14x11" Acrylic on Canvas
by Mary Beth Brath
May the buyer enjoy this painting as much as I enjoyed painting it. Most was done on location last September.
Showing posts with label landscape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label landscape. Show all posts
Monday, January 30, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Wildwood Sanctuary Painting...Sold!
Wildwood Sanctuary Plein Air
11x14" Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD
I received a call today that my Wildwood Sanctuary Plein Air painting sold through the Art and Soul Gallery in Lemoyne PA. May the buyer enjoy the painting as much as I enjoyed painting it this past August.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
K.I.S.S. - An Old Field Study
The acronym K.I.S.S. echos in my brain quite often. I heard a motivational speaker talk about the idea around 15 years ago. The letters stand for Keep It Simple Silly. Ever since, when a situation becomes too complex (without the need to be complex) I come back to this idea and it helps me sort through the "junk" to get to the solution.
This painting was created on location in about 20 minutes about 3 years ago. I was leading a fellowship group for artists at my church (West Shore Evangelical Free) and the session was to be relaxing and social. Although it is not a masterpiece, I really like it. Today it will help me stay focused while I work on a 4 day agenda for the Gettysburg 2012 Artist Colony and prepare for the grand opening of my own gallery.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Codorus State Park WIP by Mary Beth Brath
Codorus State Park (current work in progress)
11x14" Acrylic on Canvas
Monday, September 19, 2011
50 Daily Paintings in 50 Days #8 and #9 by Mary Beth Brath
50 Daily Paintings in 50 Days
#8 - "Together Forever"
2 1/2" x 3 1/2" ATC - ACEO Mini Linen Canvas Paper
#9 - "Elissa Gore at the Gettysburg Artist Colony"
2 1/2" x 3 1/2" ATC - ACEO Mini Linen Canvas Paper
The "50" challenge has made me search through my photo reference files from June and July.
#8 - "Together Forever" - I came across these trees at Cook Forest State Park PA while hiking this summer. Wish I could have painted it plein air while I was there but my family was eager to find the next discovery along the trail. I would love to see David Bottini and James Browne paint their versions of this scene.
#9 - "Elissa Gore at the Gettysburg Artist Colony" - This summer I worked as a consultant for the Gburg Artist Colony. Elissa came all the way from NYC to participate in the event.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
50 Daily Paintings in 50 Days #6 and #7 by Mary Beth Brath
#6 of 50 Daily Paintings - "Sailing at Pinchot"
2 1/2" x 3 1/2" Mini on ATC - ACEO Linen Canvas Paper
#7 of 50 Daily Paintings - "Gettysburg Festival Plein Air"
2 1/2" x 3 1/2" Mini on ATC - ACEO Linen Canvas Paper
And the challenge continues. These mini paintings have me longing for a huge canvas!
Friday, September 16, 2011
#5 of 50 Daily Paintings in 50 Days by Mary Beth Brath
50 Daily Paintings if 50 Days Challenge
#5 Cottage Wetlands after the 2011 Flood
Acrylic on 2 1/2" x 3 1/3" ATC - ACEO Linen Canvas Paper
During the flooding this month, a wetland area outside of Mechanicsburg was extra wet. That night, I decided to do my daily challenge painting from memory.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Gettysburg Paintings Find a Happy Home by Mary Beth Brath
So many changes happening in in my career this month. Some doors closing and some doors opening. God's timing is so perfect. What a joy to get a phone call yesterday that 2 more of my paintings sold.
Sold - View From Hauser's Estate Winery
Sold - View From Steven's Knoll - Gettysburg Battlefield Auto Tour - plein air
Tomorrow I will be plein air painting in Brooklyn along the waterfront just outside of BWAC. If the weather does not cooperate, I have a plan to paint inside next to my art exhibit. Life is good.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Evening at Camp by Mary Beth Brath
Painted plein air in 2 evenings last month as the sun was dipping behind the mountain. What a wonderful vacation.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Beech Springs Farm during 2011 Gettysburg Colony by Mary Beth Brath
In order to get a decent photo, I had to take it from an angle and use a flash. Straight on muted all of the colors and softened edges. Anyway, I kept at this painting this morning until I felt that I could move on. The gold finches visited often while I was painting on site so I had to add them in to the composition.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Studying with Bill Schmidt at the Gettysburg Art Colony by Mary Beth Brath
During the juried artist colony at this year's Gettysburg Festival, Master Artist Bill Schmidt http://www.billschmidt.net/ taught onsite at Beech Springs Farm. I started to draw out my idea on canvas and block in some color when Bill came by to take a look.
He asked if I would mind if he made some suggestions. Well, I was more than happy to have him help. He pulled out a piece of charcoal and this was the result.
I continued to block in colors and adjust lines but ran out of time to finish. Below is the current state of the painting as it was at the end of the plein air session.
I hope to work on this today to completion. Sometimes a plein air painting is not completed onsite.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
New Growth to Restore the Battlefields of Gettysburg by Mary Beth Brath
8x10" Acrylic on Canvas
Plein Air - painted on location during the 2011 Gettysburg Festival
This was the fourth year for me to paint at the Gettysburg Festival. This was painted at the Bushman Farm along the auto tour of the battlefields. The landscaping is being restored to what it was like during the Civil War.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Plein Air in the Evening at Pinchot State Park by Mary Beth Brath
On May 29th, our family went to the lake to canoe and explore. When we went to unload, we realized we forgot the oars. My husband headed back home, the boys played and fished and I set up my easel OF COURSE.
I finished most of the painting before my husband returned - about 30 minutes - I was in my own race against time.
I came back to shore with my canoe a little before dark so I could finish the painting. My son took a picture of me at the easel. The next morning, I cleaned up the colors in the water and called it complete.
This is the third painting of this same area. All are different. One sold last year, one is in my home and this one will go out to one of my galleries.
8x10" Acrylic on Canvas
Pinchot State Park.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Trout Run Preserve by Mary Beth Brath
Trout Run Preserve by Mary Beth Brath
3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Mini on Acrylic Paper
Trout Run Preserve is an area between housing developments in Cumberland County PA. I am so glad that people stepped up to keep this small piece of land natural. Really, I think it is too wet to build on anyway so it is perfect for a small park with gardens.
Monday, May 16, 2011
King's Gap State Park Mansion by Mary Beth Brath
King's Gap State Park Mansion
10x8" Acrylic on Canvas
This painting was created for the Garden Harvest Day Festival 2009 at King's Gap State Park in South Central Pennsylvania. I paint with a plein air group that was invited to exhibit in the mansion on the day of the festival. We demonstrated in the gardens and enjoyed talking to the public on the day of the festival. In preparation for the event, we painted several weeks in a row at various locations in the park.
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Friday, May 13, 2011
Leave It Plein Air or Fix It by Mary Beth Brath
A Gettsyburg Battlefield
8x10" Acrylic Plein Air Painting on Canvas
Well - yesterday I was in Gettysburg for festival meetings about the paint outs. I also managed to get out to the battlefields and paint. This painting is plein air, but now that I am home, I would like to change the green in the closest shadow and clean up a couple of small items in the distance. This area is along the Auto Tour just past Culp's Hill.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
United Water Facility by Mary Beth Brath
8x10" Acrylic on Canvas
Finished. Two hours outside yesterday, about 10 minutes in the studio today. This is my second plein air of 2011. This one really shows my love of the Pennsylvania Impressionists of New Hope. Plein Air at United Water by Mary Beth Brath
April 4th, 2011 was an overcast but warm spring day. My husband and I decided to spend part of the day outside together. He fished in the Yellow Breeches and I set up my easel. We enjoy the area around the United Water Facility. Phillip is an environmental/civil engineer and I love painting landscapes on location. 
I have heard artists say "there is no color" on a day like this. I don't agree. This is one of my favorite times of the year to paint. My sketch is done in burnt umber with a very stiff short hair brush. I did not have time to tint my canvas yesterday. Usually I prime the canvas with burnt sienna mixed with gesso.
I only had about 2 hours to work. Before I leave a location, I try to have the painting completed enough to only make small changes back in the studio. Hopefully today I will touch up some tree structure issues and add my husband in with his fishing pole.
I have heard artists say "there is no color" on a day like this. I don't agree. This is one of my favorite times of the year to paint. My sketch is done in burnt umber with a very stiff short hair brush. I did not have time to tint my canvas yesterday. Usually I prime the canvas with burnt sienna mixed with gesso. 
I only had about 2 hours to work. Before I leave a location, I try to have the painting completed enough to only make small changes back in the studio. Hopefully today I will touch up some tree structure issues and add my husband in with his fishing pole. 
Sunday, January 16, 2011
House in Boiling Springs by Mary Beth Brath
House in Boiling Springs PA
12x16" Acrylic on Canvas
Sold through Gallerie 13 in December 2010
Selling artwork is funny. An artist studies for a lifetime and ultimately paints for thousands of hours. We invest our lives and money in our work. When we finish a painting what do we do? Sell them to buy more canvas and paint.
I find myself wondering about the pieces after they sell. Even miss them. But mostly overwhelmed with the thought that they are making someone happy. And my passion for painting grows even more. I will never paint enough and the journey goes on...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Huntley Road Pond by Mary Beth Brath
Huntley Road Pond
8x10" Acrylic on Canvas
Sold
My pond found a home. This painting recently sold through the Vancura Gallery in Middlefield Ohio. This is the scene from my back yard while living in Huntsburg Ohio. The pond was full of fish. Red Wing Blackbirds could always be found around the water and fields. I always found it amusing to watch the birds sway back and forth in the wind while perched at the very top of a sturdy weed!
The house and property were the perfect place to paint.
If you are ever near Middlefield Ohio, stop in at the Vancura Gallery to see more of my work. The entire gallery is a feast for the eyes. www.vancuragallery.com.
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