Demo at the Hamden Art League

Here are some pics from a demo I did at the Hamden Art League. I did a little 18x24 winter scene using a photo reference I took earlier that morning behind an industrial area here in town. I'm a firm believer that you don't have to go far to find beauty in nature. I did rework the piece in the studio and the last pic is the finished painting. I want to thank the Hamden Art League for having me, they have a great group of people and I enjoyed meeting so many new people. My next demo will be in Newtown on March 13, for more information go to http://www.scanart.org/demonstrations.htm.

Thanks for stopping by.

Paul

Recent Drawing

This is a recent drawing I did. I'm just started work on a portrait of the same model. Different pose however. I may paint this image as well but if I do I think I'll try and really down play the shadow side of the face.

Winter Palette

I did this painting on a palette for the Florence Griswold Museum's Christmas tree. I was honored to be asked to be a part of this since I admire so many of the other artists that have contributed to this tree in the past. 

Before and After

I've got two images here. One is the first pass through this painting. The second is the final piece. In between there were about 4 or 5 passes where I tried to refine the drawn elements a bit, pushed the tonal structure, paint application and obviously the color. Feel free to let me know what ya think.

No love for the Nude

This is a recent painting I completed earlier this year. I was hoping I could include it in a figurative show I'm participating in with a couple of other artists here in Connecticut. This painting unfortunately could not be displayed as it was "too nude".  It's 48x60 and is pretty confrontational but really? C'mon, I've seen stuff like this and worse in museums and art history books. I also had to take this painting down early from my grad show for the same reason.  Assuming it's not a horrible painting, I'm kind of taking this response as a compliment. However I'd like to be able to display it somewhere other than the storage facility where it currently resides.

Pushing Portraits

Im trying to improve my work with the figure and portraits.  I've been entering them in juried shows in the area trying to get some feedback on them. This one will be at the Vernon Arts Center's show. For more info on the show go to www.vernonarts.org and I'd appreciate any feedback on this piece.

Eric 

Still Life Exhibition

The painting shown above is my contribution to a new still life exhibition at the Silo Gallery at Hunt Hill Farm in New Milford, CT. The show opens August 7th and runs through to September 12th. For more information click HERE.