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Tag Archives: oil paintings
Pink Road in Umbria
I began this painting with brushwork, but ended up slashing at it with a palette knife. Too bad I can’t post the highest resolution here because it’s pretty damned juicy. Photographs helped to document my  walks on mostly unpaved roads, winding … Continue reading
Posted in Daily meanderings, New Work, Paintings
Tagged abstract, art, Artists, artwork, fine art, italy, oil, oil on canvas, oil paintings, original oil, road, Umbria
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Voice of Rain
Another new painting from my series based on Walt Whitman poems. THE VOICE OF THE RAIN, Walt Whitman. AND who art thou? said I to the soft-falling shower, Which, strange to tell, gave me an answer, as here translated: I … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, art, Artists, artwork, fine art, oil, oil on canvas, oil paintings, original oil, poetry, walt whitman
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January’s tribute to Kate McGarrigle, + new paintings
Kate McGarrigle died of cancer on monday, she was only 63. I discovered the McGarrigle sisters when I bought their debut album, ‘Kate and Anna McGarrigle’ in 1975. One of my favorite songs on that lp, ‘Talk to me of Mendocino’, presaged … Continue reading
Posted in Daily meanderings, Music
Tagged abstract, anna mcgarrigle, art, Artists, artwork, california, fine art, jean-luc ponty, kate mcgarrigle, mendocino, Music, oil, oil on canvas, oil paintings, original oil, poetry
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The dazzling days and nights
A break in the cold weather and a few new paintings. The book ‘Neruda’s Garden, an Anthology of Odes’, poetry about nature and his odes to ordinary items informed the title for the painting below. Incandescent Dusk. Oil on canvas panel … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, art, Artists, artwork, dusk, fine art, italy, light, montecastello, oil, oil on canvas, oil paintings, original oil, pablo neruda, poetry, walt whitman
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Flower paintings and early summer
June has been rainy and cool here in southeastern PA, and the peonies are sadly gone, although I have about 4 new paintings of them. My antique roses are now in full bloom and I’m still picking strawberries on a … Continue reading
New paintings of Umbria and Strawberry season
My gardens are fruity- the apple trees still have tiny apples that haven’t yet been decimated by worms or copper rust, the strawberry beds are producing faster than I can pick them. And I’ve been eating asparagus every week since … Continue reading
Dogwoods and Chopin
Another new painting, they seem to be coming as fast and furious as all the seedlings, with the warm weather. Dogwoods, oil on canvas board 10″x8″ 2009. To go with it, the brilliant Evgeny Kissin playing Chopin’s Waltz in E … Continue reading
A couple of new paintings for spring
The colors outside are intoxicating. My current work seems to be more free and less angular, maybe it’s the softness of spring. Â The first painting was created from a sketch of my backyard in early morning. Later while painting … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract paintings, contemporary art, fine art, john prine, landscapes, modern art, Music, oil paintings, original oil paintings, spring, victoria webb
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May
May here in southeastern PA and the Brandywine Valley is an explosion of Pepto-Bismol pinks, lilacs and acid greens. Even with the deluge of rain we’ve had, the trees are blooming and the birds sing their hearts out. I wanted … Continue reading
Interview with Constance Humphries
This is the first in a monthly series of artist interviews. I met the painter Constance Humphries online at 1000 Markets, where she recently opened a new market called Dialogue, featuring contemporary abstract work. She lives in Asheville, NC and … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract art, artists, Constance Humphries, expressionism, Interviews, oil paintings, original art, Paintings
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