This spring the Sussex County Art Society renewed our do-your-own-thing sessions where members paint or draw and share critiques with others. In preparation for the County Fair where the theme for the art show is TOYS JW brought in a unique teddy bear which I used and fashioned an office scene.
The Professor
In the plein air mode I once again tackled the white clapboard Presbyterian Church in town. With some studio work and a critique at our spring picnic I reduced the foliage so that the church caught the eye more strikingly. The goal was to capture the vertical and joyful thrust of the steeple in tension with the horizontal angle of the trees pointing toward the grave yard. Heavy stuff!
Also on the agenda was preparing some works for "The Little Gallery" at the upcoming Sussex County (and NJ State) Fair this summer. I chanced on some photos of sailing/racing boats and thought a group of them would make an appealing splash.
Sails 1
Sails 2
Sails 3
Sails 4
