Portrait Class

I've been enjoying teaching my Limited Color Portrait class this summer at the South County Art Association. I start each class with a short demo, about 20 minutes. Since most of the students have very limited portrait experience, they find this really helpful.

My goal is to show, fairly quickly, how to get started. I want them to see the big light and dark shapes, and to understand the structure, while still leaving most of the class time to do their own painting. I'm finding that painting demos is an art in itself.

I'll be teaching this again in the fall at the Portsmouth Art Guild (once a week for 5 weeks), and have tentatively scheduled a one day workshop at Jerry's ASW in Providence in October. Stay tuned for the date if you're interested.

Stone walls and chicory- sold

Oil on canvas, 8" x 6"
We went back to the Audubon Reserve in Westport to paint the other morning. Lots of chicory and Queen Anne's lace. Love that blue!

Sunset at the reservoir

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
A very quick study, half hour at the most, of the last light on this group of trees.

View from bike path

Oil on panel, approx. 7.5"x8"
Lately I've really been enjoying going out painting in the evening. There's something about having to paint really fast to catch the light that I just love.

Evening by the river- sold

Oil on panel, 8" x 10"
Painted plein air the other night in Barrington, RI. Email me for price.

Tin roof, rusted- sold

Oil on panel, 8" x 8"
Wednesday morning I met with my plein air painting class in Warren RI and found this somewhat dilapidated building to paint on the waterfront.
Email me for price.

Woods Hole- sold

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
We went to Woods Hole on Sunday and did a little plein air painting before we went to see a show with paintings by Richard Schmid and others. This is on a little side street near the harbor.

Beach read- sold

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

Bikepath in Barrington

Oil on panel, 8" x 8"

My new favorite painting place is the Barrington River. This bridge is part of a bikepath that's about 20 miles long and is really pretty.

There's still room in my classes- both start next week.

Summer classes:

Portraits in limited color, Tuesday nights, July 10, 17, 24, 31, at the South County Art Association.

Plein air in Warren and Bristol, Wednesday mornings, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, through the Portsmouth Arts Guild.

Daylilies by the bay- sold

Oil on panel, 8" x 8.5"
I wanted to make sure I painted this garden before the lilies were gone for the summer.

Hydrangea 2-sold

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

Summer classes:

Portraits in limited color, Tuesday nights, July 10, 17, 24, 31, at the South County Art Association.

Plein air in Warren and Bristol, Wednesday mornings, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, through the Portsmouth Arts Guild.

Hydrangea time-sold

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
It's that time of year, that beautiful blue of hydrangeas everywhere. Lucky for me, I have a neighbor with a whole row of them who doesn't mind if I clip a few for my painting.

Summer classes:

Portraits in limited color, Tuesday nights, July 10, 17, 24, 31, at the South County Art Association.

Plein air in Warren and Bristol, Wednesday mornings, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, through the Portsmouth Arts Guild.

On another note, Paul just wrote a blog post about our recent trip to Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania (yes, I said Pennsylvania). Check it out- it's his first time blogging (but not the last, I think).