Seasons - Work In Progress

Here are the initial stages of an 8x10 study I am doing for a larger work. Acrylic on canvas panel.

Jeffwerx Transplant Fund

A very short entry to request help for my friend Jeff Freels. He is a talented artist facing a need for organ transplant surgery. Please help spread the word.

http://jeffwerx.com/

http://jeffwerx.com/tf.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35822886@N03/6015409530/ this is a painting I am auctioning for Jeff's Fund.

Sumi-e and Chinese Brush Painting

I have begun a six week online class with Henry Li of Blue heron Arts.

Painting in ink can be very relaxing when the mood is right. The energy flowing through the artist to the paper via the ink and brush is very meditative. When it does not go right Ink is the Devil's handmaiden!

Here are three that I have recently done. The inscription on the mood seal is a Confucian saying "To study, then you know you don't know enough" or "We know the deficiency after learning".

The caligraphy is my signature and the title "Orchid".

Where to find my art

Potsdam SummerFestival is in full swing. I have told a few admirers where to find my paintings for sale and realized I should post it here as well.

I have work at Jernabi Coffee on Maple Street in Potsdam, next to Evans and White Hardware, stop in for the best coffee in town. I also have work for sale and in progress at the World Artisan, 1/2 Main Street, Potsdam, next to Billy's Deli, the best sandwiches in town. A bit further a field I have ten or twelve paintings currently at the Fireside Eatery and Grassroots Community Coop in Waddington. Route 37, just past the village heading towards Massena.

I will be doing a show this fall at the Creperie also in Waddington.

Currently at the World Artisan we are having our "Visions of Potsdam" show, the first of what we hope will become an annual event. The show features works by five talented local artists presenting art inspired by Potsdam.

Heron Finished

Finished the heron. I am really pleased with the way this turned out. Thank you again to Kenneth Allen who took the refernce photo and made it available under Creative Commons license.

Heron WIP

Here is an acrylic version of the heron in progress. I plan to darken the lower bill, lighten the back. I am undecided about the background. I could keep the darker green, it needs some blending and colour matching to be a unified background, or go much lighter with the background similar to teh reference photo and the watercolour version.

The reference photo was taken in Ireland by Kenneth Allen.

Heron I

A heron with a nice brookie. Reference image from Creative Commons. Watercolour, I am currently painting a version in acrylics.

So far acrylics are agreeing with me better than oils, but watercolour is definitely my first choice.

I do have to put in a plug for CC image searches. Lots of great photos out there with attribution licenses. A great boon for those of us who are not professional photographers with unlimited budgets for travel and equipment.