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Archive for the 'Brewster and North Salem' Category

Sunrise Footprints in the Snow at Peach Lake

Posted by Jamie on February 16th, 2010

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Sunrise Footprints
5×7″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard
$115.00 via PayPal, $10 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

This is another sunrise view from my living room window. I really enjoy painting “plein air” from there in real time, but this one was done from a photo I took one beautiful winter morning.

Serene Sunrise

Posted by Jamie on January 13th, 2010

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9×12″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on Arches 100% rag hot press watercolor paper, double matted to 16×20.
SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.

This was painted here in the Hudson Valley, by the lake next to my studio. I was so excited about getting out to paint that I ended up getting up at 4:30, while it was still pitch black. I dawdled at the computer and then all of a sudden realized it was already getting light out! Hoping to not miss my opportunity, I raced out the door just in time to catch this dramatic lighting on the lake and in the sky.

My palette for this painting was Hansa yellow opague, Ultramarine blue, Phthalo blue, Napthol red light, and Titanium white.

Morning at Tilly Foster Farm — large oil painting

Posted by Jamie on December 7th, 2009

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24×36″, Oils on stretched canvas
Email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

This painting has been a long time in process. It started out with a small monochrome study, followed by a color study, both completed on location. I then did an intermediate stage in the studio at 1/2 each dimension of the large painting. (Intermediate size was 12×18″.)

After a day and a half of working on the large painting in the studio, I took it back to the location a week or so later to work on it outside, where I could gather more information directly from the source once again. I felt lots of things were improved after that session of on site painting, but it still wasn’t finished.

I’ve put in more time on it here and there as it’s sat on the big easel in my studio, and I think I can finally call it finished! Here it is up on my studio easel during today’s session, with the studies next to it for reference. The studies are a progression toward the finished painting, but as you can see, I changed things that I wanted to improve upon in each version.

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Little Red Shed en plein air

Posted by Jamie on November 30th, 2009

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10×8″, oils on panel, unframed
$250.00 via PayPal, $15 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

Painted on location at Tilly Foster Farm in Brewster, New York. I’ve bumped up this painting because it just made it into the local paper! Take a look!

Fall Trees by the Lakeshore—large plein air oil painting

Posted by Jamie on October 15th, 2009

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20×24″, oil on stretched canvas
$960.00 via PayPal, $35 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

This is a fall plein air painting looking toward North Salem, across Peach Lake. It’s quite large for a plein air painting at 20×24″, and took several sessions on location to complete.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Posted by Jamie on October 6th, 2009

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3×3″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on stretched canvas, easel included, painting is beautifully gift-boxed
$100.00 via PayPal, $10 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

Some time ago, there was a fantastic rainbow over the lake just before sunset. I grabbed my camera and ran outside to get some photo references. This was painted from one of the photos I took. The light and colors were almost too amazing to believe.

This miniature is shipped in a gold gift box, with a gold bow. The easel is included too! It makes the ideal present for any art lover, and looks great set on a small table or shelf. Quarter is shown for size reference.

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2.5×3.5″, oil on canvas, framed, plus easel/stand included as shown above. (Quarter is for size reference. Sorry about the glare on the glossy, varnished painting!)
SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.


Mary’s Boat at Sunset

This is a painting of my friend Mary’s boat, out on the lake beside our house at sunset. The clouds were especially spectacular that evening. It is painted on unstretched canvas, with artist grade oil paints, and mounted on rag board to give it a permanent, artist grade, archival support.

Old Truck on the Farm

Posted by Jamie on September 2nd, 2009

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8×10″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on Canson board, custom framed (14×16″ including frame)
$250.00 via PayPal, $15 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

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. 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.

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

Hudson Valley Journeys — North Salem Solo Show

Posted by Jamie on August 31st, 2009

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Tomorrow I will be hanging my solo show titled Hudson Valley Journeys at the Ruth Keeler Memorial Library in North Salem, NY. It will run from tomorrow through September 29. Please join me for a luncheon reception at the library on Sunday, September 13 from 12:30-2:30pm. The address is 276 Titicus Road, North Salem.

I hope many of my viewers will be able to get over there to see the show. If you cannot make it to the reception, you can see the show anytime the library is open. Here is a link to the library hours when you will be able to see the show.

The painting above is the one that appeared on the card for the show. It is a view of the beautiful Open Land Foundation property along Baxter Road in North Salem. It is available for purchase at the library or through my website at this link.

All of the paintings in that show are custom framed and also available through my website. If you click the Category on the right for “Brewster and North Salem”, you will see that some of those paintings are now listed as custom framed. Those are the ones in the show. (Works not in the show are unframed.) I do not generally offer framed works through my website, so if you’re interested in something ready to hang on that favorite wall, this is a great opportunity to pick up a custom framed piece at a great price.

Flowers on the Hilltop en plein air

Posted by Jamie on August 30th, 2009

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5×7″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard, unframed
SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.

This was painted from a home high up on a hilltop in North Salem, New York. There were beautiful views of distant hills to the west, but when I saw these bright pink flowers against the dark foliage, I knew I’d found my painting spot!

Peaceful Afternoon

Posted by Jamie on August 21st, 2009

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16×20″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
$640.00 via PayPal, $25 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

This is one of those situations when I used the scene for inspiration, but made many changes for the sake of color and composition. Below is a photo of the scene, so that you can see what I was working with. Using elements found in the landscape, I arranged them to create my painting. I removed part of the fence so that we could enter the scene, painted in a path to draw us into the composition, gave some leaves to the bare tree, and warmed up some of the color.

Here’s a pic of my setup with the painting and the scene.

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Swans on the Ice at Sunrise

Posted by Jamie on August 20th, 2009

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16×20″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
$640.00 via PayPal, $25 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

This is painted from a photo I took on a morning with an amazing sunrise. I saw the turquoise and pink sky, threw on my jeans, shirt and coat, and dashed out to the lakeshore to take pictures. At 16×20, this is a nice size for that special wall. In spite of the brilliant colors, it has that wonderfully serene feel to it that only a spectacular sunrise can bring.

Palette:
Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
Viridian
Titanium White

Willow at the Point

Posted by Jamie on August 19th, 2009

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16×12″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
$440.00 via PayPal, $25 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

I liked this painting from the time I brought it home from the painting spot by the lake. However, I never varnished it because I felt it needed more warmth in the water and foliage colors. I touched it up with the addition of some pinks, oranges, and transparent red oxide glazes. I am a lot happier with it now! What do you think? The original is below for comparison.

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I’m one of those lucky plein air painters who has a default painting location right outside the studio door. In previous years, I painted here by the lake quite a bit. This year I seem to be traveling more and painting at home less. I think it may have something to do with the fact that my favorite tree to paint was decimated by a storm during the winter. Somehow, painting here just isn’t the same without that tree, but it made me turn my attention today to a different tree.

This little point juts out from the shoreline, with a charming willow tree at the end. I love painting willows, with their graceful clusters of leafy branches, and subtle color and value shifts. The wonderful early morning light and serenity made me realize that I need to paint here more often!

Little Red Boat at Daybreak

Posted by Jamie on August 5th, 2009

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12×16″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard
$440.00 via PayPal, $20 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

I set out before sunrise this morning, hoping for another dramatically-colored sunrise by the lakeshore. Although the colors didn’t cooperate in terms of high chroma, the beautiful, subtle shifts in value and color made the red boat spring to life in its more subdued surroundings.

I toned the panel a light pink color with Rembrandt Permanent Red Medium, then worked a lot with soft color changes within a limited value range. I used only three colors plus white for this one, and for yesterday’s painting too:
Williamsburg Cadmium Yellow Light
Rembrandt Permanent Red Medium
Utrecht Ultramarine Blue Deep

Sunrise Glow

Posted by Jamie on August 4th, 2009

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12×9″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
$350.00 via PayPal, $15 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

I headed out to the lakeshore before sunrise this morning. There was a haze over the lake that created the most spectacular colors as the sun came up! It glowed yellow-orange as it emerged above the tree line, and cast its color upon the whole scene.

Sunset Dreams

Posted by Jamie on July 7th, 2009

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5×7″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard
SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.
I’m sorry that I don’t yet have my Paypal buttons reinstalled, so please just email me for a Paypal invoice if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I hope to have the buttons up again before the end of the week. Since my laptop died, I wasn’t able to work on it over the weekend! Now I’m up and running again with a great MacBook Pro.

This boat belongs to my friend Mary. It’s so convenient for me that she has her boat moored out here, as it gives me a wonderful painting subject!

I just finished preparing a batch of 65 panels using a new sealer, different gesso, and slightly different application process. This painting is the first one from the batch and WOW, I just love the way these panels are taking the paint!

Sailboat on the Lake miniature oil painting

Posted by Jamie on June 29th, 2009

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3″x2″ visible painting size, 5″x4″ including frame. Easel stand shown is not included, since the frame has an easel back so that it can stand up on its own. It also has a hanging hook on the back if you’d prefer to hang it.
SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.

I ran out of varnish and had to drive all the way to Norwalk CT to get the kind I wanted! I spend the remainder of the day varnishing paintings and then priming panels…..No painting for the weary!

So, today’s painting is an older work that I enjoy a lot, which has not been shown here. It’s a 3×2″ miniature painting of my friend’s boat out on the lake. The painting is already framed in this elegant, gold wood frame. It is the perfect accessory for a side table, coffee table, dresser top, or shelf.

Miniature Migration

Posted by Jamie on June 16th, 2009

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Golden OPEN Acrylics on 100% rag board, framed
2″ x 1.75″ framed size
SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.
Painting will be sent with miniature display easel and gold gift box.

You can click here to see more of “Jamie’s Jewels Miniature Gems”. If you don’t see one you like, consider commissioning one from your favorite scene! They make great gift items, and are budget-friendly original works of art.

This miniature sunrise is the perfect size to wear as a pin, or to set on the miniature easel where it can be admired. It is set in a beautifully detailed, classic gold frame. The quarter is there for size reference, so you can see what a tiny gem this is!

Here is a closer view:

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On my monitor, this is about actual size. Depending on the size of your screen and your resolution, it may show larger or smaller for you:

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I think this is one of the best miniature paintings I’ve done, so I’m pretty excited about it!

The Sunset Tree

Posted by Jamie on June 11th, 2009

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8×10, Watercolor on Fabriano Artistico 140#cp
SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.

I’ve been so eager to work with watercolor this week, perhaps because of all the rain we’ve been having. This is painted from a photo of a tree out on a peninsula on the lake here at home. I loved the reflections of the colors and tree in the water, and the large, brooding clouds way above.

All Lined Up — Upside Down Boats No 5

Posted by Jamie on June 4th, 2009

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8×16″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard
$350.00 via PayPal, $20 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.


(This painting may also be purchased custom framed for an additional charge.)

The other day, I saw these boats all lined up along the shoreline here by the lake and couldn’t wait to get out and do a wide-format painting of them. The clouds broke for a few hours today, so I dashed out during my window of opportunity. With rain this morning and more rain coming in later, I lucked out with a perfect midday break in the weather.

Field of Forget Me Nots en plein air

Posted by Jamie on May 26th, 2009

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6×8″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard
$150.00 via PayPal, $10 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

Our back yard along the brook is too wet to mow this time of year. The sweet Forget-Me-Nots take over there and create an exquisite mass of tiny blue flowers beneath the Purple Martin house.

Little Red Boat Under a Yellow Sky

Posted by Jamie on May 7th, 2009

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5×7″, Oils on Ampersand Gessoboard
$150.00 via PayPal, $10 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

This was painted from one of the photos I took on my walk last night. The yellow tinge to the sky at sunset, and the little red boat, glowed all the more with the muted colors surrounding them.

First Blooms — Spring Hyacinths

Posted by Jamie on April 16th, 2009

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6×6″, Oils on Ampersand Gessoboard
$125.00 via PayPal, $10 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

I didn’t feel like straying far from home today, so I set my chair outside in the yard and took in the first blooms of spring under the stand of evergreens. My little dog kept me company, the temps were in the high 40s, and the sun was shining. It’s hard to ask an early spring day for more than that! I’ve been peeking at these hyacinths from the window for a week or so, and I’m glad I got to paint them before they disappeared for another year.

Palette:
Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Yellow Light
Permanent Red Medium
Permanent Rose
Ultramarine Blue Deep
Venetian Red
Chromatic Black
Viridian
Titanium White

Springtime at the Farm

Posted by Jamie on March 25th, 2009

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6×8″, Oils on Raymar canvas panel
$150.00 via PayPal, $10 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

Today was one of those gorgeous spring days when everybody should be outside painting! I went to Tilly Foster Farm to take in the beautiful view of the pond and rolling hills. They’ve put up several of these cute, new sheds around the property. There are a slew of baby sheep, but they are still in the barn since it’s so cold at night. Perhaps they’ll be outside soon to pose for me!

I used a wash of raw sienna to start off this painting, and a little Liquin Fine Detail to help it start tacking up. The painting was done with a limited palette:
Williamsburg Cadmium Yellow Light
Rembrandt Permanent Red Medium
Winsor Newton old tube of Ultramarine Deep (now French Ultramarine)
Winsor Newton Raw Sienna
Winsor Newton Titanium White

Full Moon on Peach Lake

Posted by Jamie on March 9th, 2009

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5×7″, oils on panel
$115.00 via PayPal, $10 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

Fall Sail

Posted by Jamie on March 5th, 2009

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30×40″, oils on stretched canvas
This studio sale price is over 65% off! $1050 $1,050.00 via PayPal, $65 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

This is an older painting that has never appeared on my website nor in a show. I just took a picture of it yesterday for the first time. My style has changed quite a bit since I painted this. I thought it would be interesting for my viewers to see something I did many years ago.

I am offering this huge painting for sale now for the first time, and at a great price!

Sunrise Reflections—Majestic Morning series

Posted by Jamie on March 3rd, 2009

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5×7″, oils on linen, mounted on hardboard
$125.00 via PayPal, $10 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

A couple of years ago, there was an amazing sunrise over the lake on a winter morning. I grabbed my camera, dashed out the door, and took hundreds of photos for future paintings. Here is another painting of the “Majestic Morning” series, just off the easel.

My palette for this painting was:
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Yellow Pale
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Raw Sienna
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red
Permanent Rose
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine Blue Deep
Ivory Black
Viridian

I didn’t really need all those colors to do this painting, but since I’d put them all out on my palette, what the heck! I dipped into everything.

Blue Moon on Peach Lake

Posted by Jamie on March 2nd, 2009

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5×7″, oils on canvas covered hardboard
$110.00 via PayPal, $10 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.

Late Day Winter Glow

Posted by Jamie on February 13th, 2009

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6×6″, Oils on linen
$125.00 via PayPal, $10 shipping within the US. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for international rates.


The trees behind my house light up bright orange beside Peach Lake Brook for about 15 minutes before sunset, reflecting strongly in the water, with the rest of the scene in shadow. I’ve been wanting to paint this view at this time of day forever! The strong color is fleeting, so this one was painted from a photo.

Palette:
Cadmium Yellow Lemon (Rembrandt)
Cadmium Red (Williamsburg)
Cobalt Blue (Winsor Newton)
Titanium White (Winsor Newton Artist & Winsor Newton Griffin mixed)
Initial wash of transparent yellow oxide (Rembrandt)

Sunset After the Snowfall

Posted by Jamie on February 12th, 2009

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10×8″, Acrylic on canvas covered hardboard
Email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting.

This was painted from a photo I took during a late afternoon walk just after a snowfall.