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I've been compiling in my head a top ten list of reasons why I love painting outside in the Village of Warwick. 10. My palette staying wet and not wasting any paint. 9. The feeling that I am capturing a moment in history, it seems important. 8. The aroma of...

I love antiques, I love architecture, The Eclectic Eye is one of my favorite Warwick shops. I wanted to paint a store front, and I chose the eclectic eye because the store front is kind of like a visual musical grid to me. After I did a sketch, it was decided that...

Yesterday I went back to once again paint the light on the trees and the shops in the distance. Unfourtunately on the bridge it was hard for me to back away from my painting. The intensity of the light at 1PM is perceptually a challenge. The shimmer on the water,...

Today I painted a over 100 year old federal style building. While I was painting I had the pleasure of meeting author Mark Arnowitz. This building needed to be painted in the morning light with the entire left side illuminated. I was a little too close to the...

Today was my first time painting in the rain and the umbrella would not stand up straight, so that limited me on where I could paint. I used an overhang to keep me dry. I was really excited about painting a rainy scene because it reminds me of Pissaros' work. I...