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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

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Bergen County Art show leads to Instagram sale

Oct  16th was the Bergen County Art Show at Van Saun Park in Paramus. I registered but it's so popular that i did not get in in time. However, 4 days before the show I get a call that there was a cancellation, including getting the schedule I need at Staples. The show was 11 am to 3:30, so I scheduled for 3 and left the show at 2:30. I had prayed for one and had done some preparation for it, plus I had done it before so all the tools I needed were in place. I still had to hashtag all the paintings  I was going to use on Instagram and created a QR code for it and put on my artist sign. Scan and check them out



And here a few photos.It was a beautiful day. I had posted on Facebook and did a friend invite, but few showed up except the usuals, who were mostly people I knew from high school (50 years ago) - John Dunic (who also displayed) Robert Lanotte , Paul Scelzo (being the forever photographer) , Jim Tedesco (now County Executive) and Steve Witko and girlfriend plus John and Vicky Bellis









Now for the Instagram sale. Another fellow Class of 71 alumni Lynda Pasqueretta message me about this picture saying 
Hi Jack! Can you please tell me about this painting? Size? Price, if still available? Could you also send me a better picture? No rush, but thanks so much! Can this be made into notecards? My apologies for so many question


I messaged back that it was called Lavendar on a Blue Chair and posted a link to Pixels, where I post and sell items with my paintings's images on them. https://pixels.com/featured/lavender-on-blue-chair-jack-mckenzie.html?newartwork=true

She bought some note cards and a note book. Hopefully more will come