Face book 7 painting challenge

Here are a few paintings that I recently uploaded to Facebook. My friend the artist Marlene Wiedenbaum invited me to participate.http://www.wiedenbaum.com/

Thanks Marlene!

Rudy Calao and Rockport

Rudy Calao and Rockport

Painter and friend, Rudy Calao was kind enough to let me bring a group of students into his studio in June of 2011 and these are a few pictures I took of the event along with a little video.

Rudy passed In October of 2014 and we shall all miss him.

Robert Holden has an excellent blog entry about Rudy and it is highly recommended.

Find it here: http://paintinglifestories.blogspot.com/2016/01/rudys-legacy.html

Rudolph N. “Rudy” Colao’s life and career are lovingly recounted in an obituary published in the Gloucester Daily Times on Oct. 11, 2014, which can be read online. http://www.gloucestertimes.com/obituaries/rudolph-n-colao/article_b28e8ad5-19f9-5b7c-9f77-c308f7be91be.html

Gloucester Watercolors

Here's a few watercolors that I painted during last weeks Thomas Schaller Watercolor Workshop in Gloucester Mass.

I'm using Saunders 140lb. rough as well as some rough 140lb. Whatman rough that I had stashed away.

A few sketches from the class.....

Hopper House  near City Hall

Rockport Surf

Mile Marker One

Scenes from Rockport and Gloucester

Here are a few plein air paintuings from my workshop in Rockport Mass.

Gloucester Boatyard

24" x 36"

oil on canvas

Motif Number One Sunrise

16" x 20"

oil on panel