Paint Annapolis 2022—Day 1

I started this weeklong event with a “QuickDraw” contest that was extremely challenging for me. What can you do in 3 hours? I met a lovely and friendly couple living on a very cool boat the day before while scouting-out what to paint for the contest. They allowed me to paint their boat for the contest and then the rest of that day. I of ncourse was not satisfied with what I could do in 3 hours but it was quite the learning experience. I then spent from 12–6 or so trying to improve it. And then of course the next day saw that the top line of the back of the boat is completely wrong. So I’ll go back and fix that maybe this morning. Here is the difference between the 3-hour and 9-hour paintings. The dog’s name is Chloe, and Intiled the piece Chloe Lives Here.” I had a lot of very encouraging feedback from passers by and one guy even slipped me $5, which blew my mind. I ought to put a hat out, lol. 

At 3 hours

At 9 hours 

Progress on “Impact” 40x60” Commission

 I have been fighting with this painting (acrylic) since December. I am finally winning. I am maybe 70% there. 

MFA Studio Tours - What I'm sending to 49 West Restaurant Exhibit

 I'm submitting 3 here. I was tempted to choose apple works, or Herman again but I wanted to put out something different, so I kept with the theme of places and chose these:

Flyby (Fenwick Island, DE)
8x10" acrylic on canvas panel

We Were Here (Mount Tabor Good Samaritan Lodge No. 59, Crownsville, MD)
10x8" acrylic on canvas panel

Halsey from Eastport
7x5" acrylic on canvas

MFA Studio Tours - What I'm sending to Circle Gallery

 It is so hard to decide what to send! Officially sending in my choices as submissions always stresses me out so. I want to choose ones that all have nothing to do each other if I were to choose my favorites and that doesn't work because, as I understand, it's desirable for any grouping of your work to seem cohesive. In any case, these 2 are what I will be delivering to the gallery:

MFA Studio Tours 2022

I am participating in the Maryland Federation of Art's first Studio Tours event Saturday, April 30-Sunday May 1, 2022. Since my "studio" is in my home in Crofton, I will temporarily share a space with the gracious and talented Elizabeth Kendall (at SoCo Arts Lab, 312 Deale Rd, Tracys Landing, MD 20779). Although I won't be having this painting hanging in MFA's Circle Gallery as part of the event, it is what I submitted when applying to participate.  This was the first painting I did using my new easel that I got for Christmas and reclaimed a truly terrible canvas.

Follow The White Rabbit
18x22" acrylic on canvas panel

Digital Directions OPEN until Feb 26, 2022

 

Assembling entries for Paint Annapolis 2022

 I’d love to be a juried artist for this but I don’t know if I’ll

make the bar. I want to do at least one more painting and then we’ll see. Each of these is a 1-session work. The Annapolis one needs touch-ups so no close-up pic yet. 

Plein Air in Crownsville, MD