Plein air in Garden City

I have been painting on canvas boards, but I found a bunch of Masonite panels in my studio. This sketch is on Masonite prepared with gesso. I don't know if I like it more than a canvas panel, but I do think it allows me to paint a little looser, which is a good thing for me.

I found this nice building near the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, Long Island.



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An oil portrait of Teddy

My dog just got a haircut and he looked so dapper that I had to do a small oil portrait of him. This is a photo of him inspecting the painting. He likes it.





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Small portrait

Small 8"x8" watercolor and gouache portrait on some nice Arches paper.




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An old abandoned truck in New Hampshire

I have been painting oils lately accidentally ignoring watercolors. Watercolors are my first love and I am now trying to go back to them. I want to keep painting oils plein air so I now have been painting watercolors in the studio.

I did a plein air oil painting of this same subject when I was in New Hampshire and I was very happy with it. I also took a Polaroid photo of the same scene, so I decided to use the photo and the oil painting as reference.

I am happy with this painting and I'm happy to be back to watercolors.




"Abandoned Truck, NH" 14x10

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Dairy Barn

Found this dilapidated Dairy Barn somewhere between Merrick and Seaford.



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Some more plein air oil painting in Valley Stream

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Plein air oil sketch

Painted this little sketch in Valley Stream. It's a 45 minute oil sketch. It was too cold to paint for longer, believe it or not. I am trying to paint in oils more, hopefully I can manage one oil painting a day.



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