266 266a 270 Painting from Life including a corgi

I am combining a couple of paintings in the one post. All of these 4 x 6 oils were painted from life. The first painting is of our male corgi, Throop.  He came into the studio where I was putting the finishing touches on a painting and decided to sleep. It seems that whenever you are painting a candid subject, (where no is posing but you are capturing what is happening around you) your subject always waits until you are at the decisive point of the painting and then changes position or just leaves. Throop did just that, got up moved to another part of the studio. After I finished painting, he came back and laid down in the original spot and back to sleep.

This happens with just about every subject. From people sitting at a cafe table for two hours and then suddenly get up and leave to cows in a field who will all move out of the sunlight to the shade at one time.

Here is Throop.

Sleeping Corgi

4 x 6 Oil on linen panel

$100. shipping included

This next painting was started at an outdoor cafe where I had set up and was painting the scenes around me. As mentioned above, this group suddenly got up and left. I didn't see where I could go with what I had so the panel was wiped clean for another paintng.

The second painting on the panel was of four young women getting together for coffee. I began painting as soon as they sat down and quickly got the basic shapes. Then the shadows and highlights and this painting was done. They didn't leave but constantly changed positions and yes, the girl with the sunglasses was that tall.

Sunday Morning Coffee

5 x 7 oil on linen panel

$100. shipping included

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Stephen Filarsky - Plein Air Painter http://www.1hundredpaintings.blogspot.com/ http://www.sfilarsky.com/ http://www.portraitsnc.com/

259 At the Beach

In case you forgot these past two days, Spring has arrived and Summer is coming. Here is something to look forward to / remember.

At the Beach

4 x 6 Oil on Linen Panel

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A donation to Danny and Ron's Rescue will be made for every painting sold.

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Stephen Filarsky - Plein Air Painter http://www.1hundredpaintings.blogspot.com/ http://www.sfilarsky.com/ http://www.portraitsnc.com/

258 Summer Afternoon

Mother and child, a summer afternoon in the country. An homage to Winslow Homer.

Summer Afternoon

4 x 6 Oil on Linen Board

Seaside Art Gallery, Nag's Head, NC

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250 A Granddaughter

I found a photograph of a beautiful baby girl amongst my portrait artist wife Theresa files. A lot of fun to paint but boy, are those subtle colours and values tricky to paint. Not some craggy old sea captain with chiselled features, dark shadow and obvious lines. Just minute changes in color temperature and slight darkening or lightening to capture that smooth baby face.

Granddaughter

4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

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A donation to Danny and Ron's Rescue will be made for every painting sold.

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238 Sunday Concert in the Park II

Here is another painting from the Sunday afternoon concert series. This couple was nice enough to stay seated for the duration of the painting.

Sunday Afternoon

4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

$100. shipping included

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A donation to Danny and Ron's Rescue will be made for every painting sold.

Continue on this journey with me and see what's in store for tomorrow.

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235 Sunday Concert in the Park

Sunday in the Park. An afternoon concert in the open air. I have my easel and canvas set up amongst the crowd and am painting the people watching the show. This must be how the impressionists felt, outside painting people enjoying themselves.

Sunday-Concert in the Park

4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

$100. shipping included

You can now see an overview of the first one hundred paintings on one page at

One Hundred Paintings Overview

Each painting is an original, one of a kind. Once it's sold, it is gone. Click on the button above to pay with paypal or credit card.Or contact me directly at: steve at sfilarsky.com

A donation to Danny and Ron's Rescue will be made for every painting sold.

Continue on this journey with me and see what's in store for tomorrow.

Stephen Filarsky - Plein Air Painterhttp://www.1hundredpaintings.blogspot.com/http://www.sfilarsky.com/http://www.portraitsnc.com/

228 Salt Marsh Sunrise Children on the Beach - Paintings Progress

This post is a bit different, but don't worry, there is a nice 4 x 6 oil painting at the end.

I want to show you a painting as it goes through various stages from start to finish. This is a 24 x 30 oil on canvas of a brother and sister at the beach. The photograph that is the basis for this painting was taken by their mother a number of years ago. Is it wrong for me to say that she waited until she found the right artist to capture her vision?

The photo was taken in the late afternoon, a great time to capture the warm light from the setting sun without the squinting in bright sunlight that we get earlier in the day. Usually around here at the North Carolina beaches it also means that you get a grey color to the sand. No problem, we can capture both the light on the figures and on the surrounding beach.

As you can see, the canvas was toned with a warm dull yellow color. The figures were drawn in, the some of the dark and light accents were placed on the canvas give me reference values.

More of the surrounding was sketched in and work begun on the sky and sea. Some color is added to her dress since it is an accent color, taht is, it is different from the colors in the rest of the painting

Many of these photos were taken with a phone, usually when I suddenly remembered that I was documenting this painting. Usually I take a few at the beginning and then the painting takes over and I forget to photograph. Luckily you are able to see this one progress evenly. The camera phone and the fact that I worked on this painting at different locations is the reason for the change in colors that you notice from one photo to the next.

Here the sky and sea are pretty much complete. Working on them first means I won't have to paint around the figures later. Creating a soft look and then leaving it alone as the rest of the painting is worked on helps keep the sky and sea in the background and helps form a sense of depth to the painting.

You can see in this photo that work has begun on the children. The beach in the background has been painted in colors a bit cooler than the sand in the dunes. This helps keep it back where it belongs with the surf and sky. The dune grass has been begun. The dark masses of the grass are important in keeping the composition from becoming to static.

More of the grass has been added and I am now happy with sand in the foreground is coming along.

A closer look. Work has begun on the children and their clothes

More work to the grasses, sand and the children

Features have been added to the boy's face. This is the hard part. To capture the likeness and expression with impressionistic brush strokes takes a lot more planning and work than you would think.

Here is a closer look at the children.

To be continued.......(until the painting is finished)

Now, the painting I promised, this is morning light at the coast....Low Country salt marsh morning.

Salt Marsh Sunrise

4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

$100. Shipping included

Each painting is an original, one of a kind. Once it's sold, it is gone. Click on the button above to pay with paypal or credit card.Or contact me directly at: steve at sfilarsky.com

A donation to Danny and Ron's Rescue will be made for every painting sold.

Continue on this journey with me and see what's in store for tomorrow.

Stephen Filarsky - Plein Air Painterhttp://www.1hundredpaintings.blogspot.com/http://www.sfilarsky.com/http://www.portraitsnc.com/

205 Spring Planting

Spring Planting

4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

SOLD

Looking ahead to bright mornings, warm sun on your shoulders, the season of optimism. Rebirth and growth. The promise of springtime. A great subject to paint on a gray winter's day.
On a more mundane note, today we are planting some trees and starting to repair fences. When the old roses bloom in May, we will have a class in the yard painting them.

Here is a photo of "Spring Planting" in a gold leaf "plein air" style frame. These frames really add a certain je ne sais quoi.

Each painting is an original, one of a kind. Once it's sold, it is gone. Click on the button above to pay with paypal or credit card.Or contact me directly at: steve at sfilarsky.com

A donation to Danny and Ron's Rescue will be made for every painting sold.

Continue on this journey with me and see what's in store for tomorrow.

Stephen Filarsky - Plein Air Painterhttp://www.1hundredpaintings.blogspot.com/http://www.sfilarsky.com/http://www.portraitsnc.com/

150 Lead line

The Blowing Rock Charity Horse asked me to do a painting for the 2010 show poster. I have been looking through photos of the show, gathering references for the work. I came across a photo of this girl and her mom, taken by Cathrin Cammit. It looks like she won the lead line class, that's a blue ribbon in her hand.

Lead Line at Blowing Rock
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
SOLD

Each painting is an original, one of a kind. Once it's sold, it is gone. Click on the button above to pay with paypal or credit card.
Or contact me directly at: steve at sfilarsky.com

A donation to Danny and Ron's Rescue will be made for every painting sold.

Continue on this journey with me and see what's in store for tomorrow.

Stephen Filarsky - Plein Air Painter
http://www.1hundredpaintings.blogspot.com/
http://www.sfilarsky.com/
http://www.portraitsnc.com/