Market Day at Cylburn Arboretum 2013

Market Day at Cylburn Arboretum 2013, 14x14, Patricia Bennett 

A beautiful day for Market Day, despite occasional rain.

I was set up under a walnut tree, and painted the Mount Washington Garden Club tent as well as another tent.

People used red and green wagons to carry off their plant purchases.

The sky was overcast until about 2pm and whenever it began to rain, I went onto the elaborate stone porch of the Tyson mansion, where I had an Artist of Residence table set up.

And thanks to the Mount Washington Garden Club for all of their generosity.  And to Karen Smith who lent me her 10x10 tent which took off last night in a gust of wind.  And of course thanks to the lovely people of the Cylburn Association who are so dedicated to this special place.

Cylburn paintings...

Journey, 30x40, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

 These are inspired by Cylburn Arboretum and will be on display at the Celebration of Art event there in November.

Urn, 30x40, Patricia Bennett

Eric Waller Vegetable Garden, in progress, 24x36, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

Eric Waller Memorial Vegetable Garden, Patricia Bennett

Eric Waller Vegetable Garden, in progress, 24x36, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

It was a lovely day at the Mt. Washington Vegetable Garden.  The official name of the garden is the Eric Waller Vegetable Garden.

It is quite a garden.  You can see the harvest in the lower right hand corner of the painting.  Over 40 families help out with it, and it's inspiring to see what can come of community spirit under the expert guidance of Larry Kloze, Master Gardener.

No ducks yet.

But the ducks are ready to move in.

These ducks walk on two legs and full-grown are 30 inches tall.  The painting will be complete after I add the ducks...

Note: I just added the completed painting to this blog entry.

Farmers Market, 2

Farmers Market 2, 24x36, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

I painted at the Farmer's Market again, from the same location as last time.  This time I painted the watermelons first, before they got purchased.

Tonight I painted the scene at the Zoll studio, that painting is in progress.

Mount Washington Vegetable Garden

MWGarden, in progress, 24x36, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

 Mount Washington has a wonderful Vegetable Garden, the Eric Waller Mt. Washington Vegetable Garden, and I got to paint the residents in action as they tended it today.  I painted one person, and the rest were done from photos.

MWGarden, beginning, 24x36, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

Farmer's Market, July 22, 2012

Farmers Market July 22, 2012, 24x36, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

I painted the Baltimore Farmer's Market this morning.  I love the location, under the highway.  It's got a gritty Bellows feel.

About fifty people watched me paint, children were the most interested.  One elderly man in a wheelchair wanted to take the painting with him on the bus to the VA Hospital where he resides.

If anyone is interested in signed prints, let me know.

Sargent copy, started, Black and White

Sargent copy with cup, 18x24, unfinished, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

For those who know the painting, which is deservedly famous, you will notice that my copy is in black and white.  Color will be added later.  I'm also adding a coffee cup and an angel.

This is the first in a series of Sargent copies with coffee cups and angels added.

I have a Live Painting Event coming up in a couple of weeks at the Ritz...

Lady on Futon

This is a painting I started tonight. I was inspired by a painting at the National Gallery of Art. We went there today to see the Bellows exhibit (which was sensational).

Lady on Futon, 18x24, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

Block in, Lady on Futon, 18x24, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

Sketch, Lady on Futon, 5x7, graphite, Patricia Bennett

Mount Washington Improvement Association Live Painting

Mount Washington Improvement Association Party, 24x36, acrylic on canvas, Patricia Bennett

This was painted live on Saturday, June 9 from 5:30 to 8.  It was a lot of fun.