Sneak Peek at New Paintings for Small Works Show

Trinity Steeple No. 2, oil on canvas, 8x24 in.
Trinity Steeple, oil on canvas, 8x24 in.

So close...

Four down, one left. Before 5 p.m. tomorrow night. Hope to see you at the Gallery Hop!

Sneak Peek at New Work for Oct 28th Gallery Hop

I am preparing a show of new work on Courtenay Bay for the upcoming Gallery Hop on Friday, October 28. Here is a sneak peek at some of the small pieces for the show:

Blue Tanker, S. Jones, oil and mixed media on canvas, 8x24 in., price upon request

Red Tanker at Potash Terminal, S. Jones, oil and mixed media on canvas, 8x24 in., price upon requestBlue Tanker, S. Jones, oil and mixed media on canvas, 7x7 in., price upon requestRed Tanker, S. Jones, oil and mixed media on canvas, 7x7 in., price upon request

Show Opening: Drawings

New urbanspace pieces - small works

Bridges No. 3, oil and mixed media on canvas, 8x10 in., $110Bridges No. 2, oil and mixed media on canvas, 8x10 in., $110Bridges No. 1, oil and mixed media on canvas, 8x10 in., $110

GALLERY HOP FEB 25

Back to Work; Art Doesn't Stink

Harbor Town, South Carolina; I was the only one there! At freezing it was too cold for the locals.I was in South Carolina last week for a work conference on entrepreneurship. That meant a bit of a break from the studio, which was probably a good thing, given my all-art-is-stupid attitude before I left. BUT - good news - South Carolina fixed me. Back to business and painting this week. Super-secret project is roaring along. I like my oil sticks. Paint isn't so bad either. And I re-love my palette knives. 

So my aim is to be back to regular open hours by February 25 for the first gallery hop of the year.

In the meantime, here is a sneak peek of the super-secret project and the studio in heavy production-mode:

Super-Secret Project: Update No. 2

Super-secret-project-state-of-mind last week: Painting bonfire imminent.

Super-secret-project-state-of-mind today: Ok, not so bad.

So I've been working on incorporating charcoal into my normal oil painting technique. I'm trying to get at a grittier, foggier vision of Saint John, closer to how I view the idea of Saint John in my consciousness. Oooh deep.

I've been focusing on the iconic industrial skylines in Saint John for this project. Which means, yeah yeah, more Courtenay Bay. Plus inspiration from the cranes on the West Side. 

Saint John Harbour with Cranes, S. Jones, charcoal and oil on canvas, 24x30 in., $575

Courtenay Bay from Crown in Fog, S. Jones, oil and charcoal on canvas, 24x30 in., $575

Courtenay Bay Project (Yes, Another One)

Courtenay Bay painting in progressI just started working on another large Courtenay Bay painting. Because I love Courtenay Bay. In the image above, I have started to work on the lay-out of the canvas, roughly charting the placement of the mixed media elements and later oil paint detail. 

Courtenay Bay painting in progressHere I used acrylic matte medium to hold some material in place.

Courtenay Bay painting in progressOn Saturday I started working on preparing the painted background. I'll do a couple more layers with the brush and then switch to the palette knife. 

Inspiration from Saint John 225

I've been inspired by a commercial. 

Inspired, one, because it's simply Saint John's big birthday, and I love this city. And (more literally) inspired, second, because of that great skyline shot at the end of the clip. So I decided to tackle a giant skyline painting - deep breath. I've been putting this one off because everyone's just so familiar with the shapes and the form... and so dedicated to what it stands for/symbolizes within the city's collective consciousness. But I'm going to try it. 

I'm putting my recently-arrived 2'x6' canvases to use. Started the big skyline project today. Look at that progress. Conclusion: six feet is so long that I get lost from one end to the other.