Worldwide Paintout
Jupiter Inlet, DuBois Park, 14×11 Oil on Panel Done last weekend for the 10th annual world wide paint out. Went down to DuBois Park and set up toward the inlet. DuBois Park facing inlet – notice the...
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Torrit Bird – oil on panel – 5×7 – for the annual Gamblin Torrit Grey contest Torrit Bird Too – 6×8 oil on panel – not entered in the annual Gamblin Torrit Grey contest Each year the Gamblin paint...
View ArticleNanowrimo and PiBoIdMo
The month of November is always hectic and to add to the usual hecticness is Nanowrimo [National Novel Writing Month]and now PiBoIdMo [Picture Book Idea Month], both of which I wanted to participate...
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Oil – knife painting – 5×7 Jupiter Lighthouse Three of my faves sold last week. But fear not, I’ll do more!
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My apologies for not keeping up with my blog however I started the year way under the weather and it really put be very far behind in every aspect of my life. Plus, there have been way to many non art...
View Article2013 Sketchbook Project – Frogology
My 2013 Sketchbook Project is called Frogology because it’s about Frogs. Most of the frogs in the book are extinct and on the back cover there is a list of frogs that are missing. I wasn’t able to scan...
View ArticleFresh off the easel
More beach paintings! This time I’ve included a picture of each painting in their frames. These are small works, all 6×8 – oil on panel, and look great in wide white molding frames – the width of the...
View ArticleRed Flag
Red Flag Yes, of course it’s another beach painting from Hobe Sound Beach. But, this time it’s done in pastels. Finally, I’ve gotten around to trying out the pallet of John Pierce Barnes to see how...
View Articlevan Gogh’s Drawings
The drawings that are part of Vincent’s letters to Theo are interesting and all his talk of etchings and drawings by other artists, as well as his own, led me to the catalogue by the Metropolitan...
View ArticleThe Reed Pen
The reed pen is a very simple instrument that van Gogh used to perfection during his time in Arles. Vincent made his own pens and after buying some I see why. The pens that you can buy at art supply...
View ArticleBarley Barber Swamp
Barley Barber Swamp – oil on board – 11×14 The only way to get to Barley Barber Swamp is to be taken there by bus. It’s located in the middle of FPL property in Indiantown, FL. This link tells you...
View ArticleSeabreeze
Seabreeze – Oil on Canvas – 20×24 These trees are piney and I don’t know the name of them but I like the way they lean toward land as if the breeze showed them which way to grow. This is at the...
View ArticleMolly’s House Gallery
For locals – here is the season’s schedule for Molly’s House Gallery in Stuart, FL: 2013 2014 Gallery Flyer My mostly beach themed paintings will be there in December, from the 5th until the end of the...
View ArticlePalette Talk
Originally my plan was to write about Sorolla and his palettes, however while researching I found the definitive article written on Sorolla, his palettes and technique. The article was written in 1990...
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Spring Calf Inspired by a fellow blogger’s challenge to come up with something blue that says “spring”. http://decorartuk.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/something-in-common/ The local manatees came to mind...
View ArticlePublicity!
It’s rare to get free publicity, at least for me it is, but one of my paintings will be in the next issue, July/August, of Fine Art Connoisseur magazine. (not on newsstands yet)...
View ArticleThe Mokie Chronicles Day 9 #kidlitart28
The Mokie Chronicles Day 9 – It is best to eat spaghetti standing up. Eating spaghetti
View ArticleThe Mokie Chronicles Day 10 #kidlitart28
The Mokie Chronicles Day 10 – Lizards love to play hide and seek! Hide and Seek – ink and watercolor
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The Mokie Chronicles Day 11 – Some days sitting pretty is enough. Mokie Sits Pretty – ink and watercolor
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