Lago Maggiore to the Simplon Pass
Here are a few recent sketches from a trip to Lago Maggiore with Ben Fenske. We went up to the Simplon Pass for a day, but never made it back as the weather was uncooperative. Here is a short...
View ArticleNovember Exhibitions
I thought I should briefly mention a couple of exhibitions I have on this month. The first is a number of small sketches at Ann Long Fine Art in Charleston, SC and the exhibition webpage is here. The...
View ArticleA Short Fenske Plein Air Video
Below is a short video of fellow plein air painter Ben Fenske painting a quick (2 hour?) oil sketch of the road to the farmhouse where I’ve lived in the summers for the last few years. I filmed the...
View ArticleCroatia: The Local Talent
Continuing my series of great ‘regional’ painters (previous ones were Holland, California, Italy, and Russia), here are a few great painters from Croatia. Vlaho Bukovac Bukovac was born in a small town...
View ArticleZagreb Nocturnes
Since the days are so short here in Zagreb (and I’m losing my mornings to language classes), I’ve been trying my hand at plein air nocturnes lately. Last winter I tried one nocturne of the small bar...
View ArticleFour Venetian Sketches
A short post with four small plein air sketches from a weekend in Venice in January.The post Four Venetian Sketches appeared first on Marc Dalessio.
View ArticleMinute Painting Video #6: Grinding Lead White
Here is the sixth installment of my Minute Painting Videos. It’s about how to grind your own lead white. Hand-ground lead white handles differently than tube paints, much more so than any other color....
View ArticleAlpine Inspiration
At the end of March I’ll be teaching a plein air landscape painting course in the Swiss Alps. The class is organized by the Alpine Atelier in Gryon, Switzerland. I’ve always loved the views in...
View ArticleSwiss Plein Air Workshop
Here are a few photos from my week of teaching plein air landscape painting in the valley around Les Plans in Switzerland. I was working for the Alpine Atelier based in Gryon. They are very...
View ArticlePlein Air Alpine Sketches
Plein air landscape painting in the Alps can be some of the most rewarding art creation anywhere. When the weather is good, the majesty of the mountains is just stunning. The Swiss have also done a...
View ArticlePortrait Painting from Video
I dislike working from photographs. I was trained over many years working exclusively from life and my work from photos is often weak. I find there is too little information in a photograph compared to...
View ArticleRecent Studio Landscapes
Here are a few recent studio landscapes from this winter. They will be going to the Grenning Gallery for my solo show this August (hence the sizes in inches).The post Recent Studio Landscapes appeared...
View ArticleSpring in Zagreb
Below are a few plein air cityscapes from the last week in and around Zagreb. Here in Croatia Spring has finally started in all it’s glory. I have a show of Zagreb cityscapes on May 9th here in the...
View ArticleIzložba u Zagrebu
My exhibition of Zagreb plein air sketches will open tomorrow evening at the Laval Nugent gallery in the Upper Town in Zagreb. Here are all the Zagreb posts -though not all of the paintings are in the...
View ArticleCarmel Plein Air Paintings
Here are some of my small sketches from this week in Carmel, California. I am participating in the Carmel Art Festival, a plein air painting contest. I first studied landscape painting at the...
View ArticlePost-Modern Times
While I was back in the States last week I picked up a copy of the Post-Modern Times. There is a short article about me as well as a number of other contemporary realist painters. It’s an interesting...
View ArticleRainy May in Tuscany
Here are some sketches from the end of May in Tuscany. It’s been very cold and wet in Southern Europe. I painted inside by the fire a lot. This last one is a sketch of a couple of friends’ ten-week-old...
View ArticleTelemark Sketches
These are some of my plein air sketches from the past week in Telemark, Norway. I’ll admit I struggled a bit with the landscapes this trip. I’ve discussed before the technical problems of using...
View ArticleTelemark Sketches
These are some of my plein air sketches from the past week in Telemark, Norway. I’ll admit I struggled a bit with the landscapes this trip. I’ve discussed before the technical problems of using...
View ArticleTelemark Sketches
These are some of my plein air sketches from the past week in Telemark, Norway. I’ll admit I struggled a bit with the landscapes this trip. I’ve discussed before the technical problems of using...
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