New Painting - Fishing Harbor Sunrise

I get my painting subjects from picture posted on various media, usually Facebook, Instagram or my own collection. This one I lost track of. It's somewhere on my computer or one of my flash drives.
I'm calling this Fishing Harbor Sunrise - 11x14 oil on canvas board

new painting - Barn Near Saugerties, NY

Ideas for new paintings come from all over. This one came when a friend liked a picture of this barn that I had posted years ago on Facebook. It was from a group of pictures of barns I had taken near Saugerties, NY. There is a barn along the Eastern side of the New York State Thruway near that exit that I liked and eventually painted. I also went inland on the western side barn hunting and this is one was one I took a picture of. I had it on my list to paint but forgot about it.  I changed it to be a fall picture. As usual, I have created a mug on Zazzle

my 2020 art Calendar is out

For some reason I procrastinated on this. It should have been done before Black Friday, but it's done via Zazzle. It has a lot of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, but also New Jersey, Lancaster, Covered Bridges and a cafe in Spain.
Here's the Title page and the link to the 2020 calendar

New painting - Brant Point Lighthouse Sunset

Inspiration for a new painting come from many sources. This one is from the Instagram page of @Hotelpippa - a rather pricey boutique hotel on Nantucket. As I've said before, I stay at the hostel with friends one weekend a year on this Cape Cod island and enjoy the sights, particularly this light house. I've done many paintings of it.

Bergen County Art in the Park 2019

The Art in the Park happens very year on Columbus Day Saturday (Sunday rain-out date). The county send out invites to former participants and I was a bit late in getting mine in. Last year they were begging for people to come, but this year that had an avalanche of interest and I was too late.
However, I got a call on Wednesday  that some on dropped out and a spot was available. I took it! I was scheduled to work 2 - cl at Staples but was able to get come in at 4.

Nice day. I had done the usual Face Book event creation and invite, but it seems that failed. There was a very good band, print making demo, a food truck and other things.
One of the more interesting things that happened was how the the sun shown on one of my paintings
Snow on Main Street Nantucket. For a minute or two, it showed the contours of it in almost a bas-relief way. It really popped out.

sold a painting - Chappy Ferry Sunrise

My friend Rob Blumenstock saw this painting on FB and decided to buy it. His mother bought another of my paintings a while ago.  Notice what a difference lighting makes in the photography of paintings. Thanks Rob!

More art quote and cartoons

Here's a few more things to make you think and smile from Georgia O'Keefe, Bob Ross, Pissaro  and others. Enjoy