Winter Park Plein Air 2014

Hi folks, 

To keep you all informed, Winter Park Plein air fest is happening in just a couple of weeks! See http://www.polasek.org/wppo/home for more details. I am so fortunate to be invited to this event and to be painting with all of the celebs from the art world right next to me.  If you are in the area, stop by and say hi!  I'll be demo-Ing on Tuesday (April 22) about my use of a limited pallet. Hopefully there will be more than just me to show up! 

Also, I have a HUGE announcement!! Over the course of the summer this year I will be working on a new space in my home town of Bkackstone, Va.  I plan on opening up a gallery in my name in Backstone! I have been hard at work already in the contruction and remodel of the space.  It's in a great location rich on main st.  So, this bein the teaser, I will leave you with some progress shots of the remodel. Hope you enjoy, and hope to see you at the opening, soon to be announced, real soon.

See you all in Florida!

Tom

Blackstone Armory

9x12

Oil on Cradeled panel

$650

Summer's Here!

Hi folks,
I am just relaxing after a very productive couple of days remoldeing and making progress for a future endeaver, more on that in a future blog post.....
Im writing to updat everyone on some recent paintings and to express how honored i am to get to participate in Winter Park Plein air event (http://www.polasek.org) in a couple of weeks. Hopefully the link will work forya. it should be a fun event and ill try to update yall as paintings get done.

alright...here are some paintings

Blackstone Armory

9 x 12

Oil on Cradeled Board

$650

Spring Thaw

8 x 10

Oil on Linen

NFS

Bethany Baptist

12 x 9

Oil on Board

$650

Port Warwick or any other port of call

Hi folks, 

I just want to fill you in on a bit of up and coming events happening in the coming weeks. 

I am humbled to be accepted into this show of other great local artist in the area. The show at Murphy Mongomery gallery begins at 5:30pm. I hope you can attend!!

Also, I am participating in an event in The middle of April ( April 20-26 ) in winter park Florida (http://www.polasek.org/wppo/home/)  I am trying to let folks know ahead of time so if anyone wants to help with expenses of the trip I am offering an option for that to happen. What I'm willing to offer is if anyone wants to pre- purchase a painting to help cover gas down and back it would greatly help in many ways. What I am offering is for every $150 you care to contribute I will allow you YOUR choice of painting that comes from the trip.  Hers how it breaks down..... $150- choose any 6x8 , $300- you can choose any 8x10 OR 9x12, if you'd really like to help out and contribut $500 you have your choice of 11x14 up to 16 x 20.

These prices are much lower than if you found my painting in a gallery setting. I am only making this offer available until April 10th. So take this opportunity to pick up a one of a kind original and knowingly that your helping to keep a dream alive! Thank you all!  Please email me to take part in this great opportunity... Bradshaw72@gmail.com

Also please visit Winter Park Florida's site for more up to date info!! 

http://www.polasek.org/wppo/home/

Spring is in the air!

Summer light

14 x 11

$950

Well, even tho it is still the middle of February I woke up this morning with a spring vigor in my step! And although the groundhog saw his shadow just the other wee king stating that we still have another six weeks of winter, I have decided that I'm going to skipp all that nonsense and claim spring change-over happened yesterday eve. I have always felt that I can tell when seasons Change over and my guy told me it happened yesterday. So I'm sticking to it!  

What does all this mean? Well, it's time to get ready, get out the paints and start to be a little more prepared for summer- btw, it's just Around the corner! I've been working in the studio lately and have a full on cabin fever going on, it's time to stretch the limbs, to restock supplies and get to know Mother Nature a little better.  Here are some recent paintings done in the studio. Hope you like!

Summer Reflections

10 x 20

Oil on stretched canvas

$1200

Memorial Day Sail

8 x 10

Oil on board

$640

A Sunset in Eclipse 

18 x 18

$1620

The Powderhorn

16x20

Oil on canvas

Demo at Blue Skies Gallery

$1600

Branching out

Birch Family

18x24

Hi folks, hope you all are doing well!

I've been very busy planning for a very busy summer painting trips to Florida and beyond.  Yes I have accepted in Winter Park,Florida's Plein air paint out (www.polasek.org) that is happening April 20-26.

This will be my first time taking part in this prestigious event and I'm really looking fwd to the warmer climate!  The winter cabin fever has really been hard this year with temps below normal. I have been colder here in Va than I can ever remember in Wyoming!  The humidity here really has been draining and all I can think of is staying inside close to the fire.  

But, all that time in studio has allowed me so,e time to get some larger paintings done. I don't paint large paintings whe. I'm out Plein airing mainly because time and size factor. Plus having a large 16x20 outside really does act like a sail once the wind picks up.  These paintings that I have revised and fixed up are ready to go to new homes now, so I'm happy to announce that some of my larger paintings will be represented in a private show happening next Saturday, feb 8. Legrand Fine Art in Richmond has agreed to show som

e of these paintings!!! This is a huge opportunity to work with such professionals and be included in the collection of some of the nations best painters! Find out more info at www.legrandfineart.com

Last passage

24x36

Oil

Sunday Jaunt, Hampton Yatch Club

20x24

It's time for a new YOU! New Year, New ways to do things.

Hey folks,
I hope you all had a great holiday season! I had an incredible one myself and if Santa was good to you all as much as he was to me we should all feel so stuffed with art supplies and armed for the new year!

This time of year I always take stock and look at my years work, annalize and set some goals for the next year and set goals on improvements. How many paintings to do this year, if I have any goals for major improvements I usually order enough small canvas's ( 6 x 8 ) for studies and usually get started on those right when the linen arrives. I stock up early because spring is right around the corner. That means I should already have met my goals, that means I need to get outside and paint. Not later, but NOW! One of the best parts of January is that the days are inherently getting longer and even though the temps are cold, painting in the winter time outside is spectacular! I have always loved the soft light, the long shadows, and the chill in the air. Summer is right around the corner and I've got to be ready for it!

Plans are for a very busy summer here with shows all over the east coast. The first being in Winter Park Florida April 20-27. This is a new event for me so it should be fun. Check back for more details soon and if you feel up to it, give me a jingle and talk about art sometime!

Have a great January! See you all further on down the road!
Tom

Stuffed....

Hey folks, nothing to debate right now in my mind, but i did want to take a few minutes of your time to say how appreciative I am to have so many followers! This Blog has tripled in yall's traffic over the past year! I can only think yall for keeping coming back to my site.

I hope yall are having a very thankful Thanksgiving weekend. For me, it's been a very relaxed and low key weekend. A great old painting friend came down to throw some paint with me. Even though I have mainly stayed inside while painting, he has stepped out and gotten in a couple paintings in between brief trips inside to warm by the fire. I salut him for braving the cold, but clear days.

It has been way to long since posting some recent images here. That is not to say that I have not put down the brush! I'm still painting nearly daily and have painted on some bigger sized canvas's. Those are alot of fun just for the sake of getting "INto" the larger pieces and spending more time on them.

Well, anywho, here are some of the paintings, Enjoy!