One of my monotypes has been accepted into the upcoming show at the Salmagundi Club in NYC – called Unique Impressions. The show runs from December 9, 2025 until January 2, 2026.
Needless to say I’ll be doing more monotypes.
The Right Path – 5×7 Monotype
My blog has been neglected and I’m wanting to revamp the website soon. But here’s an update.
During the pandemic I thought I’d be painting, but cataracts interfered. So, of course, it took forever to get scheduled to see a doctor then get the surgery but now my eyesight is great.
Been busy doing all the usual things plus many others. Have been cutting back on the others.
This year has gotten off to a busy start getting pieces framed and ready to ship to a gallery in Michigan as well as working on a recently finished commission.
Have managed to fit in some monotype fun though. This time with a gel plate rather than plexiglass. I’ve started with a small 5×7 plate.
The process is simple. Roll on acrylic paint [I’m using Golden Open] then start removing paint until you are happy with the scene. Using a damp paper [140 lb. hot press], place the paper on the plate and press with hands then peel off the plate. I’ve learned a lot about using the gelli plate for landscapes from watching https://www.youtube.com/@HeartstoneArt where I learned to also add white on to the plate and do a second pull of the same paper. The results were mystical.
Hope you are staying creative!
Since everything is cancelled due to coronovirus, my Tuesday painting group is also suspended until further notice. This past Tuesday I painted the back yard. It’s casein paint, which is a water based paint that dries permanent, like oil paint. It handles a lot like oil paint but dries fast with a matte finish.
For all the snowbirds that go north just a little too soon. During June and July the most magnificent tree flowers down here in south Florida. Often called the Flamboyant Tree, or Flame Tree, the Royal Poincianna tree shows off it’s orange flaming flowers throughout Central and Southern Florida.
More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delonix_regia
Both of these paintings were done at Indian Riverside Park, Jensen Beach, FL on consecutive Tuesdays. The trees are brilliantly planted next to a pond.
Some recent plein air paintings and a pastel demo. Lots of palm trees in this batch!
Just finished a major update to my arty-tees page. I’ve added new tshirts and hoodies as well as adding more color selections for some tshirts. There are two links for some tshirts because amazon only lets me pick 5 colors per tshirt or product, so I just made another listing with more color choices. Also, some good news, the price on the hoodies dropped, thanks to amazon.
These are the paintings now available on tshirts and a couple of hoodies:
Painted Pony
The Beaten Path
Retired
Spring Marsh
You can go to the arty-tees page for further details and links to amazon here.
If you have any questions, comments, feedback please feel free to leave a comment or email me.
I now have fine art t-shirts on Amazon. My brand name is Arty-tees. Click on the link under the painting to see it on a t-shirt, printed by Amazon.
This link is to “Red Flag” a pastel painting of Hobe Sound beach
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L1FBV7Z
“Whispering Palms” a plein air pastel painted at Sandsprit Park in Port Salerno
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L3GPKFS
“Drydocked” a plein air oil painted at Indiantown Marina
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KYZSYM3
“Anchored” a plein air pastel painted on the dock of Twisted Tuna, Port Salerno
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KYBQV68
“To The Beach” a plein air oil painted at Hobe Sound Beach
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KY61HB6
“Octopus Hugs” an original watercolor illustration
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KWWRL58
“Friends” an original watercolor illustration
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KWW21XY
“Ombrelli Colorati” an original oil painting of colorful umbrellas at Hobe Sound Beach
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KXPD33M
…..more to come
Dredging the Indian River – oil on panel – 9×12 – at Twin Rivers Park, Port Salerno, FL
Sandsprit Park – oil on panel – 9×12 – Port Salerno, FL
Potted – oil on panel – 9×12 – Jensen Beach, FL outside the BunkHouse Coffee Bar
It’s been a long time since the last post because I tend to get behind on the photography end of things. If the paintings are small enough they are scanned.
It seems that the pastels have been neglected lately, so after thinking about it, the issue was with the bulkiness. So going back to another post where I had evaluated the colors used in a plein air painting by John Pierce Barnes [https://doreenelepore.com/2012/06/02/john-pierce-barnes/] I decided to expand on that selection of pastels yet keep it within this cigar box. The box is about 8″x10″x2″ deep. It’s lined with some foam that was laying around and there is another piece that lays on top to minimize the jiggling.
Here is the palette that seems to be working for me.
This is working out great for plein air because it’s much lighter to carry and an added bonus is that I don’t get mesmerized by too many colors to look through for the exact right stick. I’ve been using my old half julien easel that holds a few supplies like a travel watercolor box and some brushes.
Here are the paintings that are done with this palette.
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