Water Colors From Nova Scotia

I like to do several water colors on a page at one time which is not always the case but it helps me compare the images side by side. I can do them quickly and can get more work done with small sketches than if I work on just one large image.
(The images below are larger than actual Size)
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This water color study is 2 inches high x 5 inches wide

This Water Color study is  6 inches x 2.5 inches high

This Water Color study is  4.5 inches x 2 1/4 inches high

This water Color is a simple rock and water study 9 inches long by 2.5 inches wide

Philip J. Carroll Artist: Nova Scotia , St Margarets Bay near Peggys Cove

Philip J. Carroll Artist: Nova Scotia , St Margarets Bay near Peggys Cove: This a small 5 x 7 inch oil painting is a close up view of a tree and rocks about 50 yards from where I was standing,. It is interesting t...

Nova Scotia , St Margarets Bay near Peggys Cove

This a small 5 x 7 inch oil painting is a close up view of a tree and rocks about 50 yards from where I was standing,. It is interesting that one of my friends and student called it wind swept as it certainly is . The trees and vegetation in the area are hardy from the moist air that waters them off the ocean but very dense and  compact because of the severe weather they encounter in winter . When you travel 4 or 5 five miles in any direction the trees  change standing tall and long like any woods you may find in Maine or up and down the east coast. It is a wonderful place to visit and paint which I plan to visit often.
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Philip J. Carroll Artist: SJ Water Ways Perkins Center for the Arts Collings...

Philip J. Carroll Artist: SJ Water Ways Perkins Center for the Arts Collings...:                                                                    "Hopkins Pond", Oil on Panel, 18 inches x 24 inches ...

SJ Water Ways Perkins Center for the Arts Collingswood , NJ June 11 – August 20, 2016

                                                                   "Hopkins Pond", Oil on Panel, 18 inches x 24 inches
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This is an exhibition I am in at the Perkins Center for the Arts Collingswood Gallery hope you can stop in and enjoy the show. A wonderful Mix of folk art , contemporary painters and sculptors influenced by water.

June 11 – August 20, 2016

Featuring Artists
Russ Albertson, Phillip J. Carroll, Mark Bair, Hugh Campbell, Mary & Stephen Carter, Ray Hoffman, Frank Hyder, Dick Jeffreys, Edwin Leaf, Ray Miller, Glenn Rudderow
Featured Organizations
The Red Dragon Canoe Club – Edgewater, NJ
Rear Range Light House Society – Paulsboro, NJ
The fine art and artifacts selected for this exhibition reflect the influence of natural waterways on art and artifact making, communication and occupation frequently crossing paths.

Philip J. Carroll Artist: Blue Bowl # 3

Philip J. Carroll Artist: Blue Bowl # 3:     So here is the next in the series of blue bowls a simple still life with two tomato's from our last years summer garden . ...

Blue Bowl # 3

    So here is the next in the series of blue bowls a simple still life with two tomato's from our last years summer garden .

   The painting started out larger at the bottom as I had a drawer with a small round handle, I just could not resolve the composition problems it presented to the over all painting so I decided to crop it out of the bottom half of the painting.

   Composition is something we all struggle with, tweaking here , extending there until it seems to work. No matter how we may follow the rules it all comes down to how we as individuals see it, a feeling more than anything else.

   So onto the next in the series of the blue bowl, although I may break for a couple of landscapes I am dying to do for a little variety. Hope you enjoy and here's  to painting with you soon as I lift my glass and sit back for a  short repose.

Philip J. Carroll Artist: " Blue Bowl Series # 2 "

Philip J. Carroll Artist: " Blue Bowl Series # 2 ": Blue Bowl Series "Garlic Blue Bowl # 3 " Oil on Panel, 24 inches x 30 inches This is the next oil painting from my b...

" Blue Bowl Series # 2 "

Blue Bowl Series
"Garlic Blue Bowl # 3 " Oil on Panel, 24 inches x 30 inches

This is the next oil painting from my bowl series of  garlic  from a different angle offering a new rug. It's interesting to juxtapose  the same bowl of garlic  in comparison with my last blog,  offering me an opportunity to stand back and compare the two images.  Not sure what it will reveal but we shall see , so for now  it's on to the next  blue bowl  in the series of paintings that should be finished by next week, until then happy painting !

Philip J. Carroll Artist: Blue Bowl Series

Philip J. Carroll Artist: Blue Bowl Series:        The Blue Bowl Series ,Oil on Panel , 24 inches x 30 inches      This is the newest oil painting from my blue bowl series of...

Blue Bowl Series

     

 The Blue Bowl Series ,Oil on Panel , 24 inches x 30 inches

     This is the newest oil painting from my blue bowl series of garlic and am in the process of finishing another with a third in the wings . I have always been drawn to this bowl and  the challenge of painting the same object  over and over again  never seems to  bore me. Perhaps it is the security in knowing an object so well like a good friend that no matter how often we see them there is always something new to learn, appreciate and enjoy.#art#oilpainting#fineart#demo#stilllife