About Me
- Jack McKenzie
- 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
Monday, August 18, 2014
Art Poster - How to feel fulfilled as an artist
I saw this on artist J Beaudet Studios FB page who go it from Jeffrey Dunne FB page . We artists need a lot of encouragement, because there are a lot of dissenting voices out there. Do you fit any of these things, in particular the subtitle. Are you sabotaging yourself?
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
New Painting : Nantucket Lighthouse - A View from the Ferry V
This fifth in a series of paintings of the Brandt Point Lighthouse at the head of Nantucket Harbor. Is for the vantage point of the upper deck of the ferry. Its 11 x 14 oil in canvas board and has a price of 200 dollars. Every September my friends and I stay at the hostel and bike the island.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Aug 7th was National Lighthouse Day. Missed it, but...
As stated many times before in this space, one of my favorite things to paint is lighthouses. I somehow missed the fact that Aug 7th was national lighthouse day. I went to work on the day shift (unusual for me) and came home to find out about it. So to make up for it, I'm posting my portfolio of lighthouse paintings a day late. Enjoy! Never too late to enjoy a lighthouse.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Guest Artist - Art parody - David Irvine and "re-directed paintings"
I love art parodies and mashups - where a classic painting is redone with cultural characters. Nighthawks by Edward Hopper is one such painting that gets riffed on so many times.
This is a set of mildly interesting paintings you might fine gathering dust in thrift shops that Artist David Irvine has made them more interesting by adding pop-culture characters to them, as he calls them "re-directed". They may clash with the painting or fit right in, but they do make them more viewable. You'll fine more at Bored Panda and the artist website gnarledbranch Here are two of my favorites
Enjoy anything Monty Python
This is a set of mildly interesting paintings you might fine gathering dust in thrift shops that Artist David Irvine has made them more interesting by adding pop-culture characters to them, as he calls them "re-directed". They may clash with the painting or fit right in, but they do make them more viewable. You'll fine more at Bored Panda and the artist website gnarledbranch Here are two of my favorites
Enjoy anything Monty Python
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Exhibit #3 of the First Baptist Summer Art Gallery
I put up the third exhibition of my church's 2014 Summer Art Gallery. This is posted on the church's FB and Twitter pages
First Baptist Hackensack Summer Art Gallery
Press Release from the Office of the Curator
Release date : 8/3/2014
Subject: Third Exhibition of the Summer Art Gallery
For: Immediate Release
The Curator is pleased to announce the third exhibition of this year's Summer Art Gallery. This time we have 3 artists displaying their work.
The Needle work of Carolyn Obrien
Carolyn has been doing needle work for over 30 years. She has been a member here for many years and her daughter Dawn O'Brien Beckley was raised here and married in this church. She have always enjoyed creating with her hands, sewing clothing is her first love. Now she enjoys using needle and thread to create these works of art. She has included several of Dawn's creations also which hang in her home,
The Art of Jack McKenzie
Jack is long time member of FBH, active in many areas and is the Curator of this gallery. He's been painting since 1990 when he watched Bob Ross do his thing on Channel 13 in New York and decided he could do this, too. His subject matter is covered bridges, lighthouses, fishing village scenes, barns, etc. from places like Maine, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Nova Scotia and Spain. Jack usually paints from photographs and likes to paint in bright colors that can inspire an on-the-spot visual vacation.
A Painting by Olivia Grace Feliciano
We have one work by Olivia. She is entering 2nd grade at Hackensack Christian School. She loves to be creative and especially loves to draw and paint. This oil painting is titled Snow Falls. It was painted over her spring break in April 2014
Press Release from the Office of the Curator
Release date : 8/3/2014
Subject: Third Exhibition of the Summer Art Gallery
For: Immediate Release
The Curator is pleased to announce the third exhibition of this year's Summer Art Gallery. This time we have 3 artists displaying their work.
The Needle work of Carolyn Obrien
Carolyn has been doing needle work for over 30 years. She has been a member here for many years and her daughter Dawn O'Brien Beckley was raised here and married in this church. She have always enjoyed creating with her hands, sewing clothing is her first love. Now she enjoys using needle and thread to create these works of art. She has included several of Dawn's creations also which hang in her home,
The Art of Jack McKenzie
Jack is long time member of FBH, active in many areas and is the Curator of this gallery. He's been painting since 1990 when he watched Bob Ross do his thing on Channel 13 in New York and decided he could do this, too. His subject matter is covered bridges, lighthouses, fishing village scenes, barns, etc. from places like Maine, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Nova Scotia and Spain. Jack usually paints from photographs and likes to paint in bright colors that can inspire an on-the-spot visual vacation.
A Painting by Olivia Grace Feliciano
We have one work by Olivia. She is entering 2nd grade at Hackensack Christian School. She loves to be creative and especially loves to draw and paint. This oil painting is titled Snow Falls. It was painted over her spring break in April 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
New painting: Star of the Sea Youth Hostel - Nantucket.
For the past few Septembers, by friends and I have gone to Nantucket, an island off the New England coast, to stay at this hostel and bike around the island. Nantucket is a beautiful place. Google it.
The hostel used to be a life saving station a few yard from the beach, but the shifting sands of Nantucket soon moved the beach a half a mile away. Its usefulness came to an end. It eventually ended up as a hostel. Along with the one on Martha's Vineyard, it is considered one of the best in the system. The past few times it was run by a women who lives in either New Mexico or Arizona. Nice gig!
This is an 11 x 14 oil on canvas board.
The hostel used to be a life saving station a few yard from the beach, but the shifting sands of Nantucket soon moved the beach a half a mile away. Its usefulness came to an end. It eventually ended up as a hostel. Along with the one on Martha's Vineyard, it is considered one of the best in the system. The past few times it was run by a women who lives in either New Mexico or Arizona. Nice gig!
This is an 11 x 14 oil on canvas board.
Monday, July 14, 2014
I am an artist
Came across a couple of FB postings under the heading "I am an artist". Thought I'd share them
This one is from ABSTRACTSbySabina
not sure where this one came from
This one is from ABSTRACTSbySabina
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