Janet's Art Blog

More early spring painting 5/10/12

Now that spring is official sprung here in Vermont, I've been working on my greens. I feel an artist can either hate green, are a little afraid of using too much of it in a painting, or try to avoid it by imbuing a painting with every color BUT green. Here's my setup from a few days ago on a beautiful,…(continue reading)

Bryan Memorial Gallery 2012 Land & Light Exhibit is now open

The Bryan Memorial Gallery hosted an Artists' Reception on May 6 for the 2012 Land & Light Exhibit, which runs through July 8.  I have two paintings in this exhibit.    "Lamoille River in Winter"    "The Hay Feeder"  ...(continue reading)

Revisiting Waterville 4/17/12

I don't always finish a painting on the spot, just not that fast yet! Especially on larger canvas sizes. I recently went back to Waterville to continue working on the painting I started several months ago, probably in the Fall.  This is my 3rd or 4th time back to this same spot, and by now, it's...(continue reading)

Vermont wind is tough! 4/6/12

Yesterday I went painting with Eric Tobin over in Lower Pleasant Valley.  We set up beside a barn which shielded us from the really unpleasant cold, strong wind which kept the landscape in a constant state of changing light and shadow. I think it might have been a 100 mph wind. Just kidding but...(continue reading)