Comments for Shawn's Weblog

Comment on by Chris Sarnowski

Chris Sarnowski — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:41:14 +0000

Your wet toes.

Comment on Sunny day on the Willamette by oreo

oreo — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:11:10 +0000

masterful, those colors are 100 percent perfect and in tune….sorry to hear ’bout that cheapo easel….i made mine out of tomato stakes(oak) with a heavy wire joining the 3 posts at the top……its wicked sturdy and has survived ct. snow, wind, etc…..I paint 3 by 4 ft. with a canvas stapled to a large 3×4 piece of plywood. Heavy enough to stay put, and in a big wind, you can clamp the plywood to the stakes. Also , i have 3 inch nails comin out of the bottom of stakes, I can jam into the dirt, or sand if I’m at the beach. Think it cost about 15 bucks to make. Your too good to be at the mercy of old wood and pansy-ass brass brackets.

Comment on Painting on the river by oreo

oreo — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:04:40 +0000

Love this series the best( the river ones)…..I like how you have thoughtfully and confidentally applied areas of color…esp. the passage on the far river bank. A lesser artist would have used way to many lil’ flecks of extraneous color, but those fall trees are perfectly summed up in just a few hues. I’am learning alot from these….hope to see more plein aire ones like these….oreo, new england artist

Comment on Fate intervenes… by Shawn Demarest

Shawn Demarest — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:20:41 +0000

Thanks Erika! Nice to hear from you. Its been great to be painting outside again – it makes me happy…

Comment on Fate intervenes… by Erika Lee Sears

Erika Lee Sears — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:33:08 +0000

Your plein air work is always beautiful. I think you completely caputured the late fall feeling and I love the abstract quality – long brush strokes of the reflection in the water.

Erika

Comment on Incident at the Beach – editioned! by Celeste Bergin

Celeste Bergin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:48:14 +0000

Creepy…okay…but creepy in a good way. Congratulations..!

Comment on Ostalgie by dawn

dawn — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:57:12 +0000

Love it!

Comment on Mt Tabor Plein Air Event, a trip into Organization Alley by dawn chandler

dawn chandler — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:45:31 +0000

What glorious paintings! Kudos! to you, Shawn, for organizing such a sure-to-be-successful event.

Comment on Crown Point Press #3 by Carol Berryhill

Carol Berryhill — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:28:37 +0000

Fantastic.. definitely an etcher’s Mecca. I’ve wanted to go for years, but this I think has sealed the deal for me! Thanks for posting on your experience.

Comment on Crown Point Press #3 by dawn chandler

dawn chandler — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:00:36 +0000

i am not realy a printmaker, yet even i am filled with longing at the sight of this incredible studio and the wonderful prints you produced. what a fine experience you’ve had, shawn!