George Cherepov

I'm sorry to have been away for such a long time. Alas when one gets old, these things happen.

There is a movie coming out called "Local Color" dealing with a young artist wanting to learn traditional painting but he is unable to get it in college art schools. He badgers an established artist to give him the training he wants. Supposedly movie is based on the producers true story. I've been told that the artist was George Cherepov. I've been experimenting with limited palettes (3 colors and white) and another artist told me that Cherepov's limited palette was: Prussian Blue, Indian Red, yellow ochre and white. This painting I did with that palette as an experiment. With the three dull, dark primaries, I was surprised how vibrant the colors were that I was able to mix.

I've ordered George Cherepov's book on oil painting from the used book market. I'm very impressed by the few paintings I've seen of his.

My latest Painting/Peggy's Cove, NS

Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia is uniquely, stark and beautiful. It also has a quaint coziness that just begs for an artistic treatment. I have painted Peggy's Cove a number of times in the past but never this particular scene.

Due to health reason I haven't painted in a very long time. The previous paintings I've shown were all one or two years old.

This is my latest painting that I finished yesterday. It's and 11 by 14 inch acrylic that I will be showing this Saturday at an arts and crafts fair at the Junior High School in Hampton, New Hampshire. I think I'm the token impressionist painter for the group.

A Couple of Marine Paintings

I wanted to get a couple of paintings of marine subjects on my blog before I called it a day. The first painting is an acrylic (sold) of the fishing pier in Portsmouth, NH. The title: "Ice and Fuel" is the sign above the fishing boats. The boats were being prepared for sea.

It was a rainy day and I sat on a picnic table under a canopy, on Pierce Island just across a narrow part of the harbor. The humidity was so high that my acrylics wouldn't dry and became too slick to continue painting. I took a couple reference photos and finished the last 20% of the painting at home. This painting won several awards for me. This painting has been sold.

The second painting also picked up a couple awards and is a pastel. It's coarse texture is due to the Canson paper. It is not a smooth paper. There is also an autobiographical haiku that goes with this painting. It's titled "adrift."

"Adrift on a dark

Dark sea I dream of what never

Was and never will be"

What's a couple extra syllables among friends? It's a lament of a dreamer.

This painting is still available.