Jim Fischer

What’s On The Easel March 2022, Vol. IV, No. 3

What’s On The Easel

March 2022, Vol. IV, No. 3

A monthly newsletter from Jim Fischer

 

Another one ..

 

I’m on a roll and getting bigger. This one, titled “Reliance”, is 20” x 26”.

 

..And on to another.

 

This one, titled “Volunteer Rounding the Sandy Hook Lightboat, 1893,” will be 48” x 36”.

Besides the sailboat, there is the Sandy Hook light boat, a railroad tug and two ferries. I found models of each boat to help with colors. Stay tuned.

 

Two More Imagination pieces…

 

As usual, the painting yielded two additions to the now well over 100 pieces in the Imagination series.

They are, from left to right, “Winter Owl” and “Her New Fur Coat.”

 

And while we’re talking about the Imagination series…

The first showing of about 40 pieces selected from the works will be in the Casa Colombo gallery from April 2nd through 31st.

 

I hope those of you who can will come to the opening reception on Saturday, April 2nd. I will be sending the flier with more readable details shortly.

 

There’s gold in that thar’ artwork …

 

As reported last month, my friend, Laura, finished the relief of me. I decided to take her wonderful work up a notch and gild it. Yup, that’s 24k gold (only about $50 worth, they pound it very thin). It’s not difficult to do and, as you see, the result looks like a million bucks.

 

A deals a deal…

 

Having delivered on her end of the bargain, we have started lessons for her in painting portraits with a small, quick colored pencil piece.

 

We now move to oil paint, renaissance glazing technique, then finish with wet-on-wet (a quick but dicey method).

 

Hopefully not the last word…

 

That’s all for now. Be well, be safe and ‘What’s on your easel?’

 

Jim