Finding Willem de Kooning

Scott DochertyArt News, Personal

When I was between my junior and senior years in college I got a job working at the Silver Seahorse restaurant and marina out on the east end of Long Island.  The great attraction was being in East Hampton and Amagansett out on the island, where a lot of New York artists spent the summer.  What a treat to catch site of a …

Visiting the Southwest

Scott DochertyArt News, Personal

I just returned from a short trip to New Mexico to look at art, paintings in particular. We visited galleries in Santa Fe,Taos and Albuquerque. I got a good intense dose of Southwest art. Art is BIG there. Landscapes featuring mountains, rock formations, indigenous people, horses, cattle, cowboys, cowgirls and ravens are favorite subjects, and sometimes whimsy. Abstract art, not …

Why I Like to Prime Surfaces

Jennifer JoyceArt News, Art Tips & Tricks, Articles

These days I usually buy pre-stretched canvasses, instead of building stretcher bars, stretching and priming the surface.  But, I still want to double or triple the primer coat. This act of priming is my first encounter with the surface I want to use to create a painting. Touching, and brushing the canvas several times, feeling the texture and getting used to …

Two New Paintings for PAM Rental Sales Spring Show

Jennifer JoyceArt News

Greetings folks, I am very happy to announce that these two paintings are part of The  Spring Show at the Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery.  The gallery is located at 1237 SW 10th Ave., Portland, Oregon ,97205  and phone # is (503) 224-0674. These two new paintings are “THEY JUST KEEP COMING” (35”x44”) and “THE BIG HOUSE”.(22”x28”) Both are …