Farm Pond Pines in Fall

Farm Pond Pines in Fall

6"x6" digital over photograph of painting, using ArtRage

Here's another view of the pines at Great Brook State Park in Carlisle, MA. Once again it's a digital painting, using ArtRage over the original painting. Below is an intermediate version, at the stage where just the deciduous foliage was painted digitally, and the trees and sky were still showing the image of the oil painting. My initial use of this was as a way to experiment with a four seasons series of this scene, before attempting it in oils. Now, I'm starting to like the look of the digital painting. Tomorrow I'll go into how it's done in more detail.

Happy New Year!

"Farm Pond Pines in Winter"

"6x6" digital over photograph of painting, using ArtRage

Happy 2015! I love the new year, it's a time to plan, and think about new things to do, and things to do differently. I like to make New Year's resolutions, my favorite being "Learn more about wine". My artist's new year's resolutions are probably shared by many:

• Practice making art every day. It can be hard to do this, with the other commitments we all have, but the feeling of satisfaction from doing it is powerful. More sketching and iPad painting when it's too hard to get out the gear is my plan. And, I'm going to try to make art every day in January.
• Learn to paint better. For me, painting small paintings regularly really helps. And I love taking workshops!
• Explore more mediums and techniques. So far I'm signed up for a knife painting workshop with Leslie Saeta in March, and a pastel workshop with Tony Allain in June. More to come.
• Share art with others. It's a lot of work to blog and share on Facebook, in 2015 I want to better differentiate my content.
• Help others to enjoy art. I've found out in 2014 that I love teaching painting! Thanks to my students for making that so. I'd like to do more of it in 2015.

Today's painting was painted in ArtRage over a photo of a plein air painting I did four years ago. I've tried this before, with a painting done at the same location. I hope you like it because I'm going to experiment along this line for a bit. Here's the painting underneath.

Farm Pond Pines - SOLD

A Little Fauvism Goes a Long Way

"Fauvist Clouds"

6"x6" oil on Raymar panel

spoken for

I'm teaching a class at Artascope in Yarmouth, Maine, on creating your own style with color. Monday is our last of 6 sessions and we've had a lot of fun. The students have been great, and eager to try new things. We've done toned canvases, bold color under paintings, and studied drawing, values, and mixing clear bright colors. This is my demo from class 4, where I went a bit wilder than everyone else, with a Fauvist rendition of a painting from my past.

We also had some fun doing value paintings over photographs. Below are some of the student paintings. Everyone really enjoyed this one.

Holiday Show at Yarmouth Frame and Gallery

"Waiting for the Lobsterman"

$200

"Red Sailboat Boothbay"

$200

"Churchy"

$200

 

"Delivering the Catch"

$385

Saturday night we're having the opening for the Holiday Show at Yarmouth Frame and Gallery. It's from 4-7PM and is always fun. These are my paintings in the show, and there are many more from 37 other artists! Please join us.

Art Night Concord and Cyber Monday reminder

Please join me for Art Night Concord, in Concord, MA this Thursday. I'll be at the Concord Art Association from 6-8PM, talking with other members and those who have art on their Christmas shopping lists. There will be paintings, jewelry, beautiful cards, ornaments and other holiday offerings. It will be great fun!

Concord Art Association

37 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA 01742

(978) 369-2578

And just a reminder that my Cyber Monday sale goes through midnight, 1/3 off selected paintings and free shipping! Click here to shop the sale.

Cyber Monday Sale

Bobbi Heath Fine Art is having a Cyber Monday sale!

I've selected 15 paintings and taken 1/3 off each one. If you'd like to add to your art collection, or you have a special gift to select, this sale could be a great opportunity. You can view the paintings now, and the shopping cart will be available Sunday night at 10PM through Monday night at midnight. Click on the image grouping above to view the paintings. If you'd like a reminder on Sunday night, just leave a comment or reply to this email.

"Delivering The Catch"

"Delivering the Catch"

9"x12" oil on linen panel

$350
Click here to purchase

I fell in love with this bright blue lobster boat in Stonginton. When I saw her headed for the dock, I knew something good was going to happen. Well, I might have painted the lobster shack a little redder than it really was...

"Cozy Harbor Inlet"

"Cozy Harbor Inlet"

11"x14" oil on linen panel

SOLD

This weekend I finished a painting that I started en plein air in September. When the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast visited, after one of our morning painting sessions and a great lunch at Oliver's in Cozy Harbor, Ann Self offered to show me another part of the village. And guess who were already there? Colin Page, Anne Blair Brown, and Andre Lucero! A couple of weeks later the sun and the tide converged and I was back. After two plein air sessions, I learned I'd been parking in someone's driveway, oops. And thus, the plein air painting was completed in the studio.

"Snow Fence"

Snow Fence

6"x6" oil on Raymar panel

Value under painting for Snow Fence in burnt sienna and ultramarine blue

This is another painting for one of my gallery holiday shows. Both galleries asked for paintings to view so that they can make a selection and gave me their preferences for subject matter. I appreciate their feedback and will post their choices as soon as the choosing is over.

A big thanks to Mary Tetro for the photo I painted this from, a lovely New England harbor.

"Shadows in the Snow"

"Shadows in the Snow"

6"x6" oil on Raymar panel

$150

I'm on Cape Cod, and it's snowing! Just kidding. I started this one last week, and wanted to finish it for the up coming holiday season. I've painted it before, and always love this winter scene at Thomas Point in Maine.