A Good Morning's Work

This morning I awake around 6:30 and found one f the best mornings of the year. I could not waste light like this so i headed out to the farm country near Warwick, NY (about 45 minutes from home) and found these wonderful images. There are some winners there. I am really looking forward to the fall nature photography I'll be doing this year.

I promised I would show the stages of a watercolor I am working on in a series of posts. I will work on that this week and send up some images of the painting in progress.

Peace,
Carl

Tree in Pasture near Warwick, New York

"You Lookin' at me?"

Morning light on farm, Warwick, NY

Took the leap

Hi Everyone,

I am sure I will be consumed with what to send over the next couple of months... I contacted the Cape Cod Art Association and am scheduled for portfolio reviews in Photography and Painting this November. I decided there is no time like the present and I am going to go for it.

Fingers are crossed that my portfolios are accepted.

CS

Fall is in the air

Hello Fellow Artists-

I have been back from vacation for two weeks. I am back in the work groove. I have picked my next painting picked out. I will on "Early Morning Sandwich, Ma." from my last post. I am preparing to retire to the studio to work on it. I have been thinking of how to approach for a while now and hope to get it done today. I'll post photos of it when done. After that I'd like to work on a couple of Cap Cod Cottages.

I am also looking forward to a photo workshop I am taking on 10/20.

What projects are you working on as the summer turns to Autumn?

CS

Early Morning Sandwich Ma.

This lovely shot was taken near the "Boardwalk" in sandwich Ma. The "boardwalk" leads you over this marsh to Cape Cod Bay. This is a great spot to get your sunrise photos. This will be one of the next scenes I paint.

CS

Art on the Cape

Cape Cod is not just an inspiration for me as an artist. Many artists have called it home, including my favorite Edward Hopper. Today there are many very talented artists working on the cape who are just as fascinated by the wonderful light as I am, and make a career of working there. You can witness this yourself by driving along Route 6a and visiting the many great galleries.
W and I are picky about what we by on the cape. We are driven by a taste and a small budget for art. So the pieces we get really need to speak to us. We bought this pen and ink by Selma Alden at the Fresh Paint Gallery called Class of '32. It really is a captivating piece and Selma has a marvelous way with figures.
So not only the light inspires me on Cape Cod, but the work of other talented artists who are captured by the cape intrigues me. You could have 100 artists paint the same scene and get a 100 different visions from it.
So if you are an artist and feel a little stuck... get out there and see more artists.

Fresh from the Cape

Hello Fellow Artists-

Here is the first painting from the cape. It was scene here as the photo in post Tranquility. This painting (watercolor and colored pencil) is in Sandwich Ma. looking at the bay in the afternoon.

Thursday Night Races

We have a ritual on one of the nights late in our Cape trip to have a lobster boil which is preceded by the slightly barbaric custom of the lobster race. I'd love to say the winner won his freedom and was ceremoniously walked back to the bay and set free, but they are too darned tasty for that. Sorry number 3 you ran a great race!

CS

Beach Portraits

Our journey to the cape includes a new house this year. Our friends kids are growing, we were a bit tired of the old cottage we stayed in.... so we decided to try our luck with a new house this year.

From the day we arrived I had picked out the spot to do some beach portraits. Right along our path to the beach was a small dune and see grass that looked out on the sky and just a bit of Cape Cod Bay in the background. Around 6pm the light was just right as the sun is in it daily slide to the western horizon. Everything was lit from a high side angle with warm golden light and open shadows. We were able to get these great fun shots.

This is me and my lovely wife W. (Taken by our friend Dave)

Our Friends Dave, Terry, Chloe and Max

The Girls.

Today is our last full day on wonderful Cape Cod. Saturday we head to visit friends in Marshfield Ma and then we are home and back to the grind.

Happy Labor Day Everyone!

C

Woods Hole, MA

We journeyed to Woods Hole today. It was worth the three passes through town to find a parking space. The harbor was beautiful.

Happy Shooting!

Carl

Tranquility

Wednesday Morning. Beautiful clear light points the way to the beach.