Janet Fons Fine Art

"Forest Park Afternoon:" new landscape

2012-01-17T15:17:00.000-06:00

Forest Park Afternoon, 16x12, oil on panel.

This wonderful old city park has a bounty of areas to paint. Did you know Forest Park is larger than Central Park in NYC?

Open Studios Night at The Foundry Art Centre 1/13/2012

2012-01-10T08:42:00.000-06:00

Join the Foundry resident artists upstairs for Open Studio Night on January 13, 2012. Browse through the working studios of 17 regional artists, working full time at the centre, creating artwork in a variety of styles and mediums. Whether your interest is classic contemporary realism, impressionism, ceramics, abstract art or mixed media, we have something to delight your senses.

Its 2012!

2012-01-06T15:13:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year!

This painting is titled Deer Lake River 16x12 oil on canvas. This is an area in Forest Park, Saint Louis that is a natural area with wonderful streams running through boulders. Its very peaceful and on a warm day you can sit for hours and paint or just contemplate nature.

Perfect Tree, oil on canvas

2011-11-27T08:50:00.000-06:00

Perfect Tree, oil on canvas, 30x30 inches.
This painting is of a favorite tree of mine in Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

Plein Air painting

2011-11-18T08:40:00.001-06:00

Here is a painting from day two of the workshop I took with Billyo. We painted all day at Blanchette Landing along the Missouri river. This is from the morning session. It was windy and cold that morning. We all found places to stand out of the wind.

Workshop with Billyo

2011-11-16T08:39:00.000-06:00

I attended a three day workshop for plein air painters in late October. It was chilly! We all earned our plein air stripes! Billyo was a wonderful teacher. I heartily recommend his workshops if you have the chance to join up. Here is Billyo starting a demonstration for the class along the Katy Trail in Saint Charles, MO.

Creative Art Gallery Show Award

2011-10-08T08:00:00.000-05:00

Celebrate Nature, oil pastel on paper (8x8 inches, framed 12x12 inches) was awarded the Creative Gallery Award judged by gallery owner May Ellen Shortland at the Gateway Pastel Artists show which runs through November 5. Show juror was Lisa Ober. Eighty three paintings to enjoy--go see the show!

October is National Arts & Humanities month in the U.S.

2011-10-06T13:51:00.002-05:00

Every day we celebrate the arts, but October is the month to commemorate the arts in a big way. It is National Arts and Humanities Month—the largest annual celebration for the arts and humanities in the nation!

National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM) is a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. It is designed to encourage all Americans to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives, and to begin a lifelong habit of active participation in the arts and humanities.

From hosting a Creative Conversation or arts center open house to securing a mayoral proclamation or better newspaper coverage of the arts, people in every community across the United States can celebrate NAHM by helping recognize the contributions of cultural organizations in their region.

Want to join in the celebration? Great! What would you like to do? Go to the NAHM website and sign up! http://www.americansforthearts.org/get_involved/advocacy/nahm

Creative Art Gallery Show

2011-10-05T08:18:00.001-05:00

Join me at the Gateway Pastel Artist Show opening reception this Friday night, October 7 from 6-8pm. Creative Art Gallery is at 3232 Ivanhoe Avenue in St. Louis.

Save the date for Open Studios at the Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

2011-09-21T08:05:00.000-05:00

The resident artists at the Foundry Art Centre are holding an Open Studios event to celebrate the opening of the Quilt National on October 2nd from 6-8 pm.
There are sixteen working artists upstairs working in a wide variety of mediums and styles. Come upstairs for a moment then visit the Quilt Show downstairs in the main gallery.

Open Studios is free for all.

The Foundry Art Centre
520 North Main Center
St. Charles, MO 63301
(636) 255-0270
www.foundryartcentre.org

Looking at Landscapes: art fair weekend at the Gateway Gallery

2011-09-12T10:46:00.000-05:00

The art fair weekend at the Gateway was a great success. Lots of folks came in over the three day event to browse the art in our gallery. It was a busy and exhausting three days! This photo is of folks looking at my wall at the Gateway. The horse "looking" on is a ceramic sculpture by Karen Antrim. Thanks to everyone who came by to say hi.

Invitation to view new landscape paintings at the Gateway

2011-09-10T09:02:00.000-05:00

My invitation for the art fair weekend at the Gateway. Hope folks come out even if the weather isn't great. At least it isn't hot!

New landscape painting: searching for a title

2011-09-05T15:55:00.000-05:00

This new painting is close to finished but needs a title. I need to lighten the trunk of the foreground tree and a few other tweaks, but it is close to finished.

Gateway Gallery and the Clayton Art Fair: save the dates!

2011-08-29T08:58:00.000-05:00

Our new window display at the Gateway Gallery has been redone for the Clayton Art Fair. The fair runs September 9, 10, 11. The Gateway will be open during art fair hours and the artists will be at the gallery to meet and greet visitors. Come by and see all the new artwork on display!

Gateway Gallery
7921 Forsyth Ave.
Clayton, MO
Art Fair Hours:
Friday 9/9, 5-10; Saturday 9/10, 10-10; Sunday 9/11, 11-4

Winter Sky: new landscape in oil

2011-08-20T16:01:00.000-05:00

This new painting: Winter Sky, oil, 24x48, is the newest in my Colorado series. This is near Shadow Mountain Lake which is just outside of Grand Lake. I chose this title because this painting captures the sky was bringing the weather our way! It did snow the next day.

Peacefull Clearing: Landscape in oil

2011-08-09T07:54:00.000-05:00

Peaceful Clearing, 24x36, oil.
This painting is another in my series of favorite places to drive in Colorado. This aspen view was near Shadow Mountain Lake which is in the Grand Lake area just outside of Rocky Mountain National Park. So many of the people who visit my studio in the Foundry recognize the subject matter of this series because they've been to Colorado. It's fun to talk about favorite places, towns, etc.

Photo of my recent show at MAD Art Gallery

2011-08-01T14:36:00.000-05:00

Here is a photo of my display at MAD Art Gallery during City Wide Open Studios in St. Louis this past Saturday. We had great crowds all day.

Shadow Road, new landscape in oil

2011-07-28T11:19:00.003-05:00

Shadow Road, oil on canvas, 30x40 inches.

Another in my series of favorite places to drive in Colorado, this is an unimproved road along Ohio pass. which winds through high country ranches and beautiful scenery.

New landscapes in oil at City Wide Open Studios

2011-07-21T11:15:00.001-05:00

On July 30th, from 10-4, I'll be exhibiting new landscapes and decorated cigar boxes during
City Wide Open Studios at MAD Art Gallery,
2727 S. 12th Street in St. Louis. MAD Art Gallery is in the historic Soulard neighborhood.

You can pick up Open Studios maps at the Contemporary Art Museum during regular business hours. For more information on tours and the Preview Party, go to camstl.org

My location is pictured here (#24) from the CWOS map.

Landscape in oil: Maroon Wilderness

2011-07-17T07:54:00.005-05:00

I am continuing to paint my favorite areas along Colorado's most scenic roads. This is the Maroon Wilderness area outside of Aspen. It is on the way to Maroon Bells, one of Colorado's most iconic mountain peaks. Maroon Wilderness is oil on canvas, 30x30.

Landscape in oil: A View Across the Seine

2011-07-11T17:37:00.013-05:00

A View Across the Seine, oil, 36x24 is a view of apartments in Paris along the Seine. These trees were still mostly green in mid-October but I chose to paint them in fall hues. I like the warm color of the trees contrasting with the cooler tones of the apartment buildings.

Autumn at Julie's House

2011-06-30T17:13:00.003-05:00

Autumn at Julie's House, oil, 18x12 is painted on gallery wrapped canvas. Julie's house is an old schoolhouse in Berger, MO belonging to my friend and painter, Julie Wiegand and her husband. Their property is wonderful with criss-crossing paths cut into the tall grasses. It's a wonderful place to paint.

New Painting

2011-06-28T13:18:00.000-05:00

Hillside Aspen, oil on canvs, 24x24

Another favorite drive in Colorado, over McClure Pass. These aspen really are this color.

More New Work

2011-06-21T13:08:00.000-05:00

Aspen Shade, oil on canvas, 24x24

Another favorite drive up Pouder Canyon in Colorado. A sunny meadow surrounded by aspen in full fall glory.

New Work

2011-06-14T12:58:00.001-05:00

Meandering Through Willows,

oil on canvas, 30x30

While on a wonderful drive over Independence Pass in Colorado on the way home from Aspen, I found this summer stream winding its' way through the high meadow.

New Painting

2011-06-07T12:49:00.000-05:00

Seaside Palms, oil on panel, 16x12

After spending the month of February in Florida I was inspired to paint this view of Siesta Key which has the whitest sand imaginable.

New Work

2011-06-02T12:49:00.000-05:00

Distant Icon, oil on canvas, 36 x 24
The Chase Park Plaze seen from
Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

Getting Across -

2011-02-15T07:08:00.000-06:00

New oil on stretched canvas:
Getting Across, 12x18

Rocky Edge

2011-01-27T08:15:00.000-06:00

This new painting, Rocky Edge is 16 x 12" on canvas panel. I used a limited palette of browns and cool blues, creating my own local color.

Completed: Through the Shadows

2011-01-16T16:07:00.001-06:00

This is the completed canvas:
Through the Shadows, 24 x 24, oil on deep stretched canvas. Forest Park is my favorite urban park in St. Louis.

Forest Park Painting

2011-01-15T16:02:00.001-06:00

This is my new Forest Park painting in progress (24x24 on deep stretched canvas). Needs some work to integrate the foreground with the background.

A New Underpainting

2011-01-13T15:56:00.001-06:00

I sketched this drawing in charcoal on a new canvas and after fixing the sketch so it wouldn't run, I added a warm underpainting. This is a Forest Park in St. Louis.

Mountain Trail

2011-01-10T10:15:00.002-06:00

Mountain Trail (12x10, oil on panel) is a scene near Telluride, CO from a summer trip I took a few years ago. I usually don't paint aspen in summer green but I really liked this shot.

Path to Sunlight (my favorite park in Colorado)

2011-01-08T10:15:00.000-06:00

Path to Sunlight (14x11, oil on panel) is a scene from a favorite city park of mine: Washington Park in Denver, CO. It's a shot of trees, a path along the canal that winds through the park and a small lake in the background. I finished this in mid-December. It was cold and wintery in Missouri and I wanted to time travel back to a warm fall day and a favorite walk in Wash Park.

Final for Julie's Path

2011-01-07T15:21:00.007-06:00

This the final shot of my new painting "Julie's Path" (20x16, oil on canvas). I painted this from a photo I shot at Julie Weigand's home where I took a workshop given by her in October. It was one of those last really warm days, although it started out quite cold. I remember how cold my feet were early in the morning after walking through the damp grass before Julie set up for a demo.
For this painting, I opened up the trees along the ridge because I wanted to show the sky coming through the trees.

Third stage of new work

2011-01-05T15:18:00.000-06:00

This is a shot of my new painting; the shot is not great - its from my phone so the color is off but I've made good progeress and its close to finished. I'll shoot the last one with my Canon DSL.

Second stage of new work

2011-01-03T15:15:00.002-06:00

This is stage two of my new piece. I have worked all over the painting, keeping in a warm mode.

New work in progress: underpainting

2011-01-01T15:13:00.001-06:00

This is an underpainting for a new oil painting on canvas. I wanted to make it very warm so that that feeling would carry through to the final piece.

BTW Happy New Year everyone!

Miniature oil painting on canvas

2010-12-07T14:48:00.000-06:00

A new cigar box miniature oil painting on canvas. "Oliva Serie O" is at my studio at the Foundry Art Centre in St, Charles, MO.

New Cigar Box Miniature

2010-12-05T14:28:00.001-06:00

This is a photo of one of my cigar box miniatures--small oil paintings on canvas attached to cigar boxes. This one (Maxx The Curve) is a real nice looking black box. It's at my studio at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO.

Holiday Concert & Open Studios at the Foundry

2010-12-04T14:34:00.001-06:00

It's a party! Come by and visit my studio during Open Studios at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO from 6-8 pm December 10 before the Erin Bode Concert.
If you are attending the concert you can reserve your seat and then come upstairs to enjoy art, wine and appetizers.
I will have some small work specially priced for the holidays.

You can buy concert tickets in advance at http://www.foundryartcentre.org/.

Foundry Art Centre
520 North Main Centre
St. Charles, MO

Final for Falling Leaves

2010-12-03T11:43:00.002-06:00

This is the final painting:
Falling Leaves, 11x14, oil on panel.

Work in Progress

2010-12-01T11:40:00.001-06:00

Work in progress (Falling Leaves)

Work in progress

2010-11-29T11:40:00.000-06:00

Working title: Falling Leaves, oil on panel, 11x14

Miniature oil painting on canvas

2010-11-16T13:17:00.006-06:00

This cigar box miniature is titled 601 Robusto (6 1/4" x 9 1/8") after the cigar brand.

Oil on canvas miniature

2010-11-14T12:27:00.001-06:00

This cigar box miniature is titled Saint Luis Rey (6 5/8" x 9 1/2"). The subject is a wetland area in the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area. This cigar box miniature is available at the Gateway Gallery.

New oil on panel

2010-11-12T12:12:00.004-06:00

Evening Light, oil on panel, 12x16. I painted this piece after doing a miniature that I felt could work for a larger piece. I used thin washes of oil for the sky that almost look like watercolor.

Cigar Box Miniatures

2010-11-10T15:41:00.001-06:00

"Exquisitos" (6 x 6) is a miniature landscape in oil, mounted on a cigar box. It is available at the Gateway Gallery in Clayton, MO for $75.

Cigar Box Miniatures

2010-11-08T15:37:00.001-06:00

"Casa Blanca 2" is a miniature landscape in oil on canvas, mounted on a cigar box. See it at the Gateway Gallery in Clayton, MO.

Cigar Box Miniatures

2010-11-04T15:33:00.001-05:00

This miniature landscape is titled "Casa Blanca" (7.5 x 9.75) oil on canvas mounted on a cigar box. aits available at the Gateway Gallery in Clayton, MO for $95.

Cigar Box Miniatures

2010-11-02T15:28:00.001-05:00

This little landscape is titled "Davidoff" (8 x 7) oil on canvas, mounted on a cigar box and is available at the Gateway Gallery in Clayton, MO for $95.

Cigar Box miniatures

2010-10-31T15:10:00.008-05:00

This miniature landscape painting is titled "Romeo Y Julieta" (6.5 x 7.25),
oil on canvas mounted on a cigar box. It is available at the Gateway Gallery in Clayton, MO for $95.

Cigar Box Miniatures

2010-10-29T08:48:00.002-05:00

This is a new series of small oils on canvas that are mounted on cigar boxes. They are currently at the Gateway Gallery in Clayton, MO and are very attractively priced for gift-giving. They are titled from the brand of cigars; this one is "My Father Cigars" (7.25 x 9.75, $95).

Apple: next stages

2010-10-02T08:41:00.001-05:00

At this stage, I've added a yelllow glaze over the table surface, which I will tone down later with blue. I've also added a glaze of red to the apple and a white scumble in the highlights to keep it the lightest value.

Apple: work in progress

2010-09-30T08:41:00.000-05:00

This is the next stage of the apple painting. I have brushed a glaze of ultramarine over the background and lower foreground as well as a glaze of indian yellow over the apple.

Sunlit Path work in progress

2010-09-25T08:45:00.007-05:00

A new work in progress, Sunlit Path is done almost entirely with a palette knife. My inspiration for painting with a palette knife came from Michael Anderson who demonstrated painting with a palette knife, outdoors during the StL Art Fair.

Work in Progress "Apple"

2010-09-24T08:52:00.002-05:00

This is a work I'm doing for the next Gateway Gallery theme: Apple and the Tree. I'm attempting a traditional grisaille underpainting with multiple glazes for this work. This is the underpainting done over a charcoal drawing on canvas. I don't normally paint still life so this should be fun!

Mountain Stream

2010-09-22T08:45:00.000-05:00

Mountain Stream, 11x14, oil on panel.

Gold Rush

2010-09-18T08:26:00.001-05:00

Gold Rush, oil on panel, 11x14

is a new piece I recently completed. It is from a trip to the Shadow Mountain Lake area near Grand Lake, Colorado. The aspen were in full color and it snowed the next day.

Looking Up

2010-09-16T08:10:00.005-05:00

Looking Up, 12x16, oil on canvas panel. This painting is of the rocks in the Deer Park area of Forest Park, a favorite area of mine. I did choose a different background, leaving out the close in trees just for a different composition.

New Work

2010-09-13T07:57:00.001-05:00

Lake's Edge
12x16
oil on panel
This is a view of Oxbow Bend in Wyoming but without a significant geological feature; the Tetons are in the original photo but I decided to leave them out of the painting and make the sky the focal point.

Exhibition of new work in oil at the Gateway Gallery

2010-09-08T07:55:00.002-05:00

I am hanging my new work at the Gateway Gallery today. The reception is Friday, Sept 10th, 6-9 pm. Come join us for good food and wine and a chance to talk to all the artists.

Work in Progress

2010-08-18T20:34:00.001-05:00

This is a new landscape in oil, as yet untitled. Another phone shot, gotta love the convenience. I am happy with this piece so far. However, there is a shadow across the top of the sky - which isn't blue, anyway look at my website for final shots (when I get them finished).

Juried exhibition coming up

2010-08-16T08:21:00.005-05:00

The River Sings (detail) is one of three pieces I will have on exhibit at a new show--"Painting: The Artful Palette" which opens at the Foundry Art Center on August 27, from 6-9pm. I will be hosting an open studios (Studio 20) during the reception.

The juror is David Spear, an award wining public artist based in Columbia, MO.

The show runs from August 27 through October 8.
The Foundry Art Centre
520 North Main Centre
St. Charles, MO 63301
http://www.foundryartcentre.org/

Bright Stream

2010-08-13T08:21:00.000-05:00

What has been a work in progress, Bright Stream (16x12, oil on canvas panel) is complete. This is a shot from my phone so there is a bit of glare and the color isn't great. Iwill post this on my web site when I get a good shot. Go to http://www.janetfons.com/ for all final photos of my artwork.

New landscape painting

2010-08-02T08:23:00.001-05:00

A new oil on canvas: Mirroring Trees, 16x20.
This is from a trip to the Bush Nature Preserve near O'Fallon, MO. It is a marsh area and is quite beautiful.

New landscape in oil

2010-07-31T08:18:00.001-05:00

This is a new painting in oil titled Autumn Haze, 11x14, oil on canvas panel.

New work

2010-07-30T08:17:00.001-05:00

Here is a new painting titled Fall Glow, 12 x 16, Oil on panel.
The previous post (work in progress) went into the 'stinker' pile. It happens. Sometimes its better to move on than to waste paint trying to fix it.

The next stage of work in progress

2010-07-16T08:49:00.001-05:00

First rough pass of color on this painting. Lots more work to do.

New work: underpainting

2010-07-15T08:49:00.000-05:00

Here is a piece I started with a red-brown notan to work out where the darks will work in the composition.

New work in progress: landscape in oil

2010-07-14T07:50:00.001-05:00

I'm enjoying the progress on this painting and working to keep it very loose.

New work in progress: landscape in oil on panel

2010-07-13T07:49:00.001-05:00

This is a new piece from a favorite place in Forest Park in St. Louis. The sun is behind the trees creating wonderful outlines. At this stage, I've added the first layer of local color over the underpainting which was an orange-red wash.

New landscape on panel

2010-07-07T15:50:00.000-05:00

Another new oil on panel titled "Follow the Stream". This is from a photo I shot in Forest Park in St. Louis. This is a smooth gessoed panel that I added some texture to before beginning.

Check this video out

2010-06-29T08:56:00.000-05:00

I found this all prima brushwork exercise by Larry Seiler on utube. It's a cool exercise I think I'll give it a try.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8ZeSdC5xcs

Landscape painting in oil in progress

2010-06-29T08:48:00.001-05:00

The next stage of this new painting. It is a favorite area of mine in Forest Park, St. Louis. The phone camera is convenient but the colors do get a little washed out. When it's finished I'll take a shot with my good camera.

Underpainting or notan

2010-06-25T19:37:00.000-05:00

This is an underpainting for a new piece in oil on panel. I started with defining the darks in a red-brown tone and then added some of the mid-range tones. I worked in the sky lightly and stopped to let it all dry.

New Landscape in oil

2010-06-07T15:44:00.002-05:00

This is a new painting, "Remembering" 11x14, oil on panel. Based on a view from a hilltop winery near Augusta, MO. I changed the foreground to look less like a farm and re-interpreted the color to explore reds and oranges.

New Landscape

2010-05-29T10:22:00.001-05:00

Marsh Reflection II (12x12 Oil pastel & oil on canvas).
These two 12x12 canvases are hanging at the Gateway Gallery in Clayton, MO
Our next reception in friday, June 4th, 6-9 p.m.

New Work

2010-05-26T08:55:00.001-05:00

Marsh Reflection I (12x12, oil pastel & oil on canvas).

New work in oil

2010-05-16T15:14:00.001-05:00

This is another oil painting on panel I've finished. Its 12x16 and needs a title...

2010-05-09T15:37:00.000-05:00

This is a new oil painting on panel (11x14) I'm working on. I've discovered that using my phone as a camera has its drawbacks; its hard to shoot 'square' but it is convenient.

2010-05-03T14:33:00.000-05:00

This piece is a new oil painting on panel (12x12). I've been trying out oils lately and really enjoying working with a wet medium. A friend of a friend (D.R., friend of Jason) bought it off my easel during the Spring Artwalk in St. Charles. Thank you, D.R.!This is a photo I took with my phone - I finally bought a cable so I can download images from my phone. I hope this will help me post more regularly. I'm always forgetting my camera so the phone is pretty convenient.

New work "Reflection"

2010-04-07T16:33:00.002-05:00

This is a new painting ('Reflection' 24"x24" oil pastel & alkyd on canvas) I just completed. I'll be hanging it at the Gateway Gallery booth at the Art Show at Queenie Park this weekend. Come by and see all the artwork. Hours are Fri: 6-9pm; Sat: 10am-7pm; Sun: 11am-4pm. The Art show is at the Greensfelder Rec. Complex, 550 Weidman Road, Manchester, MO. There will be wine tastings on Friday and Saturday night, and a free drawing for a $100 "art" certificate at 3:00 Saturday & Sunday.

New triptych: Sundown Over Marsh

2010-03-12T11:30:00.004-06:00

I finished this trio and hung it up at the Gateway Gallery before the last reception. Each panel is 9x12, so the entire piece is 9x36. After I finished this, I took off for Florida for a week and haven't been back long but still catching up from vacation. So my blog has suffered as usual. Currently, I am trying to finish three new canvases. Two are being obstinate but the third may go quickly. That's just how it is I guess.

New painting on canvas: Golden Morning

2010-02-05T15:12:00.004-06:00

This is the final photo of Golden Morning (30" x 40" oil pastel & alkyd on canvas). It took a long time to resolve the foreground. I originally planned to use more pink but chickened out in the end. A visitor to my studio at the Foundry told me it reminded her of flowering fields near San Diego. I liked that idea a lot. I almost named it 'roses among weeds' but decided not to. Thinking up titles is always a bit of a struggle for me. How do you think up names for your artwork?

"Golden Morning" by Janet Fons

30"x40" Oil pastel & alkyd on canvas

Color Study for "Golden Morning"

2010-02-01T16:13:00.006-06:00

This is another color study I did for a new 30"x40" painting on canvas. I've spent quite a lot of time on the finished piece trying to resolve the foreground. I'll post that soon, stay 'tooned.

Color study

2010-01-28T08:03:00.003-06:00

This is the color study for Exploring (see January 17 post). It is on my favorite paper (Canson Mi-Teintes buff). The study helps me figure out composition and color before starting on the large canvas. If I like the finished study, I mat and frame it, and offer it for sale at an affordable price. I have studies available in my studio at the Foundry and the Gateway Gallery.

Final "Celebrate Nature" painting

2010-01-27T09:30:00.002-06:00

This is my painting for the CELEBRATE event. It is 8"x 8" oil pastel & alkyd on canvas. The event is a charity auction sponsored by Thirteen Squared, a group of award-winning artists whose mission is to create interest in the art community throughout the greater St. Louis area. CELEBRATE AGAIN will be shown at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63112 on March 12, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.

Each 8"x 8" work will be offered for sale at an identical price of $50 and all of the proceeds will be donated to a local arts program. This year's recipient is STLOUISARTWORKS.

Come to the sale and view the art - you may find something to take home and all for a good cause.

Color study

2010-01-25T09:24:00.000-06:00

This is a color study for a small painting I am doing for the 13 squared group (more on that later). I did a lot of changes; scraping away color and re-painting. Its a lot easier on paper than on canvas to change colors although after a while you will make mud. Ever make mud? How do you fix it?

More new work: Exploring

2010-01-17T15:20:00.004-06:00

'Exploring' is my latest canvas: 36" h x 24" w. It is an exploration of deep reds and complimentary colors, my favorite color theme. I'm still exploring the stream theme. This one disappears into the field in the distance. I like thinking about where it is going; like my art. I've spent the last few days working on the kitchen and its time to get back to the studio! Stay 'tooned.

Exhibit at the Foundry

2009-12-25T15:14:00.004-06:00

The Foundry Resident Artists are exhibiting at the Foundry Art Centre in Gallery II. The exhibition runs from December 26, 2009 through February 5, 2010. The opening reception is Friday, January 8 from 6-9pm. The artists will hold an Open Studio Night at the same time. We all have a piece in the gallery. Come by and see the show, then come upstairs to view lots of new work in our studios. Hope to see you!

The Foundry Art Centre, 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO 63301

Accepted to National Juried Show!

2009-12-16T15:42:00.004-06:00

I am pleased to announce that the three paintings shown above: Dreaming, 30x40; Solitude, 40x30; High Plateau,24x48; have all been accepted to the Ann Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibit at the Saint Louis Artists' Guild. The opening reception is January 24, 2010 from 1-3pm. The exhibit runs January 24 to March 19, 1210. This is a wonderful show, stop by if you can. The Guild is located at Two Oak Knoll Park, St. Louis, MO 314.727.6266.

2009-12-10T11:55:00.005-06:00

This Saturday, December 12th, the Foundry Artists are having an OPEN STUDIO night from 6:30 to 8p.m. before the Erin Bode concert starts. This is the email blast we sent out to our email lists. Everyone who comes early will receive a seat reservation card so they can choose their seat, save it, and come upstairs to enjoy the artwork of over 20 artists along with food & wine.
If you haven't been to the FOUNDRY ART CENTRE come by! We are at 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO.

Gateway Gallery window

2009-12-10T11:40:00.005-06:00

These photos show a display of my Paris paintings in the front window of the Gateway Gallery in Clayton, MO. There are a lot of reflections on the glass but you can see my work on the right side of the window. My Paris paintings are on display until January 3rd.

After more changes

2009-12-08T09:00:00.001-06:00

Here is the "after". I changed the foreground to deep shadow, and it still needs some work but I think the overall painting is better now.

changes to new work

2009-12-08T08:56:00.002-06:00

I'm posting this as a "before" - the "after" comes next. I changed the foreground drastically after deciding it doesn't work. See next post.

Progress on new work.

2009-11-19T15:10:00.005-06:00

This the next big stage for this piece. Here you can see the basic buildup of color, I am using the oil pastel dry at this point. A lot of this color will be covered by the next layer but still show through areas I scumble over.

New Work

2009-11-16T16:00:00.004-06:00

I finished this canvas in October. Its 30"x40" and represents a new direction for me. I'm really going for a looser, more painterly style and opening up my palette to more color. Using the alkyd medium in the early layers enables me to use oil pastel more like paint out of a tube. It also sets the colors between layers so that I can scumble over them and not alter the underlaying color. Working on canvas is very different from the rigid panel I'm used to working on. The difference in weight is amazing. I don't think I could handle a cradled panel this large.

Progress on new work

2009-11-15T15:53:00.001-06:00

This stage shows my initial color layer over the monochromatic underpainting. I'm working wet at this stage, liquefying the oil pastel with an alkyd medium. More to come!

New Work in progress

2009-11-11T15:45:00.001-06:00

I started this painting a few days ago; this is the first stage after prepping the canvas (30"x40"). It's a monochromatic underpainting to establish my composition and in general where my lights and darks will be. More to come!