2 Selfies

I've joined a workshop for teachers with Cheryl Milligan, an accomplished Mentor teacher. The assignment we were given was to do 2 selfportraits. One a "smoothie" and one "Slash and Dash." In giving them names they exhibit to students the range they can achieve, the choices they can make. Most beginners opt for the highly detailed Smoothie when the Slash and Dash can convey much more emotion. Lighting the face is crucial. Strong shadows convey drama as well as bone structure.

Another afternoon at the Sayer farm

 

Sitting in the Evening Sun

 A little sketch I did of Mr Sayer. After working on a painting we sat on the hillside and enjoyed a glass of wine.

Painting out at Sayers Farm

Sunday was a cool sunny afternoon. I painted out at Sayers farm. It felt good to paint on site after a few weeks of not painting at all.  

Painting with Friends in the Adirondacks.

 Painting the Ausable Lakes from Indian Head.

 Kate painting at Cascade Brook

 My exhibit at the Corscaden Barn Gallery in Keene Valley.

 Marcy field and the Great Range . Keene Valley

 Painting St Brendan,s Church in Keene with Maggie.

 

 Bear Miller painting on Chapel Pond

 Tim Carrington painting at Marcy Field.

Here are some of the paintings in this years show at The Corscaden Gallery that I was particularly pleased with.

Keene Valley Raku

 

Here are some pictures of my latest batch of Raku vases based on birch bark from Keene Valley. I actually used a piece of downed birch log from the Trails End Inn to create the texture. I make them intentionally rough instead of trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) because I still want the nature of the clay to be apparent and when you see birch resting on the ground it really looks like this.  I also created a tile based on my ink drawing of a forest scene. It came out very calligraphic and abstract. I like it.