Tag: The Frederick Coffee Company

Small Works in Progress

This week I am continuing my journey which started with a three value sketch and followed up with some colored sketches with watercolor and Caran Ache wax pastels. Yesterday I began painting the acrylic paintings based on the color sketches. It has been a rocky start and my inner critic has been relentless with negative chatter. Today I am trying to emotionally distance myself from the paintings and ask them what they need from me. Do they need more light, more color, to take something or add something to make them feel complete? This project is showing me how insidious my inner critique can be and how to practice self-compassion so that I don’t sabotage the artwork

color sketches for small gems
Two color sketches to use as guides for the final acrylic paintings.

. Here are my progress paintings. I will post additional photos later when I have made more changes to the work. These paintings will be on display this October at the Frederick Coffee Company in Frederick, MD as Artist of the month. The theme for the art show will be Autumn and all works will be for sale!

This is a painting of Catoctin State Park in Thurmont, MD.
Pictured is a painting of Catoctin creek which is inspired by Monet’s water lilly series.

Small Gems: Paintings in Progress

Hello Friends,

Here are some of my new acrylic paintings featuring my Autumn series which I plan to exhibit at the Frederick Coffee Company in Frederick, MD as Artist of the Month in October of  2017. I will be selling these miniature canvases for $35 each, and I will also have some larger paintings for sale. Pictured are some completed canvases and some three value sketches and color sketches to plan the other paintings which are

These are two completed acrylic paintings on miniature canvases.
Two three value sketches for works in progress.
Two color sketches to use as guides for the final acrylic paintings.

in progress. Here is a link to the Frederick Coffee Company website if you would like to find out more about the venue. The coffee house has a variety of coffees, teas, sandwiches, and salads and features live music on selected days of the week. http://fredcoffeeco.com/. If you would like to join my Mail Chimp email list to learn more about this event and more art shows like it, please email me at jsjschmidt2@gmail.com and I will gladly add your email address to my Mail Chimp account. Thanks for looking!