Two Sunflowers $300.00 + $10s&h oil on linen panel by Jeffrey Smith What ever I’m focused on in my artistic world, it is always nice to take a break from it. Long months of Minnesota winter, means lots of time working in the studio. For the summer months, I take my studio on the road. [...]
jeffrey smith
Poplars on the Mississippi River Sandbar 11×14″ oil on linen panel $400, free shipping in the US A lot of people don’t like painting on gray days. I think they have an image in their heads of standing in front of their French easel in a field of beautiful grasses, the sun shining in from the [...]
Sunflowers and Silver Pitcher 6×8″ oil on panel $150.00 We have had a cold, rainy spring here in Minnesota. You have to take advantage of the sun where you can find it! This painting was done on a day that started out with dreary grey skies and falling rain. All morning long, I heard from [...]
My Thursday night portrait class has come to an end for another session. I’ll be taking the summer off to paint plein air, and will return in the fall. The end of a class brings up many emotions. I’m proud of the hard work that my students put in. I’m happy for the results that [...]
We have finally had some sun here in Minnesota! Spring is slowly starting to reveal itself. Not weeks of sunny days mind you, and very few May flowers, but the change is underway. Let the fair-weather plein air painting season begin I lucked out with a day off during the week. I couldn’t wait another [...]
Minnesota has had an incredibly cold spring. Super cold. As in–we had snow flurries in the last week of April. Given the chilly weather, I think I’m not alone in dreaming for warmer days. Plein air painting out in the sun. Not bundling up. Leaves on the trees. Sunflower, sunflower Then, of course, there are the sunflowers. [...]
Another alla prima painting today. I’m sure that I’ve said it before, but I love painting this little silver jar! There is just something about the round, super-reflective surface that I just find fascinating. This 6×8″ painting is all about atmosphere. What does atmosphere have to do with a still life? An atmospheric painting is about looking [...]
The Studio Landscape in Pastel August 25-27 The Peninsula School of Art in Door County Wisconsin Date: Thu-Sat • Aug 25-27 Time: 9am-4pm Media: Pastel • Level: Advanced Beginner and Above Member Tuition: $325 • Non-Member Tuition: $350 Concept Explore the process of creating an evocative landscape painting from your own reference materials, with the [...]
Light from above is just plain cool! When I was a student at The Atelier, I was fascinated with the effect that light from the skylight in the main drawing room had on the form of whatever we were drawing. Nuances were much more pronounced. You could really see the fullness of a curve. Things [...]
I’m taking a break from the Vessels still life to play around with some alla prima painting. Alla prima is a method of painting where the image is completed while the paint is still wet. An alla prima painting is typically started and finished in one painting session. I have also seen the term applied [...]
