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Thirteen years of mostly good times with only a few bad times. We made so many wonderful memories here, but due to an unfortunate turn in our lives our family is relocating. It’s difficult to say goodbye to your home … Continue reading →

I was going to gesso over this one but decided to play with it a little first. Maybe I’d find what I didn’t like about it and change it for the better. It’s not done yet, but it’s better than … Continue reading →

Two more small studio works mimicking plein air paintings. acrylic, 8×12″  acrylic, 8×11″ 

Here are a couple of small studio paintings. I’m trying some new techniques with acrylics. Happy to be away from oil paint for now.

I said I wasn’t gonna quit on this one. I lied. I quit. I’m done. That white truck looks like it’s parked up on the sidewalk. Not gonna fix it. Today was Sunday and there were a lot more cars … Continue reading →

Today I toured the Kuerner’s Farm at the Brandywine River Museum. It’s the only tour I hadn’t taken. It was very interesting to see the actual place that Andrew Wyeth did nearly 1000 works of and to stand where he … Continue reading →

I just got a letter in the mail informing me that I received the People’s Choice Award at the community show this summer at the Lancaster Museum of Art.

Yesterday I took a little field trip to the Sargent show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The show was OK. I’m not a big fan of formal portraits, but there were some very nice pieces … Continue reading →

I’m pleased to announce my painting (below) received an honorable mention at the Lancaster Museum of Art’s 2015 community show. Here’s a link to the local newspaper article: http://lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/community-art-exhibition-at-lancaster-museum-of-art/article_f40c7efe-2b06-11e5-85bf-377bd6452e31.html

I was up at 4 today and looked out the window. I made some mental notes on value and color so I could go back to bed. I painted this from memory and a little bit of looking at the … Continue reading →