Recent Work

Recent work, all in oil. (c) 2017 Charles Snell.

Moorestown Barn. 6 x 12 oil on muslin mounted to MDF.

Allen's Farm. 12 x 17 oil on varnished watercolor paper.

Allen's Farm. 12 x 17 oil on varnished watercolor paper.

Amico Island Sunset.  12 x 16 oil on muslin mounted to MDF.

Durr Farm. 8 x 16 oil on enameled aluminum.

Durr Farm Pond.  12 x 17 oil on varnished watercolor paper.

Durr Farm Pond. 12 x 17 oil on varnished watercolor paper.

Olympic Javelin. 12 x 17 oil on varnished watercolor paper.

Sawmill Pond.  12 x 16 oil on aluminum.

Tacony-Palmyra Bridge.  12 x 16 oil on canvas panel.

Vincentown.  12 x 17 oil on varnished watercolor paper.

Chincoteague Plein Air 2017

Assateague Sunrise - 12" x 16" oil

Curtis Merritt Harbor - 6" x 8" oil

J&B (nocturne) - 8" x 10" oil

Shown are selected works from the Chincoteague 2017 paint out.  (c) 2017 Charles Snell.

Island Life: Plein Air Plus 2017

Tranquil Cove - 24" x 36" oil

Afternoon at Barnegat Light - 14" x 18" oil

Julianne - 16" x 12" oil

These works were painted for the Island Life: Plein Air Plus Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences.  The exhibition is from September 8 through October 23, 2017 at the LBIF gallery located at 120 Long Beach Boulevard, Loveladies NJ. (c) 2017 Charles Snell.

Chincoteague Plein Air

Channel Sunset - 24"x18" oil on canvas
(private collection)

This week I participated in the annual plein air event sponsored by the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance.  Fortunately the hotel balcony provided a great view of the water and boats at the dock. (c) 2016 Charles Snell.

Chestertown 2016 "Paint the Town"

Here is the display for the four paintings completed at the 2016 Chestertown Paint the Town event.  Fifty artists persevered through cool, rainy days to put together a great exhibit.  There was a quick draw event on Sunday, May 1.  Photos of paintings are shown below.  Palette: white (mix: flake, Ti, Zn); zinc white; Utrecht cadmium yellow light; Permalba permanent alizarin crimson; Vasari Prussian blue; Vasari raw umber; Permalba dioxazine violet.  Thinner: gum turpentine.  All surfaces were either MDF prepared with acrylic gesso, or Ampersand panel.  (c) 2016 Charles Snell.

(sold) Parker Farm Pond.  4 in. x 6 in.

Apotheosis Farm.  12 in. x 16 in.

(sold) Worton Creek. 11 in. x 14 in.

Perkins Hill Road.  8 in. x 16 in.

(sold) Waterfront View - 2 hour quick draw.  11 in. x 14 in.

Artists Paint OC (Maryland)

"OC Boardwalk" (oil, 6 in. x 6 in.)

"Surf Beach" (oil, 12 in. x 16 in.)

"Rita Diane" (oil, 11 in. x 16 in.)

During August 6-9, 2015 I had the pleasure to participate in Artists Paint Ocean City in Ocean City, Maryland, sponsored by the Art League of Ocean City.  The paintings shown above are three works I painted during the event.  "OC Boardwalk" is from the Quick Draw competition.  "Surf Beach" is in the exhibit at the Center for the Arts at 502 94th Street in Ocean City until August 30.

A J Meerwald

This weekend I participated in the Plein Air Burlington 2014 painting event in Burlington, New Jersey.   Fortunately, the restored oyster dredging schooner A. J. Meerwald was docked near the Oneida Boat Club.  I painted the ship while the tide was in.  This painting was a two-day effort owing to the heat and humidity. (c) 2014 Charles Snell.