Painting Life as it Happens

Palm Beach plein air

2010-05-27T16:51:00.000-07:00

It's getting hot here in South Fla., and I'm always on the lookout for a shady place to paint. This charming little archway is all that remains of an old casino that dates back to the early glory days of Palm Beach. It's a great spot to paint with intracoastal breezes and old oaks for shade.

"Through the Arch" painted en plein air 05/2010, 16x12, oil on canvas

Plein air painting on Singer Island

2010-03-28T15:01:00.001-07:00

Every Tuesday morning for the past 3 weeks I've painted en plein air with Dennis Aufiery's outdoor painting class. We set up at the newly constructed (but not yet occupied) buildings at Singer Island's public beach. I'm focusing on painting cars and the everyday reality of the scene.

Figure painting from the live model

2010-03-28T14:50:00.001-07:00

After doing a few live events, it became clear that I needed to work on figure painting. So I signed up for a class at the Armory Art Center in West Palm instructed by Dennis Aufiery. After some tentative first tries, this painting was the strongest of the session.

Bloomie's Boca Bridal Show

2010-02-22T13:33:00.000-08:00

One of the interesting aspects of live painting is I have opportunities to paint places I would never have imagined. Last week Bloomingdale's in Boca Raton invited its favorite brides to a private viewing of its fabulous wares. I set up my easel with a direct view of this classy china display and proceeded to paint dishes!

Event Painting in Palm Beach

2010-01-30T09:21:00.000-08:00

Sharing our Strength, a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure no child goes hungry, recently held a celebrity chef fund-raiser at the very chic Brazilian Court in Palm Beach. I painted this scene of the courtyard en plein air as guests began to arrive.

Plein Air in Delray Beach

2009-12-11T19:21:00.000-08:00

Last week I painted plein air on Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach, FL as part of 2009 Plein Air, a juried competition sponsored by Arts Arena Gallery, and I received an award for this painting "Colony Hotel Shops." I wanted to capture the color and energy of the historic building, and then the three palms caught my eye. Felt so good to be outside painting after surviving a Florida summer. It's oil on canvas, 14"x11," framed, and priced at $500.

Live painting at the VIVE Bridal Show

2009-11-21T10:22:00.001-08:00

I felt like I was entering a Hollywood stage set as I parked my car and hauled my painting gear through the rear entrance to the magnificent Boca Raton Resort and Club. This elegant bridal show, sponsored by Vive Magazine, was well attended by soon-to-be-brides and wedding industry professionals, who I'm sure felt as lucky as me to attend an event in this beautiful and historic venue.

Chamber Gala

2009-11-18T17:44:00.000-08:00

Last week I painted live at the annual Gala for the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce held at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach. This is a fabulous venue for special events as well as a great place to play croquet. It's open to the public for brunch and dinner and free croquet lessons on Saturdays. This was a spur-of-the moment opportunity to paint and was great exposure to the community. The painting sold at auction. Thanks to Sandy for her support.

Tere's 50th Birthday Party

2009-11-08T06:32:00.001-08:00

I delivered this painting to Tere earlier in the week. Her extravanganza of a birthday party on Oct. 3, 2009, at the Josephine S. Leiser Opera Center in Ft. Lauderdale, took on a Hollywood theme of movies and movie stars. She looks like a little girl at a very sophisticated adult party, which is the image that came to me as I watched her greet and mingle with friends and family. Guests were thoroughly entertained by Marilyn Monroe, a fabulous DJ, a trio of beautiful lady singers, high energy dancing, a caricaturist, photo booth, a chocolate station, I could go on. Event expertly planned and organized by Ana Cruz http://www.anacruz.com/.

What happened to my Blog???

2009-11-08T06:25:00.000-08:00

Something happened and I can't access my previous blog, so I must start anew, and maybe that's a good thing.

To view prior posts: http://www.weddingsoncanvas.blogspot.com.