Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Second half of enlargement project...

Here's the second half of my experiment based on some 6 x 6 paintings I recently completed on boards supplied by the Animal Rescue League (they went to good homes). As noted in my last post, I had studied the subjects for so long, the images were rather tattoo-ed on my brain. And because they were images of especially loved pets, I decided to use that experience of creating small images as studies for making larger 8 x 10 versions on canvas for my own enjoyment. Here is the second of two -- it was nice to be able to include a bit more detail in a larger size, but it's really a labor of love more than anything else. As usual, the image here has been resized / adjusted for uploading.
I have many new paintings planned. Next may be my sister's dog (which I owe her for her birthday, which was a couple of weeks ago!)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

An 8 x 10 of a 6 x 6 ....

Here's an experiment: I recently did some 6 x 6 paintings on boards supplied by the Animal Rescue League. They went to good homes. I had studied the subjects for so long, the images were rather tattoo-ed on my brain. And because they were images of especially loved pets, I decided to use that experience of creating small images as studies for making larger 8 x 10 versions on canvas for my own enjoyment. Here is the first of two -- it was nice to be able to include a bit more detail in a larger size, but it's really a labor of love more than anything else. As usual, the image here has been resized / adjusted for uploading.
I am happy to have work exhibited at the Fells here in New Hampshire this summer (the show is called "The Art of Nature in New Hampshire and Vermont").
I'm also looking forward to maybe seeing the rarely exhibited Monet that is currently on display at the Currier.