Rainbow Brownie 2012 Entries

Cow Block Party, acrylic on wood, 2 1/2"x 2 1/2"x 1 1/2"

I just love these cows at sunset from a farm near my home. I hope to do more paintings on this subject, larger ones.

Works in Progress from Jim Thorpe

Here are some other paintings that I started while painting at Jim Thorpe one weekend, but need to be finished. Both are acrylics on 9x12 board. I'll post again once completed.

Vineyard Outlook

Here is another acrylic painting on 12x9 panel that I painted on the same day while visiting the Galen Glen Winery. I just love painting at this location. It is so spacious and beautiful.

Winery View

This diptych is an acrylic painting I did on two 6x6 panels overlooking the vineyards at Galen Glen Winery, just outside of Jim Thorpe. I had originally thought of making it stretch out to three panels, but the two did the job.

Solo Show Coming Up!

Keep the date September 12, 2012 open! That's the date of the reception for my solo exhibit at Neumann University in Aston, PA! I'll be showing many of my landscapes at this exhibit....including my most recent ones soon to be completed this summer. So exciting! More information will be coming. Keep checking in.

Edward Hopper House and Philip Koch Show

Yesterday I had the pleasure of seeing Philip Koch's Truro Studio Paintings and meeting him in person at the Edward Hopper House Art Center in Nyack, NY. I learned even more about Edward Hopper after hearing Philip talk about him. So amusing about his small accommodations in Truro for such a large man and his dislike for telephone poles even though they show up in so many of his paintings. I really enjoyed looking at Philip's paintings in person. The use of warm and cool colors and the compositions of interior spaces are similar to my own interests in painting, as well as, his interests in painting the landscape. As if this weren't enough....I also had the exciting opportunity to share a meal with the Koch family and friend, Bob. It was an awesome time getting to know Philip's family and friends. I am most grateful for their hospitality and their friendship. Thank you for including me!

Cotton Candy

Finished! And I decided to call it "Cotton Candy" because the clouds remind me of it so much. I also decided to rework some of the sky because as I kept looking at it over the past week something seemed off. The clouds just weren't soft enough, so I lightened up the bottom blue parts and glazed over the purple parts of the clouds. That's the thing about working with acrylic, you have to account for it drying darker. I like it more now.

I also think "Cotton Candy" could be a kind of lure, as living in a development isn't always what it seems.