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.

Chestertown Paint the Town 2017

Chester River - oil on canvas 6 x 6 (private collection)

Just Right - oil on canvas 12 x 16 (private collection)

Water/Front Street 5 x 7 (private collection)

Comegy's Bight 6 x 12 (private collection)

Drawbridge Nocturne 12 x 16 (NFS)

Shown above are some of the paintings completed during the 2017 Chestertown Paint the Town plein air event. (c) 2017 Charles Snell.

Ardrossan Barn

Ardrossan Barn 18" x 24" oil on canvas

Recently I visited the Ardrossan property with a group of plein air painters.  It was a wet, rainy paint day and my equipment got soaked.  (c) 2016 Charles Snell

Rancocas Creek

Painted on February 21, 2016.  It was a warm day and overcast. Still using a limited palette.  (c) 2016 Charles Snell.

Pennington Park

Painted using a palette of cobalt blue, prussian blue, permanent alizarin crimson, cadmium red light, cadmium yellow light, raw umber, and titanium white.  The view is from Pennington Park in Delanco, New Jersey looking towards the Rancocas Creek.  (c) 2015 Charles Snell.

Rancocas Creek

Rancocas Creek, painted in Delanco, New Jersey on November 27.  Again this was with a limited palette of white (mixed titanium, zinc and flake), permanent alizarin crimson, prussian blue, cadmium yellow light, raw umber and dioxazine purple. (c) 2015 Charles Snell.

Pitcher

This still life painting was submitted to the 2013 Perkins Center for the Arts Members/Faculty Exhibit, for which a merit award was presented.  The scene was composed in Phil Carroll's class. (c) 2013 Charles Snell.

Mercer Meadows

On June 23, 2013 I met with the group from Jerry's Artarama and we painted at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm in Lawrence Township, Mercer County.  Previously this site was an important trans-Atlantic radio-telephone station.  Following its acquisition by the Mercer County Park Commission in 1998, the Pole Farm has been allowed to revert to natural fields and forest.  This painting was exhibited at the Bayonet Farm Arts and Music Festival.  Copyright 2013 Charles Snell.

Bottle with lemon

I attended a workshop with David Rivera on August 18, 2012 at Artists of Yardley in Yardley, Pennsylvania.  The Janney House was the setting for the still life shown above.  Copyright 2012 Charles Snell.

Renesmee

Painted on July 20, 2013 as an entry in the Burlington County Farm Fair plein air painting contest.  A photographer from the Burlington County Times took my photo.  The day was hot and humid, and I sought shelter from the sun under one of the large tents.  The cow's name is Renesmee.  Copyright 2013 Charles Snell.

Orchid Study

Here is another small floral painting.  At first I was using some cobalt violet for the petals, but the hue was too cool.  I mixed in some alizarin carmine to warm the tone.
Copyright 2013 Charles Snell.