Another Beach Painting—Although Not of the Beach

I have been holding on to this idea for a while and wanted to get it done for the BFA. I had some source photos, so I took them down with my portable easle to the beach last week and put paint on canvass. Som of my observers were a bit confused wondering where I was seeing a river scene with a heron while looking out to the Atlantic. Made for interesting conversation.

Beach Painting--last week

I painted three paintings at the beach last week. One I gave to Barbara—The Don of Dewey. This is one for BFA (almost here!) of the dunes. Got to get busy!

Banner Website

The website for this year's Arts in Easton Banners is up and offers the ability to bid on-line prior to the end of the program. There are some really fantastic paintings to see. If you are in the Easton, Maryland area, it is a lot of fun to walk around town and look at the artwork in person.

Go to http://www.theavalonfoundation.com/ and click through to the banner program. Hope you come and see them.

New Painting—Oxford Path

Latest painting finished. Have to get going on creating stock for BFA! September will come quickly. Working on several other projects and now lax is done for the season. Getting busy.

Banners are done!

Finished up the other side of the banner for the Arts in Easton Banner program. I need to hit them with some varnish before delivering tomorrow or Wednesday (deadline). I love lacrosse and this is a bit indulgent. The Oriole side is the real money side, but hopefully these will both get me some attention around town. I hope I get a nice shady spot!

Pick 3 Plein Air Entries

I came across the entry for this year's Pick 3 Plein Air competition in Easton almost by accident. I have been really busy and didn't decide until the last moment to enter. With my schedule in mind, I purchased two 11 x 14 canvases with the intention of keeping things small and simple.

When I took my whopping $15 entry fee and my two canvases to the Talbot Arts Council gallery, the lady working there was almost smug about the size of my entry. My original thought was to keep it small and simple. However, my inclination is always to get too detailed. Although I fought myself, the images are still a bit jammed.

The first was painted on a Saturday at the local Farmer's Market. I drive by this daily, but Saturday is the day when all of the color comes out. I intentionally left out any people—thinking that would simplify things. Of course I included every flower and shingle. I am very happy with the outcome.


The second I painted yesterday in Oxford at Cutts and Case Boatbuilders. This scene has been painted many times by local and national plein air painters. So perhaps it is a bit trite. I don't care. I was joined by a little 6 year old girl on her bike "Daisy" for a good bit of the time. Ed Cutts came out later in the day offering great conversation and the best bottle of water I've had in a while. We went to the same high school and caught up a bit.

My wife observed that I really enjoyed the social aspect of this kind of painting. I agree. I mostly work alone and this is a refreshing change. I had lots of interesting and delightful conversations.

The show begins on Friday, with awards at 7pm. The big prize is that the top 3 get entered into the big Plein Air painting competition later in the summer. Check out the Avalon Foundation for more on this.

Very Busy--Annual Lax Drawings

Each year I give the senior girls who play for me a pencil drawing from an action photo of them. My friend George provided the source images and I drew them. Here they are...