http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com Hudson Valley artist and painter Jamie Grossman posts her daily paintings and musings. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:29:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 8x10", 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 ... http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/2008/07/17/sailing-by-the-palisades/ 8x10", 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, ... http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/2008/07/16/old-truck-on-the-farm/ 6x8", 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 ... http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/2008/07/15/morning-at-locust-grove-home-of-samuel-morse/ 8x10", 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. ... http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/2008/07/13/sunrise-with-three-lives/ 5x7", 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 ... http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/2008/07/08/hudson-river-haze/ 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 ... http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/2008/07/07/sketch-from-olana/ 10x8", 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 ... http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/2008/07/06/birch-tree-by-the-pond/ 1.75x2" including frame, Acrylics on 4-ply 100% rag bristol [artpal=insert] 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 ... http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/2008/07/04/mini-monet-copy-of-poppy-field-near-argenteuil/ 12x16", 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 ... http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/2008/07/03/trees-along-the-hudson-river/ 6x8", Golden OPEN Acrylics on linen Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com if interested in this painting. 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 ... http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/2008/07/02/stone-bridge-at-stonecrop/