THE BUSINESS OF ART

Gallery in Bridgehampton, LI

 Window shopping on Main St, I came upon this sketch by Jane Freilicher. Best known for her monumental still lives, evocative cityscapes & sparkling landscapes of Long Island. Her little sketch cost over $4,000...I'm lucky if a few people get to see my sketch. It's a crazy business!

VENUS & CRESCENT MOON

Close encounter with venus & crescent moon thru my west window.

Crescent moon 7pm

LIGHT & AIR

Poetic reaction to light and air...

WINTER ABSTRACTION

Abstraction to express the flowing hues of the heavens!

PAINTING SKY

Normally, I paint in a soft skyline in order to add the illusion of depth & distance. This property sits on top  of a mountain, with panaromic view of the valley. I want to bring the sky forward. 'Cause every time I visit, I have the experience of almost being able to touch the clouds. This might or might not come across with the finish painting, we shall see? If this is not a house commission, the sky would take up most of the composition.

BACK & FORTH

After many more hours, it does not seem I did anything new? This is the point I need to stand back alot, to not loss sight of the whole effect of the painting. "Painting leaves vs painting tree..." I want the distant valley in cool hues,  to enhance the illusion of space. This is in contrast to the flat lines of the house. Generally speaking, warm colors come forward, cool colors recede. I think I need to do more glazing on the house, to make it warmer. To warm up a sage green is not so easy!

CLOUD STUDIES

Working up some studies of sky to see if it would work with the house portrait. I think I enjoy painting landscapes because I really like to paint the sky. I've been in front of John Constable's cloud studies many times. The YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART, in New Haven, has an airy room full of John Constable"s oil sketches of clouds.

CRESCENT MOON

Saw this unusual upside down crescent moon as I step out of the car...wish I know which star that is shining so brightly.