I am a huge fan of mushrooms. I put them on my salad, I've made mushroom soup and put them in my chicken recipes. One of my favorite recipe sites to check in on is Foodandwine.com. Today I found this mushroom recipe slide show with some pretty interesting stuff. a few soups and a goat cheese stuffed mushroom. For some reason I'm taken by this corn and shitake fritter recipe. So here's the link. Check it out!
http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/mushrooms
Quote: "The preparation of good food is merely another expression of art, one of the joys of civilized living"
Dione Lucas
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
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
New Items in Cafepress for my Fishing Boats - Tarifa Spain & Cherry Tree Painter
I've mentioned here how tedious loading Cafepress items can be, but it is getting easier. Today, I loaded two images of my paintins: Fishing Boats - Tarifa Spain painting and my Cherry Trees - The Painter. There's bags, cards, tiles, eletronic gear covers, etc. A new thing is a calendar where I can display one painting for each month which I need to set up. Please visit. Here's the paintings and the Cafepress link, which is also found in my merchandising section.
http://www.cafepress.com/ArtofJackMcKenzie
http://www.cafepress.com/ArtofJackMcKenzie
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
THe Pascack Art Association October Art show
The Pascack Art Association is having a show at the Hawthorne Library in October. I'm entering 3 of my best paintings, which I have to deduct from the Park Ridge Library Show. The three are 1) Fishing Boats -Tarifa Spain 2) Tire Swing in Winter- Maine 3) Cherry Trees - The Sketcher. I will be away at my brother's farm in Maine when they have the reception on the 16th, but its good to enter anyway! I will post more on this soon
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
New painting - Taftsville Covered Bridge in Vermont
I love covered bridges (I think I've said that a few times in this space). One of my favorite is the Taftsville Covered Bridge in Woodstock Vermont. Its one of those with an added scenic feature, a manmade waterfall to power equipment. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, it was buffeted by propane canisters that were being swept along by the river. It survived, but is in need of some tender loving care.
This is the fourth painting I've done of this bridge. One of my earlist paintings that looked like anything at all was of this one.
Here's the first and the fourth
quote: Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do. ~Edgar Degas
This is the fourth painting I've done of this bridge. One of my earlist paintings that looked like anything at all was of this one.
Here's the first and the fourth
quote: Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do. ~Edgar Degas
Monday, September 19, 2011
another Artist's painting to check out - Niki Gulley's Culmination
I check thru the blogs I follow and see lots of interesting paintings and photos. Some I really like and spotlight here. Check out Niki Gulley's "Culmination". It is a triptych or 3 paintings showing one scene. She was inspired by a trip to Giverny Gardens in France (Monet's old stomping grounds) Beautiful!
http://www.nikigulley.com/?p=1513
Quote: Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
http://www.nikigulley.com/?p=1513
Quote: Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Interesting Article - From Lori McNee - Marketing Your Digital Art: Watermark or not
Access to the images we put on the internet is a huge issue. Is it worth the effort to copyright or watermark? Its a huge controvery for artists of all kinds who what to share their work but get paid for it also. We visual artists post with watermarks. Lori McNee posted this article by Mariana Ashley her Fine Art Tips FB page that come down on the side of not watermarking images. Check it out. You'll find links to Mariana in ther article.
http://www.finearttips.com/2011/09/marketing-your-digital-art-to-watermark-of-not/
Quote: Great art picks up where nature ends. ~Marc Chagall
http://www.finearttips.com/2011/09/marketing-your-digital-art-to-watermark-of-not/
Quote: Great art picks up where nature ends. ~Marc Chagall
Friday, September 16, 2011
New Painting - Peggy's Cove Outhouse
I troll various photo sites looking for interesting photos to paint. This one is from the Flickr account of "Glorious Vintage". I find the picture and then email permission to paint it and ask for the pic to be emailed to me. GV was more than happy to do so. There is another picture I will be painting of a derelict boat and a few fishing boats near a large shed.
This one is an outhouse along the shore of Peggy's Cove Harbor on a slightly foggy day in Nova Scotia. Please visit my merchandising section to purchase items based on this image. The painting itself is 200 dollars. All my paintings are 11" x 14".
Quote: Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.
Winston Churchill
This one is an outhouse along the shore of Peggy's Cove Harbor on a slightly foggy day in Nova Scotia. Please visit my merchandising section to purchase items based on this image. The painting itself is 200 dollars. All my paintings are 11" x 14".
Quote: Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.
Winston Churchill
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