Sep 6, 2023 | Art Projects
White painted frame Framed Size 10” x 11.25” This painting started out as a simple image to help explain mixing color. After a few ups and and downs the familiar Seascape of Sandy Hook appeared. Painting with this casual approach and on a small scale like this can be...
Feb 4, 2023 | Art Projects
Of course I am a big Jimi Hendrix fan and originally I made this painting for the music studio. When I finished the painting I hung it in the living room to photograph it. My wife decided that that’s where the painting should stay and that’s where it’s been since I...
Jan 9, 2023 | Art Projects
Happy new year everyone! Well I guess it’s true … Every picture does tell the story as you can see in this post. I found the subject for this Still Life Painting in the old barn across the road from the Vermont house. We bought the house and barn back in 2006. When I...
Jan 6, 2023 | Art Projects
I designed this frame system for the small paintings I make. The panel fits into the frame with a reveal around the edges of the painting so the painting appears to float within the frame. The frame is 1.75 inches deep and designed to sit in a bookshelf or on a...
Dec 20, 2022 | Art Projects
This painting is of the path at Timolat woods facing east towards Huber woods. This painting has a little different feel than most of my paintings as the brushstrokes are very short and thick with paint… definitely a more impressionist feel. Painting small like this...
Dec 18, 2022 | Art Projects
Framed in Reclaimed quarter sawn Whiteoak. Framed size 8 3/4″ x 10″ My friend Peder is an avid fisherman here at the Jersey shore and this is one of his Lures. He lent it to me a few years back and instead of using it to go fishing I made this painting....
Jun 20, 2019 | Art Projects, Featured Artwork, Framing, small painting, Woodworking
Learn how to make a frame with a bead molding profile to add a little bit of decoration to the finished frame. I use Sapele, which is similar to Mahogany and finish the frame with a walnut stain and a hand rubbed lacquer finish. The frame is easy to make and a perfect...
Feb 23, 2019 | Art Projects
In this steel painting of Jimi Hendrix, I fast forward through the process starting with building the wooden structure on the table saw, cutting and gluing the metal, taping and cutting the stencil, priming, painting, rusting, sealing, framing, and finally hanging the...
Feb 18, 2019 | Art Projects
I show you how to stretch a canvas over a stretcher I made using the pneumatic staple gun which came as part of the PORTER-CABLE 3-Tool Combo Kit I recently purchased. The canvas I use is 12 ounce raw cotton duck canvas, and it has some nice weight to it, so the...
Jan 28, 2019 | Art Projects, Framing, Woodworking
Learn how to make your own stretcher for a painting. Making a stretcher is a great woodworking project and it’s a great skill to have if you’re interested in making your own artwork. I’ll show you how to make a 34″ x 40″ stretcher for a...
Frame System$150.00