Weeping Beech, Highland Park

Weeping Beech Blunder

Labor Day I painted with acrylics on an 11″x14″ canvas at the wonderful Highland Park in Rochester, NY.  My focus was on the intriguing Weeping Beech tree… It’s fate being in question, I was called to be in its presence today… After spending a couple of hours intricately mapping the tree branches:

I blundered the leaves… I used a Hawaiian nut brush… Feeling completely frustrated, I gave up… A lovely trio of hikers wandered by and lifted me up in such a special way… We even spoke deeply about God, nature, art, and attempts to capture their essence.  I even “got married” to Andrea!  (Story for another time.) I met wonderful walkers, had intriguing conversations with a lady from China, a handsome gentleman who travels this way a few times a year, hospital staff, art teachers, and more… Thank you for all that stopped by! 

My second painting captured the Spirit of the Weeping Beech tree…

Spirit of the Weeping Beech

Trying a completely different approach and techniques… I used a cake decorating tool and a pallet knife to create this wonder…

This one is also 11″x14″ acrylic on canvas.  Both are available for sale.  If purchased within this week, 50% proceeds will go to the Genesee Land Trust.

I hope that you enjoy my attempts at being immersive in nature, art, humanity and God’s love…

Cornwall Preserve, Genesee Land Trust

Cornwall Preserve, Genesee Land Trust, plein aire and celebration event…  11″x14″ acrylic painting.  This was created by first dunking the canvas into Lake Ontario… Then I scooped up water to use for my brushes. Then gathered driftwood, bark, pebbles, weeds and leaves.  I painted the sky with a huge leaf, then added texture with golden rod leaves, and driftwood. The rock beach was created by painting with a rock and bark.  The water via driftwood, bark and brush. The driftwood via driftwood.  The trees using various brushes. Sunday when the canvas cooled down (it was 85* Saturday), I add a gloss medium coat to pop the colors.  I also added waves in the water with thick gloss medium and splashes on the rocks for more depth and detail. I hope you enjoy the painting.  (I will tithe the sale back to the Genesee Land Trust.)

Sat. Oct. 3 & Sun. Oct 4, Art Sale

Irondequoit Public Library fundraiser craft sale, 10am-5pm Sat. Oct. 3 and Sun. Oct. 4 from 1pm-4pm come check out my fabulous art!  1290 Titus Ave (near Goodman/Kings Hwy)

Reigning Happiness

“Reigning Happiness”
20″x16″ black light paint
Partly created at iSmash Splatter Paint booth, then, flashlight lit while getting fuse box converted to circuit breaker box,
(yes, painting is for sale)

Irondequoit Passport to Art, July 24, 25, 26

The Irondequoit Passport to Art festival is an all volunteer run free fest that is

Friday, July 24 from 6pm-8pm,    Saturday, July 25 from Noon-5pm    and    Sunday, July 26 from Noon-4pm. 

Wherever you start you may pick up a “passport” and map for all 18 locations and 31 artists.  Locations are all in Irondequoit, in galleries, homes, garages, yards, store fronts etc.  All free to peruse. All locally handcrafted art.  (No resales.)  Our website is:
http://www.IrondequoitPassportToArt.com

I will be located at The Art Center of Rochester, 563 Titus Ave (near Hudson).

UofR Bridge Art Gallery show.

Last summer I spent a lovely afternoon on the pedestrian bridge over the Genesee River by Seneca Park.  I crafted this acrylic 11″x14″ painting on that bridge.  I had fun hauling all of my supplies down that steep winding path and across the span of the bridge.  It was a glorious day.  This painting now resides at the U of R’s Bridge Art Gallery for the next few months for their Finding Community exhibit.  Enjoy!

“Tree of Encouragement”

“Tree of Encouragement”
8″x10″ acrylic painting on canvas board.  Professional wood frame.  This painting was created using craft paints and scraping tools.  Then covered with an acrylic gloss finish.   This was created while listening to John Lenhard play the electric keyboards in masterfully fun and eclectic rifting while his audience were arting all at The Artists Cave.  A fabulously warm and creative evening.

10am-3pm, Sat. May 9

Please join me here.  I will have an indoor table.  Reduced prices on majority of art bringing to sell.

“Diamond View”

Time spent outdoors, in the fresh evening air is never wasted time… Whether your artistic endeavors will produce funds, that is not the point… Using a violet, cyprus fronds, pussy willow buds, weed leaves, peanut shell, creeping geranium leaves, impact grass, and fresh air acrylic on an 8″x8″ canvas… “Diamond View” was a fun experiment!

Reverse Diamond View

Sat Apr 18, 11am-5pm, join me

Come adventure!