I often have the question : "Can you teach me to paint?" To which I honestly reply no, and in a sense, yes. I can give you skills as a student of painting. I can give you encouragement. I can show you the ropes of composition, color theory, brushwork, how to stretch your own canvas. We can explore light and contrast, and the long road toward "style". We can discuss aesthetics. And more. But... once you have absorbed some of the history, the chemistry, the technical elements... only you can teach yourself how to employ the tools in your bag.  It begins with lust for paint. And imagery or its abstraction. And brushes. and powerful urges to externalize the internal, however that is for you. It begins with a willingness to get out of your own way, to put aside pre-existing anxieties, bench the inner critic and be willing to experiment and just paint. Don't need fancy stuff... the toys will not make you an artist. Study, observe, observe more, draw every day, make paint sketches, make some more. Don't throw any away. Date them, file them.  One day you will be glad you archived them.  Now let's go paint...

WINTER GARDEN

In the Winter Garden, we might find holly, ivy, pine, and the beloved mistletoe, clinging to high branches. Flashes of colour and chitter-chatter emerge from the Downy Woodpecker, the Wren, the friendly Chickadee! This piece is painted upon a beautiful slab of ash, harvested and reused as a result of the blight/Emerald Ash Borer.
Size: 5'9" x 6" at widest midpoint. Sealed, but recommended for indoor use. Outdoor covered porch for periodic use only.
Price upon request @: triskelestudio13@gmail.com

Sailors' Delight.  Oil on linen.  30x40, hangs horizontally. The technique of sanding between glaze layers creates a unique and interesting surface.  Colors show depth through soft blending. The crescent moon emerges as sharp focus against the night sky, with a subtle "red sky at night" giving hope to the oyster-men, crabbers and shrimpers who will launch before dawn!
Request other photos and price on request @ triskeletudio13@gmail.com  Thanks for visiting!

Greenbrook TMS NeuroHealth Tree of Hope Mural project in progress.

I have completed murals in the following offices so far... Annapolis, Greenbelt, Owings Mills, Bel Air, Hunt Valley and Columbia, all in Maryland.  The project is very engaging.  Several patients and staff/doctors have willingly added their own leaves as I am painting, which they are happy to sign or initial! While there is some consistency in design and color schemes are congruent with the TMS green and brown corporate marketing materials, other accent colors are varying.  Bel Air has some purples, while Owings Mills has lime green, and Columbia has some brighter blues, all in support of their decor/furniture. Touches of gold bring areas to life!

Only the first few were lightly sketched on walls prior to painting. I am now free handing every layout, beginning with trunk and branch systems before adding colors and details from dark to light.  Please see earlier post. Office lighting is usually bright /varied and photographing

Owings Mills

large wall spaces is sometimes a challenge. Most colors are much more rich in hue than the photos portray.

Columbia

Hunt Valley

Bel Air

Sailors' Delight, Center painting.OIL, 30x40, on exhibit and for sale at The Gallery Shop, Oakland MD through May 2018  A crescent moon and a warm sky  herald  a good day ahead for fishing, or for those who rise early after a long night, hoping for some delight. 301-334-6580

Autumn Dunes Oil 18x36  Reflecting the warmth of an autumnal sunset over the changing colors of the barrier islands of North Carolina.  Display and sale through May at The Gallery Shop, Oakland MD. 301-334-6580

Long shot display, Autumn Dunes.  Call the Gallery Shop, Oakland MD for pricing.  108 Second Street. 301-334-6580

In the Arms of Winter  OIL 22x28  Currently on display in the Lowe Office, House of Delegates, Annapolis MD through April 2018,  part of  a juried Maryland Federation OF Art exhibit.
THIS PIECE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE...SHE HAS  NEW HOME!!!

Annapolis Tree of Hope with patient testimonials.

Columbia MD Tree of Hope in progress step 1.