"JUST FRIENDS"

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The title "Just Friends" is for me a metaphor when I began this painting, I saw in it that it was about sharing... Friendships, food, company, bad times, good times and above all "Love". 6"x6" oil on a archival clay board mounted on a 2" deep finished wooden box.

"COMPOSITION IN RHYME"

This is in the high country of above San Francisco. The play of light and textures and rhythm and composition that is so perfect captured me and I knew then must paint this and see if I can do it justice. It is an oil on a 6"x8" archival clay board mounted on a 2" deep finished wooden box. (Not available) (SOLD)

"VALLEY LIGHT"

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This started out as an underpainting and as I looked at it I decided to keep it. It is a departure from what I intended and I'm reminded just how much fun it is to paint. 6"x6" oil mounted on a 2" deep finished wooden box.

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"BLUE SHADOWS"

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And yet another snow painting and this is coming from a warm climate person, but the colors that happen in this time of day is so compelling to paint that I had to tackle it. Oil on a 6"x6" archival gessoed board set on a 2" deep finished wooden box.

"SNOW FALL"

Up in Flagstaff AZ this winter after a pretty heavy snow storm that blasted through. I painted this loosely on the spot trying to keep from freezing. It has been a long time since I painted this way... This is a 6"x6" oil on archival clay board mounted on a 2" deep finished wooden box. schwartzart@earthlink.net
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"ANNA'S BACKYARD"

Another little painting of tweaking just a little more to make the difference... 6"x6" oil mounted on a finished wooden box. (Sold)

"LAGUNA CANYON"

A place I know so well, it is here in five months that I well spend the next two months in one of the best art shows that there is.... 30"x30" oil on canvas

"RED DOOR DINER"

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Here I have a re-worked a painting that I did last month and so I thought , why not post it again? I made enough changes to it, sky, grass, trees and diner... Yes! the food is still good even with my re-painting of it.....I have one more painting that I made a change to and I will be posting that as well. Oil on clay board mounted on a 2" deep 6"x6" finished wooden box .

"BENNY'S"

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This dive on a late cold Thursday night isn't bad to stop, get a drink & nibbles and some small talk. 6"x6" oil mounted on a 2" deep finished wooden box, no frame needed.

"HOLLYWOOD COMMUTE"

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I do love this area of town for I have painted several angles along this stretch with it's stop signs, light pols, telephone pols and endless miles of wires that crisscross this great city makes for some wonderful patterns against the L.A. skyline.

"WALK OF DREAMS"

Hollywood blvd on a rainy Sunday late afternoon. I have been on this street so many times that I've lost count and every time I do go, there's another angle in doing yet another painting of this great place... 6"x6" Oil on gessoed board mounted so no framing is needed. (SOLD)

"L.A. MARKET"

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A fun place t go and get the fresh produce that I love to cook with... 6"x6" Oil on board mounted on a 2" wooden box so no framing is needed.

"BLUE SKIES"

A place of quiet walks with only the sounds of the breeze through the grasses. Oil on board mounted on a 6"x6" finished wood box. (SOLD)

"BACK COUNTRY"

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One of the few more impressionistic paintings that I've done in a long time. I will be posting more like this in the next coming weeks.... It feels good after coming off one of my realistic canvases to get loser. Painting this confirms my love of what I do on a daily bases. Oil on a gessoed clay board mounted on a finished 6"x6" wooden box.

"TIDE POOL"

This painting is based on my little blog study that I painted this month, you can scroll down to see it. I went from my 6"x6" little study to this 40"x40" oil on canvas... You can play this short video on this painting if you like and I should be posting a new blog tomorrow... Hope you enjoy.

"NATURES RHYTHM"

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And yet another that I went into re-working the colors and putting more into it then what I originally painted...Here are the both, the top one is my final...... I tell you, being an artist is maddening.

"SOFTNESS OF THE MORNING"

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This 6"x6" deep cradled box is painted in oils. There is no framing needed. This is another up-dated with more color to the painting giving it more life. This is behind my house looking west into the last of the evening sky as the sun was coming up. The subtleties of shads is what caught my attention. I just painted this one so I have to spend a little time with in to see and feel that I'm finished with it, although I don't know if I'm ever done with a painting.... It keeps it fun never to be finished.

"GRASSLANDS"

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Oh! the magic of paint... Yes I posted this before but after taking a long look at it I decided to repaint this and added more color in the sky, grass and water... I like it much better now, there are two more that I did this with and will post them... This is an oil on a gessoed clay board mounted on a 6"x6" finished wooden box so no framing is needed.

"MY PARADISE"

Ah! Just my attempt at a 1 1/2 minute movie making of the above painting.

The place is a mystery to me by an unknown source, but the photo was so compelling I had to paint it. The painting is 64"x20". I used a very smooth gessoed canvas that I wet down the back of, then stretched it over the 64" bars and after it thoroughly dried, I began the journey and delight of doing the above painting.

"SOUNDS OF FUN"

The painting is finished. This scene is becoming rare in the world of the traveling carnivals... So I paint them, I paint them at a distance as they move further and further away from our time and culture. The painting will be available in a gallery soon. 36"x30 oil on canvas.

"MANGO LOVERS"

This 6"x6" oil on gessoed clay board was really fun to paint, I also really enjoyed eating one of the mango's at the end of it modeling it's self... (Sold)

'EGGS IN THE GLASS"

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Just a little departure from my skies and clouds, so I thought after seeing so many wonderful still life paintings on the dailies, I thought, "Ger" take a brake and do one or two. Simple shapes, everyday things of foods and things.

This is still being worked on, but for now I hope you enjoy. A 6"x6" on a gessoed clay board with no framing is needed.

"PLANET HOLLYWOOD"

This is an oil painting that I did some time back. It, along with 55 other photo-realists and there works are going on tour for two years to various museums across the US, the tour is called "The New Reality". This painting is 40"x38" In painting this, I painted the canvas white then making all the colors transparent I began the layering of colors so as to handle the painting like a watercolor never using white for anything but let the white underpainting shine through..... 5 weeks at 10 to 14 hours a day 7 days a week I committed myself to this... This is but one of the many that this madman did... So to do my blogs is a real treat and a wonderful change of pace. Stay tuned for more blogs coming your way...

"SNOW BOUND"

I sat in my car and waited for the light to get just a little lower so as to get this shot that I felt would make a great subject for a painting... There is a lot of under painting in this giving the coloring and depth I wanted to create this mood. There must be at lest eight different colors in the trees giving an endless array of shades that move in and out pronouncing depth of the forest. Oil on custom made canvas 36"x 30" Soon to be in a gallery.

"THE INLET"

Just down aways is this quiet inlet and surprisingly some good fishing that can be accomplished. 6"x6" oil on clay board & no framing needed.(Sold)

"FOOD TO GO"

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So here it is in all its glory... After a long drying time for this I was able to paint the leaves & shadows and just stuff to clean the image up.. I photographed it outside thus the color is sharper then the other shots.... Nice what sunshine can do... This is one of many photos of a journey through meddle America and the places that have some of the best burgers, fries and pies... A 6"x6" oil on clay board finished.

"LONG BEACH"

I do love Long beach, the buildings and the ever changing landscape of this city is wonderful. I lived just up the street from here on broadway, lots of great memories. Oil painting on a 6"x6" 2" deep wooden box.

"JUST LISTEN"

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Just more of the wetlands and what happens in those quiet moments in time. 8"x8" oil on wood panel.

"LAST STOP"

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I spotted this Airstream sitting off the road and I stopped to admire this baby. I don' know how many I have painted, but there is just something about them that draws me in, I've chosen to paint it as a B&W, it just felt like the right thing to do. It is in oils on a 6"x6" clay board finished.

"FIRST STARS"

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I just added the moon in this and a few touches to this previous post so here it is a little a-new. I now feel it has more of the mood that I want after looking at it awhile. This is one of the many farmhouses and a real treat to do as they are disappearing from the landscape. The owner of this one will not sell, he also doesn't have to.. This is a 6"x6" oil on clay board finished.

"WELCOME"

How do I not paint her, I've been a part of her, I believe in her. This will be but a small part of a much bigger canvas that I hope to have at the Laguna art show this summer, along with some other Americana icons... A 6"x6" oil on a 2" deep wooden box so no framing is needed. Inquiry to purchase for $135 Go To: schwartzart@earthlink.net

"NEW YORK! NEW YORK!"

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New York! Cant say much more after one says "New York" One amazing City... This is one from some shots of a recent trip and my spin on turning them into up-coming 6"x6" studies for larger canvases.... I will take a better shot of this but for now, here it is ... I must say I'm excited about these new works, I just have to pulling it off. "Enjoy" Oil painting on a 6"x6" 2" deep wooden box with no framing is needed.

"MORNINGS FIRST SNOW"

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Playing with the light at this time of the morning was both wonderful and challenging all at the same time. I wanted to give the feeling of thick underbrush and the coolness of the snow.

This 6"X6" oil painting is on a 2" deep wooden box so no framing is needed

"TRADE WINDS"

This commissioned painting I just finished was a wonderful departure from my other works.
The size is 50x36 oil on canvas the small blog of this can be seen on this site, it was the study for this painting.... Now that this is completed I can return to my blog paintings..





















This is the 6"x6" blog study for the above 50"x36" . The painting now completed I feel it only fitting the owner should have this too, so this is a gift.

"MORNING MIST"

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This 6"x6" by 2" deep wooden box where this oil painting resides, is just one more of my tree series that I must do... I am fascinated by the subtlety of light that falls on marshy wooded landscapes making things not so clear. It is this image that creeps into my mind and then I must paint it.