A larger version of a small 8in study I made on site. I had a perfect view from Pat Quinn's camp in Keene Valley. The sun was behind th mt so Noonmark looked like a purple cutout against the sky. 11x14in oil
I wish to paint the joy I feel by being in places I love, trying to capture in paint the colors of light and the spirit of stone and water. www.michaelgaudreauart.com is my website
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
New Batch - Birch Raku Vases
My new batch of Ichibana vases done in both raku and electric kilns. To get my effects I had to glaze ,fire up to 3 times for each vase.
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Marcy Field
This is the view of Marcy Field and Baxter Mt. looking West from the parking lot. Not the view most people see as they travel east from Keene. In painting this pastel I used 3 or four blues to create the sky and then blended the pigments with water and brush to create a new , sharp color that seems to have less moisture (hence less cerulean ) art geekness aside, I really respond to the clear crystalline blues of High Peak skies.
Pastel 11x14in
Saturday, July 11, 2015
ADK Chairs
WESTPORT -Spotted this chair outside of the Dartbrook Inn sitting along side the road. Fit right into my favorite theme of " Big shot of cadmium red in a green landscape" that began with my paintings of the Keene Valley fire engine. The Westport chair is a purely American ADK design originating from the town of Westport along Lake Champlain. 10x10in oil
HAPPY CHAIR This little chair I spotted outside the Birch Store in Keene Valley. Even though in was leaning next to the house I placed it in a field of green to contrast with the bright red. It just made me happy to look at it so that's why I titled it so. 8x8in oil
Keene Valley Days. This painting is where the theme of "Bright color in the landscape" originated. 10x10in oil
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Last Light
Cascade Brook diptych
Last Light at Chapel Pond
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Morning Garden
Monday, July 6, 2015
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