Thursday, November 5, 2015

Mirror Lake Curiosity

Mirror Lake Curiosity
Ruth Kaldor by Mirror Lake (Number Ten Pond), in North Calais, Vermont
on November 3, 2015, sketched on November 5, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Last Leaves Five Trees


Last Leaves Five Trees
by a farm field in Cabot, Vermont
on November 3, 2015, sketched on November 5, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00


Bonus Art
 
Out for a Walk
sketched by Bruce, chalk on a chalk board
at a veterinarian's office in Danville, Vermont on November 3, 2015
approximately 28" x 14"
NFS

Monday, November 2, 2015

Woman Descending a Wood

Woman Descending a Wood
Ruth Kaldor in the Mansfield State Forest along Route 108
through Smuggler's Notch south of Jeffersonville, north of Stowe,
Vermont on November 1, 2015, sketched on November 2, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Overcast at Smuggler's Notch



Overcast at Smuggler's Notch
view from the window of a moving car of the
Mansfield State Forest on Route 108 through Smuggler's Notch
driving south from Jeffersonville to Stowe, Vermont on
November 1, 2015, sketched November 1, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Figure Study October Nora



Figure Study
October Nora
at the figure drawing group in
Kennebunkport, Maine on October 30, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
and #3 graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

The modeling blog of Nora Armstrong HERE

Nora Nude

Nora Nude
at the figure drawing group in Kennebunkport, Maine on October 30, 2015,
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

The modeling blog of Nora Armstrong HERE

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Museum Figures Walking

Museum Figures Walking
in the Shapiro Family Courtyard at the
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Massachusetts
on October 24, 2015, sketched on October 30, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

This Way and That


This Way and That
Ruth Kaldor and the painting Jessica by Chantal Joffe
at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts
on October 24, 2015, sketched on October 29, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
and #3 graphite, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS



Jessica
Chantal Joffe (English, 1969- )
Oil on canvas, 6' x 8', 2012
On View: Jeanne and Stokley Towles Gallery (Gallery 261)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Jessica Chastain modeled for Chantal Joffe while sitting in New York and Joffe painting in Britain viewing his model on Skype.

Studio of Chantal Joffe

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Male Figure Studies

Male Figure Study I
at the Kennebunkport Figure Group
in Kennebunkport, Maine on October 9, 2015
5" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
#3 graphite, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00


Male Figure Study II
at the Kennebunkport Figure Group
in Kennebunkport, Maine on October 9, 2015
9" x 12", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
#3 graphite, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $170 + $9.35 sales tax + $15.65 S&H = $195.00

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Observing Torso of Elevation

Observing Torso of Elevation
by Gaston Lachaise at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts
observed by Ruth Kaldor on October 24, 2015, sketched on October 27, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
#3 graphite, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00


Torso of Elevation
Gaston Lachaise (American (born in France), 1882-1935)
Bronze, red-brown patina, lost-wax cast, Modeled 1912-27
Cast 1964, (44" x 22" x 13")
On View: Glassed in corridor near Trustees Room ( 325.1)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Online at the MFA where you may send an e-card HERE

Monday, October 26, 2015

Leaf Cover Ponds Walk Road

Leaf Cover Ponds Walk Road
in the Town Park behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on October 25, 2015, sketched on October 26, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Saturday, October 24, 2015

On Departing

On Departing
a Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) at Parsons Beach
in Kennebunk, Maine on October 23, 2015, sketched October 24
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, #3 graphite,
and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Friday, October 23, 2015

Nora Nude Studies


Nora Nude Study I
at the Kennebunkport Figure Drawing Group
in Kennebunkport, Maine on October 23, 2015
5" x 7", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00



Nora Nude Study II
at the Kennebunkport Figure Drawing Group
in Kennebunkport, Maine on October 23, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Sunlight Leaves


Sunlight Leaves
by the fields of the town Park behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on October 19, 2015, sketched on October 22, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Autumn Light Studies

Autumn Light Study I
in the fields of the town Park behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on October 19, 2015, sketched on October 21, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, #3 graphite,
and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Autumn Light Study II
in the fields of the town Park behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine
on October 19, 2015, sketched on October 21, 2015
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Autumn Field

Autumn Field
behind my home in the Town Park in Shapleigh, Maine
on October 19, 2015, sketched on October 20, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Monday, October 19, 2015

Leaf Yellow


Leaf Yellow
in my yard in Shapleigh, Maine
on October 15, 2015, sketched on October 19, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
and #3 graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Sunday, October 18, 2015

One Ripe Apple Ready



One Ripe Apple Ready
on my apple tree in Shapleigh, Maine
on October 15, 2015, sketched on October 18, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
Sold

Friday, October 16, 2015

View of Blackhead from Whitehead

View of Blackhead from Whitehead
on Monhegan Island, Maine
sketched plein air on September 17, 2015
12" x 9", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
and #3 graphite, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $170 + $9.35 sales tax + $15.65 S&H = $195.00

Thursday, October 15, 2015

On Viewing Museum Art

On Viewing Museum Art
Ruth Kaldor and two strangers at the Portland Museum of Art
in Portland, Maine on October 9, 2015, sketched on October 15, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS

Viewing Museum Art


Viewing Museum Art
Ruth Kaldor at the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine
on October 9, 2015, sketched on October 15, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS

At the Portland Museum of Art
web site HERE

1
Ruth Be Viewing
Icelandic Picnic
Louisa Matthíasdóttir, Iceland, (1917 - 2000)
Oil on canvas, 61.5" x 50", 1968
Portland Museum of Art Collection
Gift of Sanford Schwartz
Estate of Louisa Matthíasdóttir's web site HERE
About Louisa HERE

 
2
Bruce Be Lowing
while joining the picnic in Iceland

 
3
Ruth Be Pointing
to
Self-Portrait in Green Window
Lois Dodd (Lincolnville, Maine, 1927- )
Oil on linen, 1971
Portland Museum of Art collection
Great images and interview:
Art and March 2015 Interview with
88 year-old, still-painting Lois Dodd HERE


4
Also in the Portland Museum of Art Collection
Path to Main, Rockland
David Dewey (Owls Head, New Jersey, 1946 - )
Watercolor on paper, 39" x 28",
2000 Gift of Lois Dodd

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Autumn's Place



Autumn's Place
Maple tree's foliage in the back fields, the Town Park,
behind my home in Shapleigh, Maine on October 11, 2015,
sketched on October 13, 2015, 7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and
Holbein watercolors, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain
100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Monday, October 12, 2015

Kent House Morning


Kent House Morning
at Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island, Maine
sketched plein air on September 18, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Kent House on Monhegan
Jamie Wyeth Art and Photo Essay

Photos taken by Bruce the morning of September 18, 2015

1
Kent House at Lobster Cove
 

2
Jenny Whimbley Sings , Jamie Wyeth, 2008
 

3
Weather Vain

 
4
Sea of Storms, Jamie Wyeth, 1970

5
House Moored


6
Looking South , Jamie Wyeth, 1977


7
Looking Southwest


8
Circles, Triangles, Rectangles above the See

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Plein Air Ruthie on White Head Studies


Plein Air Ruthie
on White Head Study 1
on Monhegan Island, Maine sketched on September 17, 2015
12" x 9", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
and #3 graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS


Plein Air Ruthie
on White Head Study 2
on Monhegan Island, Maine sketched on September 17, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS

Black Head From White Head


Black Head From White Head
on Monhegan Island, Maine
sketched on September 17, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Beaver Marsh in Marshfield

Beaver Marsh in Marshfield
in the the Virginia Stranahan Memorial Town Forest
(web site HERE) in Marshfield, Vermont in Maine
on October 4, 2015, sketched on October 6, 2015
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Vermont Figures, Nessa



Vermont Figure, Nessa 1
at the figure drawing group in Montpelier, Vermont
sketched on October 1, 2015, 7" x 5", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
each framed, $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00
or all four unframed $100 + $5.50 sales tax + $9.50 shipping = $115.00

Vermont Figure, Nessa 2


Vermont Figure, Nessa 3


Vermont Figure, Nessa 4
Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper