Horn Hill View 12x16 oil on panel
This is another painting that I started plein air on Monhegan Island last fall. I had a few things to work on and finished it last week. The colors look more on the blue side here than they do in reality. Sandy
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Big Changes and a Juried Show SOLD
Above is the new version of a painting I did on Monhegan Island. The one below is the original painting. I decided to take out the white dory in the middle of the painting. I thought it kept the viewer from traveling into the scene. I had to think about this for some time before I got up the courage to make this huge change but I felt that it would be a big improvement.
Yesterday my friend Dianne and I traveled one hour by car to Waterville to enter some paintings into the Maine Open Juried Art Show. This is a show that happens once a year. Each artist can enter 2 paintings. This new version of Swim Beach Landing is one of the paintings I entered. We dropped off our paintings in the morning then we had to wait several hours for the jurying process to be done. We went out for a delicious lunch and then went to see The 2nd Great Marigold Hotel movie. That was fun. We went back to see if our paintings got in and both of our paintings got accepted. That felt good! We rode home happy! Tuesday night is the opening and we will be there to meet the other artists and see what paintings got awards. Should be fun.
Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog! Sandy
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Thursday, March 5, 2015
The Red House Monhegan Island Maine SOLD
The Monhegan Red House 12x16 oil on canvas panel
Last summer I went to Monhegan Island in late August. My friend and fellow painter Erik Minzner was there visiting with his family. We had the good fortune of being able to paint for a morning together. This is one of the paintings I did that day. I made some adjustments to this recently in the studio. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for stopping by the blog. I have been busy applying to my upcoming shows for 2015. I am looking forward to another season of traveling around Maine selling paintings and meeting all my wonderful customers.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Katahdin Peak Season SOLD
Katahdin Peak Season 12x16 oil on canvas panel
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This is another painting that I started on location last fall. I have been working on it off and on since. I think this is finally finished. I have never painted a scene like this and struggled with several things including getting a feeling of the layering of the landscape and trying not to make the fall colors too intense. This photo is lacking in sharpness but I think you can still get a pretty good feeling for the finished piece. Thanks for stopping by. I have more studio work to show coming up. Sandy
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Seal Cove August SOLD
Seal Cove August 8x16 oil on panel
This is a painting I started on location last summer. These last couple of weeks I have been finishing paintings that have been in the studio waiting for some attention. Often I start a painting on location and then I will finish it in the studio. This gives me time to think about what I want to do for corrections and adjustments. The next few paintings I will be posting here will be ones I have been working on over the past few weeks. Outside my house today there is a lot of snow and I mean more snow than we have ever had! I can think back to when I was painting this and there where people swimming near by!!
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Sunday, January 25, 2015
Acadia Fall View
Acadia Fall View 6x6 oil on panel
Late fall in Acadia National Park can be quite lovely. It is much quieter and often I will see a deer or two while I am out scouting locations and painting. There are very few cars driving along the shore road. Walking is a great pleasure with the sound of the surf and the sun sparkling off the water.
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Monday, January 19, 2015
Lupine SOLD
Lupine 4x8 oil on canvas panel
In June here in Maine the Lupine bloom in abundance. They can be seen all along the highways, tucked into back yards, and growing wild in fields. I love seeing them and never grow tired of these colors splashed across the landscape year after year. Sandy
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