Landscape Demonstration - Day One - Plein Air Southwest Plein Air Painting Workshop I

My landscape demonstration from life this morning on day one of my first plein air painting workshop for Plein Air Southwest. Due to a heavy thunderstorm, I had to paint this one indoors, through panoramic windows. Hopefully the forecast will change enough to give us, and the event, more breaks from the rain tomorrow.

“Tree Study” • Oil on Linen • 12” x 16” • 2 Hours

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Art Review - "A Capriote" by John Singer Sargent

This week's #MuseumTourTuesday features an early work by the great John Singer Sargent from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. It's a well known piece, so you may have seen it before, but I just wanted to call attention to what I find so interesting about it.

Unlike his later work, the paint is very thinly applied for the most part. So thin, if fact, that we can clearly see the texture of the canvas throughout the painting. The thickness or lack of thickness in the paint makes no difference to the final outcome. It's a beautiful work, and Sargent's mastery of value is on full display, even at the age of 22.

 

Sargent went on to paint two copies of this piece, and featured the model, Rosina Ferrara, in a number of other paintings while visiting the island of Capri. The painting was exhibited at the French Salon in 1879, where it was negatively received, while in the same year it was praised by critics in New York at the Society of American Artists exhibition. 

 

"A Capriote" • John Singer Sargent • Oil on Canvas
• 1878 • 30.24" x 24.87"

 

Painting photo by Saunders Fine Arts.

 

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Animal Portrait Demonstration - Day Three - Booth Art Academy Animal Portrait Painting Workshop

My demonstration this morning on day three of my animal portrait painting workshop at the Booth Art Academy. It felt fitting to paint a horse on Kentucky Derby day.

“Horse Study” • Oil on Linen • 14” x 18” • 2 Hours • SOLD

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Cat Portrait Painting Demonstration - Day Two - Booth Art Academy Animal Painting Workshop

My pet portrait demonstration this morning on day two of my animal portraits painting workshop at the Booth Art Academy. It was all about painting thick fur, using shape, and never painting individual hairs. This is Opal, one of our beloved cats. She was the sweetest thing, and we miss her still. She had the most beautiful green eyes, and the cutest little pink nose.

“Opal Study” • Oil on Linen • 12” x 18” • 2 Hours • SOLD

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Pet Portrait Demonstration Painting - Day One - Booth Art Academy Animal Painting Workshop

My 90 minute pet portrait demonstration painting from a photograph this morning on day one of my animal portraits painting workshop at the Booth Art Academy.

“Rescue Dog Study” • Oil on Linen • 14” x 18” • 90 Minutes

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Pet Portrait Demonstration Painting - Day Three - Booth Art Academy Painting Workshop I

My pet portrait demonstration painting from a photograph this morning on day three of my first painting workshop this year at the Booth Art Academy.

 

“Shelter Dog Study” • Oil on Linen • 12” x 12” • 2 Hours

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Floral Demonstration Painting - Day Two - Booth Art Academy Painting Workshop I

My 90 minute floral demonstration painting from life this morning on day two of my first painting workshop this year at the Booth Art Academy.

 

“Yellow Lilies Study” • Oil on Linen • 12” x 12” • 90 Minutes • SOLD

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Art Review - "Still LIfe With Hydrangeas" by Arthur Streeton

This week's #MuseumTourTuesday is another uncharacteristic painting by a well known artist. Australian painter Arthur Streeton is highly regarded as a landscape painter, but his flowers were also quite impressive.

The hydrangeas are deftly painted, with the dark background allowing the shapes to clearly stand out. Of particular note is the variation in color within the petals. We can see purples, pinks, greens and even yellows. This range of color provides a sense of volume that goes beyond a more simplified value scale.

Born in 1867, Streeton was heavily influenced by French Impressionism. He served as an official war artist during WWI, and was knighted in 1937.

"Still Life With Hydrangeas" • Sir Arthur Streeton • Oil on Canvas
• 1925 • 67 x 84 cm • Private Collection

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Demonstration Painting - Day One - Booth Art Academy Painting Workshop I

My two-hour demonstration painting from a photograph this morning on day one of my first painting workshop this year at the Booth Art Academy. This one is pretty loose because I talked more than I painted, but I absolutely love working with artists who are so curious and engaged. It’s invigorating.

This is a study of a sunrise on Smith Cove in Gloucester, MA, the view from the North Shore Arts Association, where I taught a painting workshop last year for Cape Ann Plein Air.

“Smith Cove Study” • Oil on Linen • 12” x 16” • 2 Hours • SOLD

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April 2023 Art Newsletter - Losing Your Edge

A lot has been written about edges - hard edges, soft edges, lost edges. Just as important and often misunderstood is how to create the type of edge that you need in a painting.

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“Betty” • Oil on Panel • 9" x 12" • Private Collection

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"Icon" - Western Art Portrait Painting

My latest painting is influenced by my love of early 20th century American illustration. This piece brings back a lot of good memories for me, both recent and distant.

"Icon" • Oil on Linen • 30" x 30" • Available at www.PatrickSaunders.com

Painting and reference photos by Saunders Fine Arts.

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