From this drawing, I went into my art studio to play with expanding my work into different sizes and mediums. I also play with color which is another struggle. I first start in watercolor and watercolor crayon. Sometimes I add gouache especially white to calm the...
Abstracting the body with a set behind in a drawing involves simplifying the shapes, lines, and forms of the body and the set. Geometric shapes and curves are rendered in a minimalistic, and abstract way by emphasizing certain lines and shapes. When expanding a...
From my drawings with a live model, I go back to my art studio. I first play with more drawings on larger paper, then to watercolor with colored crayons and eventually to even larger work in oil. Each medium offers its own challenges. My main challenge is how...
This piece will be in Arts Students League Xmas Show and is for sale. I started this piece at one of favorite places, Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaigua, New York. There is a wonderful Japanese garden that I love to go to and do plein air.
It has been a exciting and rewarding year being back working with live models. These poses are from very quick poses of 1-5 minutes with a wild set behind them. My drawing and painting has transformed into a new creativity. Then I go back to my studio. I try to...
These are the latest drafts of some plein air work that I started. These started at the farm that Andrew Wyeth painted at in Brandywine, Penn. Then I worked on enhancing the design on the canvas and changing the...
I am so excited to being a new member of Longyear Gallery. Hope you can come to the show.
I am in this Upcoming Art shows AMR Artists & Coats of Many Colors Exhibition Galli-Curci Theatre 817 Main Street, Margaretville NY 12455 Show Dates: Fri Sept 23 - Sun Oct. 16, 2022 Opening Reception is Sat. Oct. 8 from 3-6 Hours: Fri/Sat/Sun & Columbus Day...
Every year of my life I have gone to my family’s place that my grandfather built in the Fingerlake region. One of my favorite places to do plein air is the Sonnenberg gardens. I especially love the Japanese garden. Each year inspires a new series of Interpretations...
I have been intrigued by artists doing monotypes. I love the quality and tone of the image. Monotypes has the spontaneous quality of a watercolor. The color can be much richer as you can see in my first...