A Tribute to Three Masters


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A Tribute to Three Masters!

This project involves three panels of different sizes. Each panel is to be painted in the style of a famous master painter, as a tribute to their love of the ocean!

The panels will be displayed on different exterior walls on the beautiful Oceanfront hotel - Kentville on the Ocean at Hampton Beach, NH. The paintings were selected for the beautiful colors and serenity they portray, and their ability to enhance the locations surroundings and decor.

I chose three remarkable paintings by remarkable artists -

The Garden at Saint Adresse by Claude Monet, 1867

to be painted 8' X 10'

Breezing Up (A fair Breeze), by Winslow Homer, 1873-76

to be painted 4' X 7'

Seascape at Saint Maries, by Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

to be painted 4' X 6'

The paintings will be painted on M.D.O exterior plywood and the panels are framed by a compound moulding that I have designed and constructed to mimic a museum quality frame. Upon completion the frame will be painted with a metallic gold finish.

Hung on the exterior of the beautiful Kentville by the Ocean, the paintings will provide a museum like aura to the exterior decor of the oceanside hotel.

I am painting all three panels at the same time... jumping from panel to panel, in an effort to dodge any flack the weather may throw at me. Hot sun, strong wind or rain are all an enemy of the mural artist, but hey,....... I'm tough..... look out mother nature!

The smaller panels, constructed with frame & primed!

The larger panel - 8' X 10'

8' X 10' panel

Tribute to Monet

to be painted 8' X 10'

Day 1

The basic structure is blocked in

Day 2

Slowly building color and structure

Day 3

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Details of flowers and characters add life to the painting!

Day 4

The warm weather has returned and the rain is behind us... Back to work!

Day 5

Layers of colors and trying to be faithful to an impressionistic style!

Details continue to be more defined, as I add depth of color and structure to the original blocking.

Day 6

Summer returned today.... and it was a nice day to continue with the details!

Day 7 - September 21

One day of painting left.... I think!

4' X 7' panel

Tribute to Homer

to be painted 4' X 7'

Day 1

Color structure of the sky and water is roughed in.

Day 2

Building up colors of the boat.

Day 3

Homers detailed style is a challenge to reproduce!

Day 4

Refining details and colors, building up the complexity

Day 5 - September 20

This one is almost finished - must refine the sky and more detail in the sea.

4' X 6' panel

Tribute to VanGogh

to be painted 4' X 6'

Day 1

The loose style of Van Gogh is quite satisfying!

Day 2

In an effort to bring each painting to completion in a similar time frame, I jump from panel to panel. Working on each panel when the sun is most forgiving - the largest panel (the Monet) gets very hot in late morning and afternoon. the two smaller panels I have sheltered back to back under a tent, allowing me to paint on some panel... despite what the weather might throw at me!

My Xtra large easel configuration

Day 3

A tribut to Three Masters Jon Mooers Art

I love the colors that Van Gogh brushed into this sea and sky!

Day 4

So today the air feels like fall .... gotta paint fast... It's cold!

A Tribute to Claude Monet

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