Archive for September, 2007

Long Shadow

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

“Long Shadow”, oil on canvas panel, 5×7″, available at my Etsy Store

I’ve painted these little barns many times, and each time they’re different. It felt great to be out painting again, even if my color mixing skills were a little rusty.

I’ve been accepted into a new gallery in downtown Petaluma, the Riverfront Art Gallery, and I got a call yesterday that the first day they had their doors open, one of my paintings sold! The official opening for the gallery will be October 13th – we’ll be having a reception with all the artists from 4-8pm. It’s a great space, and I’m really excited to be showing there.

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Summer Evening

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

“Summer Evening” oil on canvas, 18×24″

I’m in the midst of framing new works in preparation for the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival show this coming weekend. Even though I feel like I haven’t been painting nearly enough, I’ve got 14 new paintings to frame up.

I’m also really pleased to have been accepted into the Riverfront Art Gallery, a new gallery in Petaluma showing paintings and photography.

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Preparation

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

“Heat of the Day” oil on canvas panel, 8×10″

I thought I’d share a little of how I think about putting together my paintings. I have learned that I really need to make a little sketch before I start actually painting. It helps me make decisions about the composition, and it gives me a chance to think about my game plan before I even start mixing paint. This is a page from my painting sketchbook with little thumbnails I did in preparation for the painting above. I don’t always do so many sketches, but this one I went through a long process.

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