Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Paint It! Ellicott City 2017


Manor Hill Tavern (12 x 16 oil on board)
Selected for Patapsco Heritage Greenway's Purchase Award

Mill House (8 x 16 oil)
sold


Exhibition Opening - Mill House on display

Shown here are my two entries in the juried section of the Paint It! Ellicott City 2017 exhibit.  Both paintings were completed en plein air during the event.  The exhibition is at the Howard County Arts Center in Ellicott City, Maryland through August 11, 2017.  (c) 2017 Charles Snell.

Saturday, May 13, 2017

Anthony Wayne Cinema

Submitted as part of the Wayne Plein Air 2017 community paint-out.  Painted using Talens water-miscible oil.  (c) 2017 Charles Snell.

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Hammonton 2017

Winslow Junction - oil on panel 12 x 16 (sold)
Here is one painting submitted for the 2017 Hammonton, NJ plein air event.  It was painted at the Winslow railroad junction. (c) 2017 Charles Snell.

Saturday, May 6, 2017

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.

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Assateague Sunrise

Assateague Sunrise
Painted September 2016 as part of the plein air event at Chincoteague Cultural Alliance. (c) 2016 Charles Snell.

H M Krentz

H M Krentz
This painting is based on a plein air sketch and reference photos from a visit to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland.  The plein air sketch was done during a workshop with Ken DeWaard. (c) 2017 Charles Snell.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Lil's Walk


Lil's Walk - 8" x 10" oil on canvas


Also from the Chincoteague Plein Air Event is this painting of the sunrise over Assateague Island.  I was set up at the boat ramp and had a conversation with the owner of a cute puppy named Lil as they were taking an early morning walk.  (c) 2016 Charles Snell.