Starts September 20th!
Mondays 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1
Introduction to Painting
Artworks on Main
165 North Main St, Mooresville, NC 28115
704-664-2414 to register
Mediums: Acrylic/Oils
$130
ages 16+
Call 704-596-1286 with questions and to receive supply list.
*FREE DEMO**
Still Life Painting
Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Cheap Joe's Art Stuff
4420 Monroe Rd, Charlotte, NC
I will paint a still life in one sitting and answer questions from the audience.
No RSVP is need to attend. Just show up. Hope to see you there.
This weekend, I will be plein air painting at the Ginger Kemp Garden during the annual Art in the Garden Tour in Charlotte, NC. This event is sponsored by The Mint Museum of Art and the Charlotte Garden Club. After the tour on Sunday, come to the Mint Museum of Art for the after-party and auction. Each artist will be auctioning a piece of art to benefit the Mint Museum and Garden Club. For more details and ticket information, see http://www.charlottegardenclub.org/.
Here is the painting I started last week, now finished and dry. This is the latest in the 125 series.
Chocolate French Cruller
5" x 7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
My son, Jacob, was born January 30th, and I love being a father! Life with a newborn is very unpredictable, though at 5 weeks, it's becoming easier to find the time to paint. I started a painting of a chocolate donut today, and I have some more ideas in the works for new 125 series paintings.
Here is a painting I did as a demo for a workshop. It's a quick study of the ocean.
Wave Study
5 7/8" x 7 5/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
Here is a painting from the 125 series that is already taken. If you have a specific idea that you would like to commission, whether a small painting as part of the 125 series, or any size painting, just let me know. I can work from an idea you have or photos provided.
Bottle Caps
4" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
This is the next painting in the 125 series. With the holidays over, I am planning to be more consistent with working on these paintings. However, with my son due any day now, I will have to do some adjusting to a new life with baby. Wish me luck!
Green Tomato
5" x 7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I have been invited to exhibit as a guest artist in the Charlotte ARTery's November Exhibit.
Two nights only! Friday, November 13 and Friday, November 20, 6-9 p.m. each night.
Located at 130 W. Bland Street, one block off of Tryon St, in the South End of Charlotte. Please come out to see my new painting:
Burning Leaves
10" x 8"
Oil on Linen
OTHER EXHIBIT NEWS
Teaching Talents: Instructor and Staff Exhibit
November 9 - December 23
Cornelius Arts Center, 19725 Oak St, Cornelius, NC
(Open M-Th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave, Cornelius, NC
(Open M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
I have three paintings and an etching in this exhibit.
Small Works 2009
November 23 - January 8
Lake Norman Art League Gallery
442 S. Main St, Davidson, NC
Open M-F, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
I have three paintings in this exhibit. Please come out December 3-5th, 6-9 p.m. during Christmas in Davidson. Lake Norman Art League will be hosting a reception each night, taking visitors votes for viewer's choice favorites, and giving free posters away to visitors who come out these nights.
This is a limited palette painting using five colors: ultramarine blue deep, cadmium red light, cadmium yellow light, titanium white, and a little burnt sienna. I typically use about 14 colors in a painting. With this painting, I wanted to try restricting my color use, so I could see the range I could get with fewer colors. The reason one would use so many colors is out of convenience, allowing for quicker mixing and therefore, less time. All one really needs is a red, yellow, blue, and white. I am pleased with how this painting turned out, and I hope you are as well.
The Lonely Bull
5 7/8" x 7 5/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
This painting was in the recent Realism Found exhibit in Charlotte, NC. I hadn't painted this large in awhile, though I have been meaning to. The painting depicts friends gathering around a bonfire for a summertime party, enjoying the peaceful farm setting under the nighttime sky.
Bonfire
28" x 36"
Oil on Canvas
Please inquire about pricing to info@paulkeysar.com or call 704-596-1286.
The painting is framed in a black frame with gold lip, outer dimensions 36x44".
Today's painting in the 125 series.
Cucumber Slices
4" x 4 7/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I'm having to post these paintings so late at night because they are taking longer to dry. Once I get caught up with things, I hope to get them posted earlier in the day. Here's the next painting in the 125 series.
Red, Green, and Black Grapes
5" x 7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
Here is the next painting in the 125 series.
Gray Day at the Lake
5.25" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I am happy to be back after finishing a landscape commission in late July. I also just got back in town from telling family and friends that I am going to be a dad! Very excited for that. Today a photographer came by to take some photos of me at work in my studio for an upcoming article in University City Magazine. I'll send a link to that when it comes out. I am actually not certain what the article is about, so we will see. This is the next painting in the 125 series.
Garden Tomato
4 7/8" x 5 7/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
This is another tomato variety in my vegetable garden—a heatwave planted from seed. I love the unusual shape.
Today was a very hectic day. I'm sorry for the late post. Going forward, I would say, I'll get these out as early in the day as possible, but things come up outside of my control. For instance, this painting took a long time to dry, so I had to wait to scan it in. The Habanero Peppers painting has sold. Tuesdays and Wednesdays paintings are currently available if interested. Here is today's painting:
Field on Contees Wharf Ln
6x6"
Oil on Masonite
available
This is a plein air study. There's a little bit of glare on the right side of the photo.
This is the second painting in the 125 series of small paintings.
Cloudy Night
6x6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
In this painting, I wanted to show the coolness of night and the way the light of a full moon plays off of the clouds.
This is the first painting in the 125 series of small paintings.
Habanero Peppers
5x7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I was first drawn to paint these peppers due to their delicate, petite nature—a true testament to looks being deceiving, as the habanero is one of the hottest peppers in the world. You won't catch me eating these now that the painting is done. I also wanted to play with the complimentary colors of orange and blue. At first, I had the tablecloth a darker blue, with lighter blue in the background, but the contrast was too strong, so I reversed the foreground and background colors.
For an early preview of tomorrow's painting, please subscribe to my email newsletter (see top right of blog). Thanks!
While you are waiting...here's one currently available:
Watermelon Slice
5x7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
View from Quiet Waters Park
8" x 10"
Oil on Canvas
© 2008
SOLD
I finished this painting a few months ago, but have not posted it to my website yet. The view is looking out on the South River from Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis, Maryland.
I am teaching several oil painting classes and plein air painting workshops in the Charlotte, NC, area this spring, as well as a wood cut workshop. I am also available for private lessons for individuals or small groups. View a list of current and upcoming classes and workshops I am teaching. For more information, please email me at info@paulkeysar.com or call 704-596-1286.
I am also planning 3- and 5-day plein air painting workshops at Emerald Isle and the Crystal Coast of North Carolina. Projected dates are in late-September and October. More details to be announced soon. There is also the possibility of a 3-day workshop this spring. If interested, please let me know, and I will email you the details when available. Thanks!
Two of my paintings, Green and Cattle at the Watering Hole, were selected by Juror David R. Brigham, Ph.D., the Edna S. Tuttleman Museum Director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), for exhibit in the PAFA Juried Alumni Exhibition 2008.
The exhibit runs through July 27, 2008, in Gallery 128, 128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, on the first floor of the Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is Free.
This special exhibition features 74 graduates of the Academy, and all artwork is for sale. Twenty-percent of all artwork sold will benefit the Alumni Annual Fund of the Academy.
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