Blue Hippo

"Blue Hippo", 6 x 6, oil on linen


Lest you think I am only doing portraits these days . . .!  I am still working on my landscapes and small still lifes though not as much as I was in previous years.  This is little ceramic sculpture that was done by my father when he was five years old.  I've always just called him Blue Hippo.  He may not actually be a hippo.... who knows.  This piece is available through the Daily Paintworks website.  They manage art sales and auctions for artists.  I have been a member for a long time but haven't actively used it so I am looking forward to finally getting involved with them again.

Happy Memorial Day

I know it seems like I only post on holidays but I have taken an oath to post more often!  I actually do post new images on instagram and newyorknorthfineart.wordpress.com so you are welcome to follow on those sites as well.   It has been a busy few months and Spring seemed to have lasted only a couple of weeks this year!  It went from snow to 80 degrees in the Northeast and then back down again in one month.  Hopefully summer is here to stay now.   Hope you are all enjoying your holiday weekend!

Happy November

"Rain on the Horizon", 6 x 6 , oil on panel

Wow!  I didn't realize I had been absent so long!  I have been working daily and posting pieces as they are finished on Instagram where there is a great community of like minded artists who do some incredible work.  (You can follow along on instagram at www.instagram.com/eden.compton if you are interested.)  It is tiny painting season again and I have lots of little works in progress for the holidays.  Some will be available at Sorelle Gallery in Albany and some will be available at a new online gallery called Spa City Fine Arts.  I will do a post on Spa City Fine Arts tomorrow.  Hope everyone is enjoying the Fall which seems to be turning prematurely to winter already.

Sunset Along the Shore

"Sunset ALong the Shore", pastel on sanded paper, 6 x 6

I finally broke out my pastels to do a few studies today.  I usually can't use my pastels on the boat (too messy!) but we are on land for a couple of days so out they came.  We can't see the sun set because of the mountains so it is really more about trying to capture the way the changing sky affects the colors of the trees and land.  I like this piece and may work it up into a bigger size lair.  The back mountain probably needs to be darkened a bit to push it back.

Crossing Broadway

Study for "Crossing Broadway", pastel on paper, 6 x 6

Merry Christmas Everyone!  Hope you all had a great holiday.  It went very fast!  Time for me to get back in the studio and try to get a lot of work done before I have to leave for the Caribbean.  I have quite a few rainy day studies that I am now working up into larger sizes.  I hope to post some big ones soon!  Have a great Christmas week!

And It Kept On Snowing . . .

"From My Window", pastel on paper, 6 x 6

We have well over a foot of snow up here in the foothills of the Adirondacks.  It is very beautiful and "Christmasy".  I love watching the snow fall . . from the comfort of my studio!

Rainy Afternoon Saratoga

"Rainy Afternoon Saratoga", Pastel on Paper, 6 x 6

On with the rain . . . This little study of downtown Saratoga was painted from a sketch that I did in the car a couple of months ago.  I like the texture of the street in this study.  Pastel is particularly good at depicting rough and/or wet textures.   I'll be posting more of these over the next few days.

Cape Cod Marsh

"Cape Cod Marsh", oil on paper, 6 x 6

I have been using the Arches Oil Paper for small sketches and studies.  I really like this surface.  It is a little more absorbent than a gessoed panel but I like the way the paint looks after a couple of layers.  On the plus side, it is an inexpensive way to test out ideas, compositions, etc.  On the down side, it has to be framed with glass like pastels.  This small study was based on a sketch from Cape Cod this past summer.  I like the general color harmony and will see how it translates to a larger piece.