NH Art Association Holiday Exhibit
136 State St,
Portsmouth NH
Dec 2 - 31, 2020
seascapes
136 State St,
Portsmouth NH
Dec 2 - 31, 2020
See this article published in the Portsmouth Herald HERE:
https://www.seacoastonline.com/entertainment/20200920/lsquocatching-lightrsquo-features-nhaa-membersrsquo-plein-air-works
Gallery talk from a joint show with Ree Katrak at The Barn Gallery, Ogunquit ME in May 2019.
This video shows how I work from multiple plein air studies done on location in order to create a larger studio oil painting. Studies may include oil paintings, charcoal drawings, print making, and - yes- even photos. I like to return to the same location again and again, at differnt times of day or night, in different weather conditions, until I know my site inside out. All of the sketches and smaller paintings are then synthesized into a larger painting. The smaller ones are spontaneous and fresh. I try to paint no more than two hours outdoors each time as the light changes. Each plein piece teaches me something new.