page. Prices include shipping, but 7% NYS sales tax (if applicable) is additional charge. Sometimes I photograph different stages of a painting I'm working on - it's kind of interesting to look back at the images to see where various areas of the painting came to life.
The colors in the 3rd and 4th images are not accurate on the right hand side of the painting; the lamp at my painting table reflected on the still wet paper and made the images look a lot more golden brown than the painting really is. Final result is the image at the bottom; the colors in the image more accurately match the actual painting. |
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