Autumn passing by

Oil on canvas

16 x 20" (40.4 x 50.8 cm)

$ 400

Cornwall Talland Bay

Oil on canvas panel 9x12"
$ 200
Can anybody tell I just read the book "Brushwork" by Emile A.Gruppe' ..... A very good book, thank you Emile!

Lerryn Cornwall

Oil on canvas panel 6 x 8" ( 15.2 x 20.3 cm )

$ 150

Nerezine Harbor Camali Stuare

Oil on canvas panel 6 x 8" (15.2 x 20.4 cm)

$ 250

Detail

Mali Losinj Lighthouse

Oil on gessoed panel 12 x 9" ( 30.4 x22.8 cm )
$ 250

Ponte agli incurabili

    Oil on canvas panel 6 x 8" ( 15.3 x 20.4 cm )

    $ 300

    Detail

Artatore and Mount Ossero

Oil on linen on panel 6 x 8" (16 x 20 cm)
$ 150

Opatija

Oil on canvas 20 x 16" ( 51 x 41cm )

$ 800

This oil was made over a period of 3 days from a drawing and foto of my recent Trip to Croatia.

Opatija/Abbazia Grand Hotel

Oil on gessoed MDF 12 x9" (30 x 23 cm)
$ 300

Sansego Home

" Sansego Home" Oil on canvas 16x20" ( 41 x 51 cm )

$ 400

Lussimpiccolo Riva

Oil on linen panel 8 x 10" ( 24 x 30 ) cm
$ 200




From a sketch and memory i painted this scene from my recent vacation.

Mirna Moonrise

Oil on Linen 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )
$ 200

made August 31st

One of the favorite beaches in Nerezine became magical when the moon rises in the sky.

Shipyard Nerezine

Oil on Linen 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )
$ 200

made 31st August

Big sailing boat waiting to be pull ashore for maintenence.

Biscupia Sunset

Oil on Linen 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )
$ 200
made 30th August

One of my favorite spot on the Island

Nerezine Harbor afternoon

Oil on canvas 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )
$ 200

made 29th August

Nerezine Harbor morning

Oil on linen 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )
$ 200

made 29th August

Lussinpiccolo - Mali Losinj - Riva

Oil on canvas 9 x 12"  ( 23 x 30 cm )
$ 200

made 28th August

On account of the heat i made this from a previous day drawing and memory.

Biscupia

Oil on linen 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 )
$ 200

made 27th August

My grapes

oil on canvas 6 x 8" ( 15 x 20 cm )
$ 150

made 27th August

Supermarket grapes

Oil on canvas 6 x 8" ( 15 x 20 cm )
$ 150

made 25 August

Fittings planks

Oil on canvas 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )

$ 200

made 25th August

while painting the workers were bending precisly wooden plank with hand held torche , to replace the old one's and give a new life to this fishing boat. An old art rarely practiced and quickly disappearing.

Nerezinesquare twighlight

oil on canvas 12 x 16" ( 30 x 40 cm )
$ 300

made 23rd August






This is the wiew from the front porch of my house

The sauce makers

oil on Linen 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )
$ 200

made 21 August





Another very hot day kept me inside. These wood implements are a survival tool!!

Shipyard

oil on canvas 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )

$ 200

made 15th August

Vase

Oil on canvas panel 6 x 8" (15 x 20 cm )
$ 150

made 18th August





too hot to paint in plain air, i put a vase and glass by a window light

Nerezine Castle

oil on canvas 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )
$ 200

made 17th August




After a 40 minutes walk in a hot afternoon I found this castle .
built after the Lepanto naval battle by Colane Drasia. A captain from Ossero that distinguished himself in the battle and was reawarded by the Republic of Venice with land and property in the islands of Cres (Cherso) and Maly Losinj(Lussino).
It was very hot. I got sting by a bee. Never sow a soul for the all time it took me to paint .

Nerezine Fanal

Oil on canvas pad 6 x 8" ( 15 x 20 cm )

$ 100

made 14th August

I did this oil from a previous day pencil sketch and memory.

Nerezine bellfry

Oil on canvas 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )

$ 200

made 13th Augusr





A Francescan Cloister is one of my favorites spot.

Nerezine shipyard

Oil on canvas 9 x 12"( 23 X 30 cm )
$ 200

Made 12 August





One fishing boat is getting a new life thanks to the skilled yard workers

Sansego, Mali Losinj, Croatia

Oil on canvas 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )
$ 200

made 5th August





This shallow water beach extend almost 1/4 of a mile, overlooked by the charming village of Sansego, famous for his wineyards.

Cres( Cherso) Bay, Croatia

Oil on canvas panel 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm )

$ 200

made 4th August

A wiew of Cres from the above road with Istria looming in the background. My wife left me on the road and came to pick me up after 4 hours.

Nerezine Harbor Sunset

Oil on canvas panel 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm)
$ 200

made August 1st

Trieste, Italy City Hall

Oil on linen 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30 cm)
$ 200
made July 8th





On my way to Neresine Croatia I stopped one day in Trieste Italy, set my guerilla box in Piazza dell'Unita' in late afternoon and decided to paint the City Hall. The all square is delimitated by very solemn building, bathed by a worm light .

Leiden, drawbridge

Oil on canvas 9x12" ( 23 x 30 cm)

$ 200

made on July 6th

On my last outing with Alberto we did not start to paint till 1800 and I finished about 2100. Leiden presented me a magical display of a drawbridge and Cathedral under a cloudy sky. Thank you Alberto

Dordrecht Canal the Netherlands

Oil on canvas 9 x 12" (23 x 31 cm)
$ 200

made on July 5th




The Highlight of my vacation was the first stop over in Amsterdam, where I was a guest of my good friend Alberto Valentini, who introduced me to various Dutch Artists who made me feel welcome, in the fantastic surrounding of Dordrecht a magnificent and painterly city. Thank you very much for your courtesy, may the Art Spirit guide your brushstrokes. Without Alberto help , who drove me around the Netherlands and patiently waited for me to finish my oils, these oils would never exist!
Alberto t h a n k y o u

Vacation

To all my followers, visitors, patrons and friends.
Please note that i won't be able to post on my blog from now till September 1oth as I am about ready to leave for a long vacation in Europe. In a positive side note that I will be carrying with me my pochade box with a lot of Oil colors, so i should have planty of posts to submit upon my return .
For all of You I wish a healthy and happy summer, thanking you all for your support that has helped me in numerous way , sincerly
Mariano

Costa Rica

Oil om linen panel 8x10" (20x25cm)

$150

Manuel Antonio Beach

Oil on canvas panel 9x12" (23x30 cm)
$ 200

Ephrata Fields, PA.

Ephrata Fields, PA.
Oil on gessoed panel 9x12"( 23x30cm)
$ 200

In good company

Oil on Linen panel 8 x 10" ( 20x25cm)
$ 150


Morning painting at the Sparks Reservoir

Sparks Reservoir South End

Oil on canvas 9 x 12" (23x30 cm)

$ 200

No Swimming

Oil on canvas 9x12"(23x30cm)

$ 200

A limited palette  was conductive to a very gray sky, with rain troughout. I did stop for 90 minutes, and at time I was holding a big umbrella with my left hand and painting with the right. Very inconvenient, but somehow I managed to finish. 

Blog Award

 

I was awarded the Kreativ Blogger by Liz Holm

                           This is a great honor especially when given from a friend.

A new on line friend, fine artist Liz Holm was so good to pass this award to my Blog.  Thank you very much Liz I am deeply touch by your kindness and consideration.   The 7 random thing I love:

My wife of 40 years Maeve.

A good dish of home made pastasciutta.

My Two sons, but i love my grandkids (5) better.

My new home in Lithia Springs.

Going to bed with a nice book .

My online artist friends.

Painting the best oil painting I possibly can.

The award entails linking back to the person who sent the award, listing 7 random things you love, and sending the award on to 7 other blogger and letting them know they've won the award! If you'd like, you may copy the picture of the award and place it on your sidebar. 

I  will go straight to passing the award to these dedicated and Kreativ bloggers:

Alex Perez 

Alberto Valentini

Celeste Bergin

Galina Nikolova

Vic Herrington

Hall Groat II

Frank A.Edwards

Trevor Lingard

 

As always, recipients--if you are tagged out, or don't participate in awards, no worries!

Happy creating everyone.

based on "La Salinas Rocks" of Alex Perez under his kind permission

NOT FOR SALE

Oil on canvas 18x24" ( 46x61cm)
It rained today, so I made a copy of an artwork of a Cilean Artist I like, after securing his kind permission.  


based on Alexs Perez "La Salinas Rocks" 24x30" under his kind permission.

the making of this oil is explained on his masterclass video demonstration  He is currently posting on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=perezarte&view=videos


 NFS

"The Garbage bin"

Oil on Canvas  9x12" (23x30 cm)
$ 200
A very hot and cloudy afternoon on the Reservoir

Wrong way

Oil on canvas 9 x 12" ( 23x30cm)
$ 200

An overcast day gave me the opportunity to explore the Zorn palette, a simple arrow on the road cought my interest on the way out of the Sparks Reservoir parking lot. I had to stop on account of rain. Moved the all set up under a tree, finally the rain gave me a breck and i was able to finish.

Sparks Reservoir

Oil on canvas panel 6 x 8" ( 15 x 20 cm)
$ 150

Those clouds where a prelude of a nice rainshower that got the painting and me wet. 

Sweetwater Creek Bridge

Oil on Canvas 9 x 12"

$ 200 

The Zorn palette has became my teacher, and i enjoy the lessons. A worm and humid afternoon by the Creek where the span of the bridge is the only human presence; ants anjoyed my legs and every bag i had!

Reservoir dock

Oil on canvas 9 x 12" ( 23 x 30.5 cm~)

My favorite dock on the Reservoir
$ 250

Reservoir boats rental

Oil on canvas panel 8 x 6" (20 x 15cm)
$ 150
George H.Sparks reservoir has a wounderful boat rental dock, where i spent a great afternoon caressed by light airs. The covered dock has a rescue boat.