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.

Sweetwater Creek gate

Oil on canvas panel 8x6" (15 x 20 cm)

$150

State Park entrance in Douglasville ,GA.

  

In the shadow of giants

Oil on Canvas board 8x6"

$ 150

Southern Comfort

Oil on canvas board 6x8"

$ 150

The road to the Sweetwater creek reservoir if full of surprises. This is one of them.