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Sailing by the Palisades

Posted by Jamie on July 17th, 2008

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8×10″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on Raymar canvas panel
Email JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

I was down painting in Hastings-on-Hudson this morning. The Hudson River view was gorgeous as always. The sun hit the cliffs in the early morning light, giving them a reddish color. As the morning wore on, they became darker and more violet. I am always amazed by how much the color of the cliffs changes so quickly there. I stuck with my early morning version.

After painting, I went to a wonderful exhibit at the Hudson River Museum of the work of Anna Richards Brewster…..highly recommended!

Old Truck on the Farm

Posted by Jamie on July 16th, 2008

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8×10″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on Canson board
Email JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

What was I thinking? I sat in the blistering hot sun at Tilly Foster Farm for hours to paint this. Even with my large beach umbrella for shade, the heat was too much today. When I was finished, I walked over to where my smart friends were painting, under the shade of a huge tree! It felt 20 degrees cooler there. The great subject matter of this old truck was more than I could resist, even in the heat. The hay bales were glistening in the morning sun, and the large barrel of flowers provided the final, beautiful touch. There’s an old car there now too; I’ll have to go back to paint that one as well!

My palette for this painting:
Naples Yellow
Cadmium Yellow Primrose
Pyrrole Red
Transparent Red Oxide
Ultramarine Blue
Phthalo Blue
Jenkins Green
Titanium White

Morning at Locust Grove—home of Samuel Morse

Posted by Jamie on July 15th, 2008

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6×8″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

I spent a wonderful morning painting with friends at the historic home of Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph! His estate, Locust Grove, in Poughkeepsie, NY has exquisite, specimen trees, colorful gardens, and challenging architecture! Although the property overlooks the Hudson River, the area is overgrown, and only a glimpse of the water is visible. I was captivated by the light hitting the house in the morning sun.

Sunrise With Three Lives

Posted by Jamie on July 13th, 2008

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8×10″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on Multimedia Artboard
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

This painting began as a plein air sunrise on Friday. I did an experiment and started by coating the board with titanium white, then painting the subtle sunrise colors into that. Well, my experiment failed. The upper layers mingled with the wet white paint and it was all too chalky and subdued.

This morning I repainted it, bumping up the chroma and relying on my sunrise memory (I didn’t take photos that morning), plus a little extra saturation boost. I showed it to my husband, and we both felt I had overdone it and the colors were too strong.

So, the painting then moved on to its “third life”. I knocked down some of the brilliance of the color. The cloud formations and colors changed as I went through the different versions of the painting, so it isn’t the sunrise that was actually out over the lake on Friday morning, but rather the sunrise that evolved over the three lives of the painting.

Hudson River Haze

Posted by Jamie on July 8th, 2008

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5×7″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
Please contact RiverwindsGallery.com if interested in this painting.

Today is one of those unbearably hot and humid summer days, so I set out early for Boscobel Restoration in Garrison to beat the heat, and did just one small painting. The Hudson was shrouded in more than its usual share of haze with the high humidity. I found Golden’s Titan Buff color to be the perfect palette addition to capture that atmosphere. I painted the entire panel that color, then painted into it with my other colors. I love the effect it gave!

Sketch from Olana

Posted by Jamie on July 7th, 2008

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I had a meeting up at Olana today, home of Hudson River School artist, Frederic Church. Although I didn’t have time to pull out all my gear to paint, I couldn’t resist at least doing a sketch while I was there. I saw a nice bench under a tree next to the mansion, so I pulled out my sketchbook, fountain pen, and watercolors, and took advantage of the shady spot while sketching. (You can click the image to enlarge it.)

Materials:
4.5×6.5″ Derwent journal
Lamy Safari fountain pen with converter
Noodler’s Bulletproof black ink
Winsor Newton Artist watercolors

Birch Tree by the Pond

Posted by Jamie on July 6th, 2008

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10×8″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting

This is another painting done on location at Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring, New York. This little pond near the entrance not only had stunning birch trees, but beautiful pond lilies as well. Those will have to wait for another painting, hopefully soon!

Mini Monet copy of Poppy Field Near Argenteuil

Posted by Jamie on July 4th, 2008

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1.75×2″ including frame, Acrylics on 4-ply 100% rag bristol
SOLD!

This tiny Monet copy of his famous painting, Poppy Field Near Argenteuil, is set with a Coke can for size reference! These little ones can sometimes take longer than a much larger painting, and this one definitely fell into that category. I’ve painted this Monet scene before; it’s one of my favorite Monet paintings, and looks fabulous in this diminutive form! Here’s a picture of the painting alone, about actual size. Unfortunately, my camera doesn’t photograph these tiny paintings very well:

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Here’s a slightly larger version too. I had to use a magnifying glass while painting to get some of the details in on the figures and the house!

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The beautiful gold frame is actually a dollhouse frame. I cut the board to fit the frame, and then did the painting to size. It will be sealed and varnished, and will look just like a tiny oil painting in a frame. These miniatures can be purchased with a pin back so you can wear your art, or a gold thread for hanging from a brass tack, or a miniature easel to stand on a table. I ship them in gold gift boxes (as shown in the first image). They are often done on a commission basis, and you may commission any painting that no longer falls under copyright protection, or I can do an original for you.

Trees Along the Hudson River

Posted by Jamie on July 3rd, 2008

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12×16″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

I had a wonderful excursion to Nyack today to paint along the Hudson River. The day was supposed to be very hot, so I left home early this morning to beat the heat. When I arrived at this wonderful path along the river, I was captivated by the yellow, atmospheric sky over the far hills across the river, and the shapes of the trees. This spot is very close to the parking lot, but I saw no reason to venture further, and set up my easel.

I used more than my usual limited palette for this one, expanding my colors to a whopping seven tubes!
Buff Titanium
Naples Yellow
Cadmium Yellow Primrose
Cadmium Red Light
Transparent Red Oxide
Ultramarine Blue
Titanium White (hardly used it at all)
The buff titanium and naples yellow were great additions to my palette for this particular scene. I think they’ll likely become staples for these atmospheric, early morning paintings.

Stone Bridge at Stonecrop

Posted by Jamie on July 2nd, 2008

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6×8″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on linen
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The Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of New York Plein Air Painters gathered at Stonecrop gardens in Cold Spring, New York today. Usually when we paint in Cold Spring we paint along the Hudson, but this beautiful garden presented us with some welcome and varied changes of scenery. I started out down by this beautiful pond, with a stone bridge reflecting in the water.

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Hudson River Morning
8×16″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard

The painting above was done last August at Boscobel Restoration, and was one of the first plein air paintings that I did with the new Golden OPEN Acrylic paints. I feel kind of sentimental as I think back to my first trip up to the Golden headquarters in upstate New York last summer. I dipped my brush into these paints for the very first time and felt the rush of excitement as I realized the potential of the jars of color before me. Here we are now, several generations of jars and tubes later, and the final product has been launched, and should be available in the stores within a couple of weeks. It’s been an amazing journey for me as an artist. I am delighted that the paint has reached its destination, and happy to have been a part of the process, yet I am sad that the fascinating and exciting development stage has ended. I guess I’m one of those people who loves a great experiment!

I spent much of the morning reorganizing some blog categories here, and added a couple of new ones. Among them is a separate category for my favorites from among my Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings. The category listings are on the right sidebar —->, and you can click that category anytime to see many paintings done with this special new medium. I’ll continue to add to it.

Painting by the Trout Stream

Posted by Jamie on June 30th, 2008

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6×8″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

On Thursday we had a very special plein air event take place. Seth Golden, from Golden Artist Colors came down from their headquarters in New Berlin, New York with the full color line of the brand new Golden OPEN Acrylics. Members and guests of Lower Hudson Valley Plein Air Painters (our local chapter of New York Plein Air Painters) were able to try this product for the first time. I’ve been using it since last August, so I was thrilled to be able to have so many of my peers give it a test drive. I helped fill palettes and answer questions for much of the day, but I did get to paint this small one along the trout stream when things settled down in the afternoon. Many, many thanks to Seth and Golden Artist Colors for this fabulous opportunity.

I’d also like to extend a special thank you to Rick Rogers and Beth Herr, Preserve Managers at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. They allowed us to reserve the Kimberly Bridge Picnic Area for this event, along the trout stream in the preserve. It was a perfect setting, with plenty of subject matter to keep our plein air crew happy, and tables for all the gear!

Hudson River School Sunset

Posted by Jamie on June 29th, 2008

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8×10″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
Please contact RiverwindsGallery.com if interested in this painting.

The other day, I stayed at Olana until sunset to paint the Hudson River overview from the top of the hill. The river has a very distinctive shape from here. You can always spot a painting of the Hudson done from Frederic Church’s home.

Barn Overlooking the Valley

Posted by Jamie on June 27th, 2008

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12×16″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

This was painted on location in the heart of the Hudson River School, at Frederic Church’s Olana estate in Hudson, NY. You can feel his presence on the property and all that inspired his work. There is a complex of red barns with views over the valley and out to the Berkshire Mountains. I couldn’t have picked a more perfect morning to paint there.

Olana Afternoon

Posted by Jamie on June 26th, 2008

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8×10″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on Saunders Waterford 300lb rag watercolor paper
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

I’ve been so busy out painting on location that I haven’t even had time to take photos of the paintings! This one was painted in Hudson, NY at Olana, home of Hudson River School painter Frederic Church. This overview of the Catskill Mountains is up by the top of the hill near the residence. There were wildflowers in bloom all over the fields, and the day was picture-perfect.

Poet’s Path—Hudson River Valley landscape painting

Posted by Jamie on June 24th, 2008

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5×7″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard

This is another painting from Poet’s Walk, near Rhinebeck, NY. This beautiful path winds through fields and trees on its way to the Hudson River. Many people go there with binoculars, to enjoy the varied bird life along the way.

Hudson River and the Catskills

Posted by Jamie on June 23rd, 2008

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6×6″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
Please contact RiverwindsGallery.com if interested in this painting.

A month or so ago, I went to Poet’s Walk along the Hudson River near Rhinebeck. I did a couple of watercolor sketches and took some photos as reference images. It was raining out today, so I pulled out one of those photos and painted this little color study. You have to hike about a mile along the dirt path to arrive at the Hudson River with this magnificent view of the Catskills.

Sunset Sail on the Hudson River

Posted by Jamie on June 19th, 2008

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6×8″, Golden OPEN Acrylicss on 300 lb Saunders Waterford watercolor paper
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in purchasing this painting.

I was finally able to get out to paint plein air this evening for the first time since I hurt my back. Whatever pain I endured while crouched on my folding stool with my lap-painting box, was well worth it for the view of this spectacular sunset over the Hudson River.

Green and Orange—Vase of Flowers

Posted by Jamie on June 16th, 2008

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Approximately 6×8″
Oils on unstretched canvas, can be purchased as is, or mounted, or double matted to 8×10 (state preference)

I bought this beautiful, tiny vase made by Marilyn Price at the Riverwinds Gallery. She makes vases in the most wonderful shapes, and also makes most of her own glazes. The flowers are from my hubby, and they went so perfectly with the green vase that I just had to pluck a few out of the bouquet and paint them.

Full Moon Over Lake George

Posted by Jamie on June 15th, 2008

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Double matted as shown to 5×7″ to fit any standard 5×7 frame
Golden OPEN Acrylics on Rag Bristol Board

When our family went to Lake George last summer, we took a sunset cruise on the lake. Little did we know that we’d not only be treated to a spectacular sunset, but also to a full moon rising above the distant mountains. I painted this one from a photo that I took on the boat.

What to do when you can’t do….

Posted by Jamie on June 14th, 2008

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When I don’t feel well or just don’t have time to do a “real” painting, or sometimes when life seems way too serious, I hop on over to the Wetcanvas Artwork From Life forum to see what’s on the current Scavenger Hunt List. Since I hurt my back, I haven’t been able to get out to paint, so I pulled out my watercolor sketchbook, my new fantastic Lamy Safari fountain pen (with converter cartridge and Noodler’s Black Bulletproof ink loaded), and my little pan set of watercolors. One little sketch was about as long a time as I could remain upright. I managed to get this 7×10″ page done yesterday and the day before in really short spurts, and started another.

This week’s list of items to sketch included:
1: Tape dispenser
2: Scissors
3: Bookend or bookends
4: Lamp post
5: Mailbox
6: Dog collar or animal collar
7: Curly screw-in florescent light bulb (Challenge# 1- a broken one)
8: A lunchbox
9: A beauty aid
10: A place or object associated with a hair salon or barbershop
11: Something that hangs from a tree
12: An outdoor drinking fountain .
13: An object in a storefront window
14: A wheelbarrow (Challenge #2 A wheelbarrow full stuff )
15: A hanging basket
16: Something that requires a key to function and the key
17: A wrench or pliers
18: A bucket, or pail (Challenge #3 a bucket filled with stuff)
19: Clothes on a clothes line.
20: A traffic sign
21: A glove used in a sport or recreational activity
22: Something hanging on a garage wall
23: A bag or box of popcorn
24: A sconce
25: A fire hydrant
26: A garden implement

If any of you artists out there wake up with a strong case of “I Don’t Know What to Paint”, give the Scavenger Hunts a try! It’s a great group of folks who participate, and always fun to share sketches and comments on the forum.

Three Hour Pose in open studio

Posted by Jamie on June 11th, 2008

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18×12″, soft pastels on Wallis

I haven’t done any pastel work for quite some time, so I decided to bring my large Dakota box of pastels to open studio this week.There’s everything under the sun in that box, all mixed together and sorted by value and color.

This has been a tough week. My poor husband got food poisoning, and I hurt my back yesterday trying to move a cabinet, so my artwork may well be a little sporadic for the next week or so. I miss it already.

Incoming Tide—Hudson River

Posted by Jamie on June 9th, 2008

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8×10, Golden OPEN Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
SOLD!

This is a work-in-progress image of my second painting from Nyack. I had to move my spot when the tide started coming in and lapping at the feet of my Soltek easel! I took the photo before I changed painting spots, then worked on the painting a little more and signed it. I forgot to take another picture when it was completed, and now it’s sold!

Like the first one, the colors are a bit off due to being photographed outside with all that blue reflected light. Memorial Park in Nyack was a great spot to paint. I’m sure I’ll return there someday to do some more.

Early Morning in Nyack on the Hudson River

Posted by Jamie on June 7th, 2008

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16×12″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
Please contact RiverwindsGallery.com if interested in this painting.

I woke up early and headed across the Hudson River to Memorial Park in Nyack. I got this one done before it got too hot out. It’s a beautiful site to paint. It was quite hazy out this morning, and you can just make out the Tappan Zee Bridge on the horizon.

The photos were taken outside, since I didn’t get to bring the painting home, so they are filled with blue reflected light. I can’t really adjust these images properly, but you can at least get an iidea of what the painting looked like! That area that appears greenish in the upper left is not really green at all, but rather the yellowish glow from the early morning haze.

Here’s a photo of the painting in progress with the scene, a little later in the morning:

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I have to say that I was so impressed with the way the Golden Open Acrylics handled in the heat. They stayed wet the entire time on my palette with just an occasional spray of water. In fact, when I was done with this painting, I was able to use the remains of the paint piles on my next one.

Pavillion by the Lake

Posted by Jamie on May 30th, 2008

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8×10″, Oils on Raymar oil-primed Belgian linen panel
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

It was 70 degrees and sunny this morning, with a very light breeze. You can’t ask for much more than that when out plein air painting! I’ve been driving pretty far to paint lately and couldn’t stand the thought of another long trip, so I stayed within a half hour and went to the Chinese Friendship Pavillion at Lasdon Park in Somers, NY. There were two geese honking away with their little goslings, and a bullfrog serenaded me while I was painting.

I’m probably going to tweak this one a little in the studio and will repost after that’s done.

Around the Bend

Posted by Jamie on May 29th, 2008

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4×6″, gouache on Strathmore cp watercolor paper
$80 via PayPal, $7 shipping within US

Behind the barns at Muscoot Farm in Somers, NY, there is a beautiful path that winds around the fields. This was painted en plein air along one of those serene paths.

Garrison Castle and the Hudson River en plein air

Posted by Jamie on May 28th, 2008

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5×7″, Gouache on Fabriano Artistico hp watercolor paper
$100 via PayPal, $7 shipping within US

I was back up painting at the castle today. Since I did so many paintings of the Hudson River overview from up there last week, I decided to do a smaller view of part of the castle today. You can see the river peeking from below in the background. It was a beautiful day, but very cold up there on top of the world! The castle blocked the wind and I was sitting in the sun, soaking up the warmth.

Path Around the Barn

Posted by Jamie on May 27th, 2008

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5×5″, Gouache on grey Canson board
$85 via PayPal, $7 shipping within US

The weather forecast for today was awful, with thunderstorms predicted. The sun poked out for a couple of hours, and I quickly grabbed my gear and headed for Muscoot Farm. The deeply shaded back of this barn provided fantastic contrast with the bright greens. I stopped in my tracks and painted this one.

Summer at the Farm en plein air

Posted by Jamie on May 26th, 2008

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12×16″, oils
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

Morning is such a beautiful time at Tilly Foster Farm. The light on the side of the horse shed and the distant views in this scene caught my attention. I stopped in my tracks and set up my easel. Every time I think I’ve painted here enough, I see another five scenes to be painted!

Breakneck Ridge from the Castle

Posted by Jamie on May 25th, 2008

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12×12″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

This painting was again done from the castle balcony. Breakneck Ridge was far, far in the distance, but I liked the way this square crop of the scene worked out with the weaving of the Hudson River, and Bannerman Island balancing the composition on the far left. I wished I’d had my binoculars with me while I was painting! The shadows on Breakneck Ridge are so dramatic late in the afternoon. This painting didn’t get finished until almost sunset.