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Al Ponte di Rialto, Venice II, Italian Landscape Painting

10/31/2013 8:21:42 PM

  My travel sketchbooks vary in size but my favorites are 8.5"x5.5" or 12"x9".  If my primary purpose of going somewhere is solely to paint, I, of course, carry with me all the plein-air painting gear, a tripod and a watercolor block of much larger size up to 18"x24, " which can be quite a handful.   If I want to visit a place first, I like the portability of my small sketchbook just to make quick studies in whenever and wherever I want.  And I do this sometimes with just lines, or sometimes with a few colors.  My 12"x9" is actually a watercolor [...]

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Al Ponte di Rialto, Venice I, Italian Landscape Painting

10/29/2013 10:09:39 PM

  No matter how touristy, Venice never ceases to amaze and inspire us artists.  I have been to many places in the world to paint, but honestly, there is only a few where I can truly feel like a kid in a candy store.  Almost everything is overpriced in Venice and some things look too tacky even to attempt to paint, but knowing that it can be a big tourist trap is never enough to keep us - or at least me - from going there.  There's no denying this canal city has the magical power to mesmerize us.    In fact, when I'm [...]

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12th Edition of the Rencontres Artisques du Val d'Anglin Closed

10/21/2013 9:16:33 PM

  The 12th Rencontres Artisques du Val d'Anglin, an all-media international exhibition that I participated in in Bélâbre, France, came to a close on the 13th.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank the organizers and the entire committee who put together such a wonderful show and made my stay there during the show such a special one.   I also want to thank all my students who worked with me for a week in a workshop I did over there, and all the visitors who took the time to watch my live demonstrations.  I was very pleased to have been given [...]

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An Exhibition of All-Media to Begin in Bélâbre, France

10/3/2013 4:11:31 PM

  I'm very pleased to announce the beginning of the 12th Rencontres Artistiques du Val d'Anglin, an all-media exhibition with French and international artists.   I am extremely delighted to be invited guests of honor together with Eugen Chisnicean, a watercolor painter from Moldova.  The show opens on October 4 and runs until October 13 in the town of Bélâbre (Indre), France.  In addition to exhibiting 10 or more works each, we will also conduct a workshop and do live demos.       Ploumanac'h, France II   Click here for an enlarged view. Media: Original watercolor on paperImage Size: 14.5 x 21.5 inches (36 x 54 cm) Purchase: Please send me an email     - [...]

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