Belchertown Art Walk

I will be at the Belchertown Town Hall from 1 to 4 pm, tomorrow, Saturday, April 28th as part of the Quabbin Art Association's participation in the Belchertown Art Walk.  If you are out and about . . . come visit!  I will be painting and have a few items for sale and display.

Happy Friday!

Grape Demo

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watercolor on clayboard

Thursdays are my teaching days here in the studio. Most of the time my students work on independent projects and I guide them and (hopefully) help them when they need it. Sometimes though, they all decide they want to paint something together. Last week we began this little 6" x 6" painting of grapes on clayboard. I did a little more work on it over the weekend and videotaped my process, so stay tuned!

Have a great start to your week!

A New Little Painting

"Cape Cod Pumpkins"
11" x 6.75"
(framed watercolor on aquabord)
$250

Click here to purchase.

Last week I had the good fortune of presenting a demonstration at the Agawam Public Library to the Agawam Artists. It was a most delightful evening spent with some very lovely people. In preparation for my demo, I started digging around my pile of small, incomplete paintings and came up with this little ditty. The scene is from a charming little house on Cape Cod during the month of October. What a joyful time to be tooling around the Cape - with the crisp, cool air, clear sunlight and very little traffic!  Huzzah!

Using a painting I had already begun, I was easily able to show how I lift pigment out and spray water back over existing patches of color. Many thanks to the artists of Agawam, MA!  

Scratching

 

I made this little video so you all could see one of the many advantages of painting on aquabord like scratching. Please be kind: I have trouble speaking while painting. I guess multi-tasking isn't one of my strengths! 

Note that you should let the paint dry completely before scratching out any details. And I only use this technique on small areas, such as grasses, small highlights and whiskers.

I hope you find this demonstration helpful.

Demonstration

two paintings . . . one on paper and one on aquabord

I would like to thank the Massasoit Art Guild for inviting me to demonstrate last night.  It was a great night with a friendly, attentive group!  Thanks so much.  :) 

"Plum with Two Grapes" - work in progress
8" x 8"
(watercolor on aquabord)