Burlington County Farm Fair 2015

I participated in the plein air competition at the Burlington County Farm Fair, along with two dozen talented artists.  It was a two-day event, with high temperatures in the nineties.  My entry "Super M" won first prize as well as a purchase prize!  The photo shows Jill Rupinski (judge), myself and the new owner Matthew Edson.  Many thanks to Gene D'Agostino, Denise McDaniel, Melanie Stackhouse and others who organized and volunteered for the event.

Paint It! Ellicott City 2015

During the past weekend I participated in the Paint It! Ellicott City 2015 plein air event in Ellicott City, Maryland.  The first two paintings below are on exhibit at the Howard County Arts Council/Center located at 8510 High Ridge Road in Ellicott City from July 14 through August 21.  The photo shows a work in progress during the Quick Draw event.  For a photo gallery of painters, see this link.   Mike Giuliano's review of the exhibit can be found at this link to the July 31 edition of the Baltimore Sun.

Ellicott Brewing Co. 11" x 14" oil

Diamondback Afternoon 11" x 14" oil

Quick Draw - Breezy Willows.  Farmers Market on Main.

High Bridge Paint Out (Circa)

Here is the second painting from the High Bridge Paint Out.  The painting depicts the Circa restaurant, located on Main Street in High Bridge, New Jersey. (c) 2015 Charles Snell.

High Bridge Paint Out (Solitude)

The painting is of the Solitude House in High Bridge, New Jersey, built ca. 1710-1725.  It is one of two paintings I created during the 2015 High Bridge Paint Out. (c) 2015 Charles Snell.

Arneys Mount

Yesterday I painted with the Burlington County Art Guild.  We painted in Springfield Township and the scene shown is a view towards Arneys Mount.  The Burlington County Art Guild's 43rd Annual Robert Ransley Open Juried Art Show runs from June 1 through June 30 at the Dr. David Flinker Memorial Gallery, at Virtua Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, 175 Madison Avenue, Mount Holly, NJ.  My painting Jersey Java is part of the exhibit.

Whitemarsh Plein Air 2015

The two paintings shown here were my entries in the Whitemarsh Plein Air 2015 event, held in Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania.  The first painting was awarded the Whitemarsh Twp Award for Excellence (sponsored by Amy Grossman).  Copyright 2015 Charles Snell.

Iris

I did a study of the iris that are blooming.  For the violet shades, I experimented with using cobalt violet, manganese violet, Winsor violet (dioxazine), and a mix of phthalo blue with quinacridone magenta.  For this composition, Winsor violet was the best.  Copyright 2015 Charles Snell.