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Paramus, New Jersey, United States
No, this in not a blog about gardening in any way, but a journal of my journey to become a professional landscape painting artist. For years, I’ve given my paintings as wedding gifts without thinking of profiting in some way from it. I worked for 18 years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC as a computer programmer. I have been a painter since 1990, coincidentally, when I started working at the Met. I watched Bob Ross do his thing on Channel 13 in New York and decided I could do this, too. I have no formal training. I incorporate Bob's wet-on-wet technique for sky and water. My subject matter is covered bridges, lighthouses, fishing village scenes, barns, etc. Maine, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Nova Scotia and Spain are some of the places I have painted. My style is detailed and sometimes people think a photo of the painting is an actual photo of the scene. I hope to continue and grow in this medium. I also like to cook & dance. I am also a committed Christian. I am taking commissions - painting your landscapes style photos or your vacation home. Prices on request. contact me - Jackmck@juno.com my website is www.artofjackmckenzie.com

Sunday, November 1, 2020

New painting: Quidi Vidi Gut - Newfoundland with progress pictures

 I love going to the Martie Provinces of Canada. I've been to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, but I still need to visit New Brunswick and Newfoundland. Facebook has a couple of pages dedicated to these places. This picture is from a post by Sheldon Hicks on the Newfoundland: the beautiful Province page. It's of a fishing village outside of St. John's Newfoundland called Quidi Vidi and it's harbor is called the Gut. Love fishing villages. I am including progress pictures, including the original. The original was portrait shaped with more sky and water, but I chose to edit it this way. I found some other pictures of this scene that have a small waterfall as part of it, so I included that. As usual, if you wish to purchase items with this image on them check out Pixels











 





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