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Favorite Plein-Air Paintings
This page gathers some of my favorite plein-air paintings from the past ten years. While it can be a real hassle to carry your equipment outdoors, it can also be a really exhilarating experience....
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Latest Work
New Paintings! In 2019, I'm taking a break from mounting my annual May exhibition of new work, and instead releasing a few paintings at a time throughout the year. These ten pieces are the first...
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Painting Adventure in Italy & Germany Part 1
I just returned from a painting trip in Italy and Germany. It was an incredible journey, and for over four weeks (May 16-through June 18) I painted close to thirty color sketches in acrylic. Most were...
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Painting Adventure in Italy & Germany Part 2
As promised in last week's installment, here are more acrylic sketches from my recent painting trip in Italy and Germany. Among other places, I painted in Naples, Cefalu, Gallipoli, Berlin, and...
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European Travel Paintings
The first oil paintings depicting scenes from my recent trip to Italy & Germany are now available! There are three Italian scenes (Sicily, Naples, and Ostuni) and two scenes of Germany (Berlin and...
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Latest Work
New Paintings! The second round of oil paintings depicting scenes from my recent travels in Italy & Germany are now available! There are four Italian scenes (Sicily & Southern Italy), a scene...
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Behind The Scenes: Winter 2019/2020
Newest & Latest/ Teaching Videos Happy New Year, friends! I hope 2020 is off to a good start for you. I'm busy in the studio working on a large commission, and looking forward to the new...
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Behind The Scenes: Spring 2020
Behind The Scenes: An Ongoing Journal Of What's On The Easel Griffin in Grey Knit Cap, 18x14", oil on canvas View this recent portrait in a larger format on my website Recording of...
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Behind The Scenes: Summer/Fall 2020
Behind The Scenes: An Ongoing Journal Of What's On The Easel From a newsletter sent on December 9, 2020: A Simple Gift was painted in 2004 and is now being made available for the first time....
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Behind The Scenes: Winter/Spring 2021
From a newsletter sent April 15, 2021: "The Making of A Painting: Fiddler On The Balcony is a recent commission, re-creating an earlier painting of the scene completed and sold in 2017. I've...
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Painting Spotlight: In The Wings, Stage Left
In The Wings, Stage Left Oil, 24x12", 2013 Video introduction to the painting In The Wings, Stage Left was part of a series of paintings for a Richmond Ballet project I was involved with in...
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Collector Spotlight
In December of 2019, I received a phone call from my gallery congratulating me on the sale of my painting “Man With Violin” (photo above). The collector’s name was new to me, so I knew this was a first...
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Behind the Scenes: Summer 2021
On June 16, I painted a model for the first time from life since March of 2020. Like many artists who work with models on a regular basis, I had to stop during Covid. Post vaccination, it felt great to...
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Painting Spotlight: Model Break
I'm busy preparing for a new exhibit opening in May with approximately 25 new paintings, as mentioned in the August newsletter. In the meantime, some new business cards got me thinking about a previous...
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Painting Spotlight: Interlude
Interlude: The Painter Cameron Ritcher In His Studio (oil, 36x24") was painted between August and November 2020. While the painting took dozens of hours to...
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Behind The Scenes: Fall '21/Winter '22
From a newsletter sent February 22, 2022: “Portrait Of The Artist At The Easel will be part of my May 2022 exhibition of approximately 25 new paintings. It's the first large-scale self portrait I've...
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Exhibition of New Work, May 2022
A collection of twenty-seven new works, all painted within the last eighteen months Opening Reception 6-9 pm Friday May 20, 2022Show closing July 1* *AUTHOR NOTE, July 5, 2022: Exhibition has...
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Behind The Scenes: Summer/Fall 2022
My work life can easily be summed up as follows: Preparing for an exhibit, or presenting an exhibit. Since the closing of my recent large exhibition of new work (May/June 2022), I'm back at the...
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Exhibition Of New Work, May 2023
A Collection of 15 New Paintings Open House 11 am-1 pm Saturday May 6, 2023 *AUTHOR NOTE, June 26, 2023: Exhibition has ended. Please contact me regarding availability of unsold work. Crossroads...
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Holiday Exhibition 2023
Holiday Exhibition now hanging! Including 5 new paintings inspired by my recent trip to Italy November 7-December 17 AUTHOR NOTE, Dec. 18, 2023: Exhibition has ended. Please contact me regarding...
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