May 24, 2016 | Artist Notebook, In The Studio, Photo of the week, Special Projects, Uncategorized
I took a road trip up to Sheffield, Massachusetts in the Berkshires to meet with my long time friend and the well known painter Francis Cunningham. We looked at his classic New England post and beam barn and talked about the old tools he’s collected and why they...
Nov 14, 2015 | Art Projects, In The Studio, Photo of the week
Please stop in on Friday, December 4th for a one night only Pop Up Art Show. The show is in a great space in the Atlantic Highlands, NJ and hope to see everyone there. Click on the invite for the details.
Nov 4, 2015 | Art Projects, In The Studio, Photo of the week, Uncategorized
New wood-cut prints were added to the store this week and also some new t-shirt designs in the “Gear” section The designs are from the “Barnyard Series” of images that include the barn, horse, pig and flowers. There’s also the...
Oct 7, 2015 | Featured Artwork, Framing, Photo of the week, small painting
I’m a long-time Howard Stern fan and was really excited to hear that he started painting a few years ago. I’m sending him one of my ready-made frame systems along with a few panels, an easel, and one of my original oil paintings. It would be awesome to get...
Sep 30, 2015 | Artist Notebook, Featured Artwork, Framing, In The Studio, Photo of the week
Here are a bunch of new wood cut prints we added to the online gallery that are available for sale. They are all signed originals and are part of the “Barnyard Series”. They look really sharp framed in simple frames and hung as singles or in groupings....
Sep 23, 2015 | Featured Artwork, Photo of the week, small painting, Uncategorized
Here’s a photo and painting to celebrate the first day of Fall 2015. Acorns make a really nice subject for a still life and here’s great small painting Jon made in a custom Sapele wood frame that’s available for sale in the online gallery. ...
Sep 21, 2015 | Artist Notebook, Photo of the week, small painting
This is a small study of pilings. It’s oil on board and measures 5″x7″. I’m using this study for a digital installation of a larger painting that I will be making a video about next week. – Jon
Sep 2, 2015 | Photo of the week
Spending a few day in Vermont with my brother Jim trout fishing and exploring some of the back roads on the bikes….will be back in the shop next week. – Jon
Aug 26, 2015 | Photo of the week
“The first step in the still life painting process is deciding on the subject and then setting up the still life. Most of my still life paintings are set up by a North-facing window in the barn.”
Aug 19, 2015 | Photo of the week, Uncategorized
Check out this big cluster of mushrooms growing at the bottom of the stairs by Jon’s barn. We’d love your help in identifying them to make sure they are the prized “maitake” mushrooms or “Hen of the Woods” that we think they are....