Red rocks oil painting workshop demo by Becky Joy

8x10 oil on canvas panel $450. Click here to purchase.
This is one of the demos that I painted last week in my workshop in Casa Grande. I painted this one, a sunset and a still life. This is the one I have left. It was a great group of people. I really enjoyed the class.

Tonight I went on facebook to watch the awards ceremony for the 6" squared show at Randy Higbee's gallery. What a lot of fun to participate in the show on fb as well as having four paintings in the show. I'm really honored to have a painting chosen as a winner. There were such wonderful pieces. What a job putting the show on. Randy and his crew did a great job. My 6x6 "West into the Sun" won an honorable mention.
If you didn't see the winners you will have to take a look on Randy Higbee's page. Wonderful paintings, all of them.

Well, getting my frames, canvases and paints ready for Alabama. Hopefully, I get some pics of the plein air event on my blog.
talk to you all later.
Becky
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"Chums" after Edward Henry Potthast

"Chums" after Edward Henry Potthast
(4x4") - 201118
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Wow. Always while I'm painting, I try to make mental notes of the various and sundry things that I'd like to write about. Things that occur to me only while I'm in the mode. When I finished this one, I thought to myself "I'll take a laundry folding break, then come post and blog about the work.... it'll be great because there were a number of ah ha moments this time....surely I'll remember everything!" Not so. What does stand out, once again, is the remarkable way that a very tiny change in any one artistic element can make or break a painting. Scary, don't you agree? What if I don't know what the one thing is? The more I paint; the more that's revealed; the more confidence I have moving forward. Ironically, I suppose, these tiny paintings that I've been doing for about a year now seem at first to be a 180 degree turn from the direction I was heading about 4 years ago. I needed a B I G space to explore my big voice, and I encourage everyone to do that somewhere along their painting way. The space I need now doesn't have to be so big. I'm finding a way to use my big voice in a small space, if you will, so maybe it's just a 90 degree turn. These studies have sharpened my understanding of value and color temperature - how things can still read successfully without so much contrast guiding the eye over the images.

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SEASCAPE, TOM BROWN 6x6in ORIGINAL OIL

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COASTAL, TOM BROWN 6x6in ORIGINAL OIL

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SURF AND SEA, TOM BROWN 6x6in ORIGINAL OIL

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VINEYARD, TOM BROWN 6x6in ORIGINAL

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Nordic Tug 39, Essex by Roxanne Steed

8"x10" oil on Belgian linen, mounted on archival board

"If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him."
- Seneca


Monday morning was bright and clear. The Connecticut Plein Air Painters were all meeting in the town of Essex, to paint about town & down at the end of town at the boatyards. So I drove down, staked out my favorite spot in front of this little tug at the boatyard. What a beautiful little thing it is. For more information about Nordic Tug, click here. To buy the boat, you'll need to go to Essex, CT, their office is in the lighthouse shaped building on the left. To purchase the painting, contact me here.

Crystal Cove

Crystal Cove

An Original Oil by Deborah Harold

6x6 panel

$100.00

At the end of the Historical site of Crystal Cove lies this little gem. It has been in movies and defines the rustic charm of this tiny community.  The beach was a playground for silent film makers, artists,beachcombers and movie stars. It has a unique history and to this day attracts people for allover the world.

Please visit my website for more of my works detailing the California coast Line.

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Crowning the Hill Abstract Horse Painting by Texas Contemporary Equine Artist Laurie Pace

Name Change as I worked..

Progress on Crowning the Hill

4 ft by 4 ft  Oil on Canvas     
Not sure if it is done yet, I am still working on it... will take a few weeks to finish it up and two months to dry.  This is a startling visual painting of three horses completed with a palette knife and lots of paint.

© Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2011
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“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” - Romans 10:9-10

 

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Textured Poppy oil painting by Niki Gulley

“What Dreams May Come” ©2011 Niki Gulley

SOLD • 36” x 48” oil on canvas

Just sold! I painted this field of poppies and wildflowers with extremely thick paint and palette knives to create extreme texture, and to make the colors and strokes come to life.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my poppy and floral fields series.

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No Need to Be Afraid - Palette Knife Oil Painting by Judy Mackey

"No Need to Be Afraid"

10" x  8", Oil on Canvas

Website:  JudyMackey.com

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If you are interested in purchasing "No Need to Be Afraid", please email me at judy@judymackey.com.  If you like my work, I hope you will refer me to your friends.

Quick Stop by Arlon Rosenoff

Quick Stop 22" x 18" Palette Knife Oil on Cradled Panel

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"Impressions" Flower Painting by Jill Saur

This vibrant flower painting is 11"x14" and it is painted on a wide canvas.  I had a lot of fun painting these flowers and I am thrilled with how it turned out.  My tag line is "Joy on Canvas" and I think this painting is a portrait of that joy.

This is actually a palette knife painting, which means that I painted this entirely with a palette knife from start to finish.  As a result there is a lot of texture!  I invite you to become a collector of my work and discover the joy of owning artwork that uplifts and inspires.  This painting is $425.00.

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This shows the wide canvas painted on the side

©2011 "Impressions" by Jill Saur, all rights reserved

This shows the rich texture on my painting

CLOUD WATCHING BY TOM BROWN

Remember watching clouds when you were a small child? And spotting shapes that looked like wonderful imaginary things. I’ve never gotten over that fascination with cloud watching.

Yesterday I mentioned that playing with my paints is like therapy; a way to find peace and contentment. The noise and hurry of daily life is put aside and for a time the world stands still.

This is another painting that brought me that sense of escape. I call this one “CLOUD WATCHING.”

I hope you feel a little better for having seen it.

This is a 6x6 inch original oil painting on masonite, ready for framing. Let me know if you’d like to own it; it’s very reasonably priced at the moment. tombrownstudio@cox.net

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Tree Shopping by Janet Bludau

This painting is done primarily with a palette knife but with a brushed foreground.  It measures 8x8" and is 1-1/2" thick on board.  Inspired by a Christmas tree farm on Maui, it is painted from memory, rather than one of my photos.  Most people are surprised to know there are Christmas tree farms in Hawaii but on the slopes of Haleakala, with the higher elevation, the temperatures can be much lower than Southern Ca where I now live.  It was wonderful to prowl around the farm and choose your tree rather than visit the corner, paved lot like I do now!

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Wildflowers in the Woods...Palette Knife Painting by Peg Whitacre.

This is the second in a series of three palette knife paintings of wildflowers in natural places.  This picture took my attention immediately because of the complimentary colors of yellow and purple.  The tree trunk on the right keeps the eye in the frame while the colors of the flowers become the focal point.  Wildflowers (or sometimes just plain old blooming weeds) can be some of the most beautiful subjects for photos or paintings.  This one, like the other two, can be purchased in a simple barnwood frame, or just the canvas itself.  Contact the artist at pwhitacre@att.net.  Enjoy!

A MOMENT OF SERENITY BY TOM BROWN

Sometimes getting out with my paints is like therapy. It’s a way to find peace and contentment.

Birds and butterflies were the only interruptions here. All the noise and hurry of daily life is put aside for a moment while I play with my colors. For awhile the world stands still.

That feeling of peacefulness is what I was shooting for here. Hopefully some of it is embedded within this little piece. I call it “BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES.”

I hope you feel a sense of relaxation while looking at it.

This is a 6x6 inch palette knife oil painting on masonite, ready for framing. Let me know if you’d like to own it; it’s very reasonably priced at the moment. tombrownstudio@cox.net

Catalina bound

Catalina Bound

An original oil by Deborah Harold

6x6 panel

sold

The owner of this boat asked me to paint an image of his boat gliding through the waves to Catalina Island, just off the coast of Southern California. This particular piece is sold but I will be doing more of this subject, it is one of my favorites. Catalina is so much a part of the California coastline and it's beauty can be appreciated from different locations and at different times of the day and the year, depending on the lighting. I will make it one of my goals to perfect the Island charm.

desert plein air workshops by Becky Joy

8x10 oil on canvas panel $450. Click here to purchase.

This is a demo painting from the workshop at the Superstition Mountains from yesterday. The class went very well and I think everyone was pleased with what they learned in one day. I gave out a lot of information and handouts to help digest all of it. The biggest thing, of course, will be to practice and paint, paint, paint.

The three days before this one day workshop, I held a workshop in Casa Grande, AZ to a full class. It was a great group of excited students that were eager to learn. I really enjoyed them and will be back again next year. Below are some of the workshop photos. I didn't have time to photograph the demos. I have one of three left. Each of the three days I did a different demo. This was a studio workshop, so I painted a still life, a landscape and a sunset, showing how I would approach each subject. Each person selected their own subject matter and we also set up a still life.

I'm getting ready to take off this next week for Gadsden, AL where I will be participating in their plein air event. I'm really excited about it and seeing a different part of the country.

Setting up for the workshop.

We were beating the Arizona heat in the afternoon by setting up under the ramada.

I'm planning on setting up another three day plein air workshop for this summer in Northern Arizona where we can escape the heat. If you are interested in Prescott or Sedona email me and let me know. beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com

"On the Beach" after Edward Henry Potthast

"On the Beach"
after Edward Henry Potthast
(4x4") - 201117 -
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What distinguishes the red umbrella on the right and the red balloons is the specular highlight on two of the balloons. It's amazing what a nearly pencil sized blip can do to tell a story. This was another joy to do. Again - hues and their temperatures, values, edge subtleties. This is what I'm practicing. More to come!

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Quiet Moment

Quiet Moment

Original Oil by Deborah Harold

6x6 panel

$100.00

This little dinghy was all alone at Balboa Island screaming to be noticed. I took a photo and was back in my studio to capture the innocence and peace that it told.

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Spring Comes To The Shoreline by Roxanne Steed

8"x10" oil on Belgian linen mounted on archival panel

"Too many times we stand aside and let the waters slip away, till what we put off til tomorrow has now become today. So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied. Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide."

-author unknown

Thursday morning the sun was out, and the remains of the storm clouds were breaking away. So of course I headed back to the same area, there is so much to paint there near Waterford Beach. I love this little spit of land where the rocks jut out into the water, and the evergreens offer continuous color throughout the year. The morning didn't disappoint me, and the clouds were such a wonderful comparison to the skies of earlier in the week. I am determined to spend as much time outdoors painting this year as I possibly can! This week has been quite rewarding!

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PEACH SKY BY TOM BROWN

“PEACH SKY” is a colorful 6x6 inch palette knife oil painting, ready for framing. It is very reasonably priced at the moment. Email for details if you’re interested. tombrownstudio@cox.net

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Rescued - Palette Knife Oil Painting - Angel Holding a Dog

"Rescued"

8 x 8 inches, Oil on Raymar Board

Available at Muse & Co Gallery, Roswell, GA

If only there were words to tell you

I've felt this way too

In the Surf-II by Heidi Lifrage

This is the second little 9 x 12 study which I enjoyed painting. A little more forcus on the children. Can't wait to see which one she picks. For purchase information please contact me at www.heidilifrage.com

Farmer's Palette, an original palette knife oil painting by Deborah Harold

Farmer's Palette

Original Oil by Deborah Harold

6x6 panel

$100.00

In the sleepy little coastal town of Corona Del Mar there is a Farmer's Market every Saturday morning. The vibe is casual, the smells of the ocean breeze, fresh flowers and fruits are intoxicating. My favorite thing to do is buy whatever is beautiful, and set it up in my studio at home and paint. This painting is an an example of a beautiful Spring day where all came together in a colorful work. And later I will try for a creative meal with the fresh produce. The flowers go into a vase, all as a reminder of the gratitude I feel every morning waking up in this heavenly place in California.

New Textured Aspen Tree Painting by Niki Gulley

“Autumn Splendor” ©2011 Niki Gulley

36” x 48” textured oil on wrap around canvas

Shimmering colors of autumn: Aspen trees quiver, their light graceful leaves tremble and quake, silver and gold, silver and gold with each light breeze. There is the quiet energy of change coming and vibrant color charges the woods. Crisp fall mountain air, clean bright skies overhead, a band of slender straight trunks cut bright strokes of white against a dazzling tumble of green, crimson and gold.

You may see this painting and more of my textured oil paintings at my booth this weekend at Art in the Square, Booth #J5, in Southlake, TX. Visit artinthesquare.com/default.aspx for details.

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Peer Pressure by Roxanne Steed

6"x6" oil on archival panel

"The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself."

-Rita Mae Brown

My daughters always scold me about laughing at my own jokes. Wednesday morning it was pouring outside, so I set up a still life that I'd been wanting to paint ever since I put the idea into my sketch book umm, maybe a month ago! "Peer Pressure" just reminded me of the things people do when they are egged on by others, whether it's a good idea or not. I had just finished the painting & called my husband in to have a look. So the big guy comes to stand before the painting and the set-up when, kerplunk, the little chunk of orange and spoon go rolling off of the cup. "He did it!" spouts my husband......and how could I help but laugh! Visit my blog for purchase information.

"Rockaway Beach" after Edward Henry Potthast

"Rockaway Beach"
after Edward Henry Potthast
(4x4") - 201116
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This one was a joy to study. I'm learning so much about the perceived color of white, and how much more effective a painting can be if the artist takes time to note as many subtleties as possible before beginning the painting. A reader asked yesterday if I mix everything before I start. The answer is 99% yes. The difficulty for me (when working so small) is that I like to avoid a lot of fussiness and smearing. If I don't get my color mixtures straight at the get go, and then stay stubborn (maybe even lazy?) about not mixing another color after I'm already into the painting, then I don't have much to choose from. What's more, if the value of the color isn't right, all other areas of the painting are effected and I end up lost in something like a rubic's cube trying to shift each area so that it will line up aesthetically with the adjacent ones. Tricky, and seriously boring to read about... Just the same, it's important to note these revelations, such as they are.

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In the Surf by Heidi Lifrage

My favorite commssions are the ones on the beach. I just love them. This is a little 9 x 12 study oil on canvas of a larger commission of a brother and sister. I just love using the colors from my recent workshop. It is so fun to spice thinks up.

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Sweety Pie by Ann Gorbett

Sweety Pie

6" x 8"

Oil on canvas

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Sunset Sail Modern Palette Knife Sailboat Painting by Texas Contemporary Artist Laurie Pace

Sunset Sail

Commission SOLD
This was painted for one of my earliest collectors.  She wanted a brilliant sunset painting with corals, oranges, turquoise, blues, reds and every other color you could imagine.  Done with a palette knife and about 10 layers of paint, she has her sunset sail for her Florida home.
Terry corrected my sails before I started on this one. Being a sailor, he is very much in tune with the jibs, mainsails etc and is always quick to correct my drawings if I am off for my sailboat paintings.

20 x 30 x 2 inches  Oil on Canvas  

  © Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 1998-2011
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James 1:2-3 "Whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow."

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Original oil painting - Deep Fall Forest - by Karen Tarlton

24x36

Oil

Thick, rich chunky oil paint on this one! Makes quite a show piece in any room and looks even better in person!

I love these two quotes and they seem to suit my prolific style: "I dream a lot. I do more painting when I'm not painting. It's in the subconscious." ::: Andrew Wyeth :::

"When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time." ::: Cy Twombly :::

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Incoming Front Over Ledge Light, sold!!! by Roxanne Steed

8"x10" oil on Belgian linen mounted on archival panel

"Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots."

-Frank Howard Clark

Tuesday morning I went out in hopes of painting before the rains came. I was certainly lucky as I got just what I was after! Interesting cloud shapes and color filled the sky over the Wetlands Overlook at Waterford Beach. Looking out toward the Long Island Sound, I could see Ledge Light in the distance, where just the day before everything was enveloped in a very thick fog.


I had mentioned in a previous post about keeping your plein air gear light for travel. This is whether you're flying to a far destination, or just hiking in to your local park. It's all too easy to try stuffing 'just one more thing' into your bag/backpack. If you've got to carry that any distance, you'll be tired & regretting it before you even set up to paint. Over the years I've tried just about everything out there on the market until I finally came upon this combination. An 8x10 Open Box M easel/palette screws right onto a simple camera tripod (not a heavy one either, just a very basic one (got it for under $20 years ago). I have a little sack attached to the legs for laying rocks in for weight if it's a bit windy. If you're trying to paint in a gale, well, suffer the consequences...wind is just about the worst problem to deal with when painting outdoors. Keeping it simple is still the best idea. If you're determined to 'gut-it-out' in wind, you could detach the small box from the easel & hold it.

Other supplies that fit into this pack are an 8"x10" Raymar wet panel box, it holds 3 panels, but for most nearby outings I just take 2 panels. I bring 2 different palette knives, a couple bulldog clips to hold my trash bag onto the set-up, Kleenex, paper towels, a small container of wet-wipes/baby-wipes (yes they are GREAT for getting paint off your skin). In summer I bring a small bug-spray. I try to remember a water bottle, & a camera, but I've left home without them & it's been fine. For paints, I take a warm & cool of each primary, plus white. If you're working with a palette knife, you don't need any medium, solvents, and clean-up is so much simpler. The little rolling back-pack I found at Wal-Mart ($35 if I remember correctly), allowing you to roll it if you're in an area with sidewalks or hoist it up on your back if you have to hike into an area. This has been the most versatile set-up I've used over the years, and of course, may get tweaked over time as all things seem to. And of course, there's no "one WAY" to rig your set-up, what-ever works for YOU is the key thing! Hope it helps you if you're looking to lighten your load and get out to paint more often!

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New Texas Hill Country oil painting by Niki Gulley

“Blue Horizon” Painting of the Texas Hill Country ©2011 Niki Gulley

Textured Oil on Wrap Around Canvas, 30” by 48”

Vivid indigo: when thick clusters of bright blue cover the rolling bluffs of our Texas Hill Country – you know spring is here! Texas Bluebonnets splash across the fields interspersed with fiery Indian Paintbrush and bright yellow Coreopsis. Wildflowers, winding paths and wind-tested live oaks fill this canvas with the joy of a clear spring day in the hill country.

This bluebonnet painting and many others will be available for you to see this weekend at Art in the Square in Southlake, TX, Booth #J5. Visit artinthesquare.com/default.aspx for details.

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Original Oil painting - City Rain - impressionism impasto by Karen Tarlton

City Rain

Oil

20x20

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams

One more rainy inspired painting for April! April is my birthday month and I celebrate all month! My actual birthday is earth day the 22nd, but I like to think of it as a month long celebration of living one more year! Many more works available for purchase! http://www.etsy.com/shop/Karensfineart Galleries: City Lights Gallery, Las Vegas, NV The Arlington Arts Gallery, Arlington Virginia Galerie Severn, New Orleans Louisiana The Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery Alabama SAC's Gallery, Montgomery Alabama KR Designs, Fort Myers,FL The Arteuropa Gallery, San Diego California My website: http://www.karensfineart.com/ My Blog: http://www.karensfineart.blogspot.com/

Chase The Sun by Roxanne Steed

8"x8" oil on archival panel


"A good laugh is sunshine in the house."

-William Makepeace Thackeray



Monday afternoon I came back inside to paint another cheery bouquet. These yellow daisies and purple statice flowers have lasted so long! It's such fun to change the colored cloths around with each arrangement, looking for every subtle color influence, cast shadows, reflections, all interesting to the eye. I chose the name "Chasing The Sun" since I have a feeling we're going to be doing that this week here in coastal Connecticut. The good thing is, all these April showers are going to make for a fabulous May!
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"At the Seashore" after Edward Henry Potthast

"At the Seashore"
after Edward Henry Potthast
(4x4") - 201114
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I continue to be completely enthralled with Mr. Potthast's work, and I think I may be at the start of a series of studies. His palette is so vibrant, but natural. Nothing seems to be "a little too far out there". I've been reviewing my own past work a lot lately, and am left feeling a bit squeemish by some of the color choices. Vibrant? No doubt, but some are waaaaay out there. Funny how this happens to us. One day you think something you've done is masterful, the next it's a pile of hooey - embarrassing hooey at that. New newsletter is brewing - I promise! I need to decide on what I'm going to shoot a video of. Wanted to do something large again, but so many of you have asked questions about working small, and I may just do an itty bitty for the camera. We'll see.

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Foggy Day Wetlands, Spring Thaw by Roxanne Steed

8"x10" oil on Belgian linen mounted on archival panel

"The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month."

-Henry Van Dyke


Early Monday morning I went down to the shoreline to the wetlands overlook at Waterford Beach, here in CT. I think this is the first outdoor painting I've done this year. A heavy fog had rolled in over night and mist filled the air, it was actually quite beautiful! And it felt GREAT to be back outside painting again! Contact me here, for purchase information.


**A tip for painters- if you are going to paint outdoors in heavy mist (or possible light rain), you will want to make sure you are working on an oil primed surface. I learned this from a friend in Ireland several years ago while painting out in a light misty/rain. He was painting on an acrylic primed canvas and it began absorbing water and resisted the oil paint like a batik. This was certainly not the look he was after, and was so disappointed. I was painting next to him, and using an oil primed linen mounted on panel (from Raymar) the water beaded up & I was able to push it away with the paint brush/knife. I've since seen this a few times and was glad I had brought along the oil primed panels! AND, it's a great idea to keep your gear light, just in the chance that the weather gets worse and you have to pack up pronto to head for dryer, safer ground.

If you're in Norfolk, VA at the end of the month, I have begun framing new works to take to London Square Gallery; where I'll be doing a demonstration of my palette knife work on Saturday, April 30th. If you're in town, I'd love to have you stop in to visit!