plein air painter - 12 days of Christmas

American Contemporary plein air painter.

plein air painter - PITONS print

American Contemporary plein air painter.
New framed print sold on Fine Art America
http://j-baldini.artistwebsites.com/featured/pitons--st-lucia-j-r-baldini.html

American Contemporary plein air painter. Monhegan Island workshop

August 5-9, 2013 5 day

August 8-9, 2013 2 day

MONHEGAN WORKSHOP

American Contemporary plein air painter.

Video of plein air painter J.R. Baldini painting Niagara Falls

plein air painter - Riverbrink Museum DEMO today

American Contemporary plein air painter.

Free admission and onsite parking today at Riverbrink Museum for my DEMO painting
Niagara Falls from 1:30 - 3:30 pm Oct 21, 2012...
Stop in and say hello - and get acquainted with  the art in your area.

or call the Museum at 905.262.4510 for info.
Also see the General Brock portrait on loan. This is the first time the portrait has been in Ontario for 200 years.
www.riverbrink.org

Last plein air workshop - Niagara Falls

American Contemporary plein air painter.

Summer on an Autumn Day

8 x8 oil on canvas

Check WEBSITE for scheduled artworkshops updates

plein air painter - Riverbrink Museum oil painting demonstration

American Contemporary plein air painter.

Artist J. R. Baldini, born in upstate NY, often referred by the National Gallery of Canada as the only contemporary artist painting Niagara Falls will give an oil painting demonstration at the Riverbrink Museum from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm on Sunday October 21, 2012.

J.R. is currently the Executive Director of International Plein Air Painters, a worldwide organization.
She was inducted into the Niagara Falls Arts & Culture Wall of Fame in 2010, along with director James Cameron, a Niagara area native.
Baldini's works are in an upcoming book Far and Near Horizons, available soon on Amazon.
Stay tuned for the announcement of the dates for the World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists exhibit at the New Century Gallery in NYC in March 2013.

J.R. holds an annual "Day in an Artists Studio" as an introduction to painting from life (the greatest teacher) each February, The workshop is an experience for the senses and is billed as an all inclusive holiday (more info here)

Come watch J.R. as she discusses the process of creating a painting outdoors from nature and the experience of painting at the base of the thundering waterfall.

About the Riverbrink Museum

The RiverBrink Art Museum Collection boasts over 1,400 works of art by Canadian, European and American artists which illustrate the history and development of Canada. The collection contains works from some of Canada’s most significant artists: Tom Thomson, Emily Carr, the Group of Seven, (Frederick Varley, Lawren Harris and A.Y Jackson, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H MacDonald), Cornelius Krieghoff, Paul Kane, Marc Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Côté. The collection also contains art work by European artists Augustus John, Toulouse-Lautrec, Pierre August Renoir, Paul Cezanne, and Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, among others. And Rockwell Kent, a personal favorite of J.R. 's

RiverBrink Art Museum is located at 116 Queenston Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, on the scenic Niagara Parkway, halfway between Niagara Falls and “Old Town” Niagara-on-the-Lake.


J.R. Baldini website here

plein air painter - LAST outdoor workshop for Niagara Falls 2012

American Contemporary plein air painter.

LAST workshop en plein air in Niagara Falls for 2012.

October 6 & 7 (another date change request)
Come paint with us in one of the most dramatic outdoor locations in North America !
http://artworkshops.homestead.com/niagara.html

Watch a video of this painting HERE

All workshops HERE

plein air painter - the experience

American Contemporary plein air painter.

Plein air painting is a different experience than studio painting.

For the artist and the viewer...

If the artist works in a studio, they most likely work from photographs, which involves a process of transferring the 2 dimensional surface of the photograph to the 2 dimensional surface of the canvas. The artist, therefore does not transfer the atmosphere and 3rd dimension of the location, because the artist is not physically experiencing it at the time the artist is painting it.

The environment engages all of the senses to record the essence of the subject.

and not just a photographic likeness.

The artist learns to make decisions and work quickly to engage the changing light and the experience of the artist is tranferred to the viewer.

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plein air painter - Welcome video

American Contemporary plein air painter.

Welcome video made on Monhegan Island, Maine
Artworkshops

American Contemporary plein air painter.
Manana Island - GRASSROOTS series oil on canvas 8x8
©J R Baldini
www.jrbaldini.com

plein air painter - Let's all get real...

American Contemporary plein air painter.

We've all been an amateur at something, at some time...

I remember the very first workshop I took. It was a gift for my 25th birthday.
I shouldn't have been surprised, coming from my parents, who sent me to art school at Munson Williams Proctor School of Art before I was 10 years old. I shouldn't have been surprised that they would give me such a gift, since their unspoken message to us always was that we were capable of doing anything we set our mind to. I remember my Dad's exact words growing up, 'you're better than average', this was a reference to his grandfather being a land baron in Austria, but also gave him a sense of pride that his children were born to 'do well'. Still, I was pretty scared to be going away to a workshop where I wouldn't know a soul and I was probably going to be in the midst of everyone in the world who was a better artist than I was.
So, last week, I was thinking about something I've been putting on the back burner for quite a while. I've mentioned before that I was working on a book, right ?
Well, I've compiled pages and files and thoughts, but there was one thing I couldn't get past. Namely, why would anyone be interested in what I had to say - and what made me think that I could do this ?
And then it happened, last weekend in midst of one of our busiest days at the studio, I woke up and said  'I can do this - I have something to say'...and really, I got so excited, it's all I could think about all day.
And you know what starts happening when you focus on something...
There is a Zen saying that applies here: “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”   That night I met someone who had just had a book published and offered help if I needed it, and emails started appearing in my mailbox from authors and the list goes on.
Every artist faces fears and negative self talk regarding their creative abilities.These concern lack of knowledge and lack of confidence. 

So if you have an obstacle that's stopping you from going for something you want, focus your positive thoughts on it, instead of all reasons you can't do it and

Let's all get real...
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plein air painter - a painting from the 70's Bicentennial on Monhegan Island

American Contemporary plein air painter.
Bicentennial parade
In 1976, I was on Monhegan Island, a tiny island in Maine for the Bicentennial and subsequently painted

"The Island Children". 

Happy 236th birthday America. This 20 x 24 oil on wood panel, formally requested by the Monhegan Museum, will eventually go home again.©1978
Photo: In 1976, I was on Monhegan Island for the Bicentennial and subsequently painted "The Island Children". Happy 236th birthday America. This 20 x 24 oil on wood panel, formally requested by the Monhegan Museum, will eventually go home again.©1978

See all artworkshops on Monhegan Island HERE

Something on another theme

American Contemporary plein air painter.

Something on another theme I work on occasionally
"Summer Dance" acrylic on board

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plein air painter - This photo is viral on Facebook - Nik Wallenda walk

American Contemporary plein air painter.

It's been an exciting week in Niagara Falls, many celebs in Town - Ringo,Ryan Gosling,Henry Winkler and Nik Wallenda to do his historical walk at the brink of the Falls.
This photo taken by our studio Baldini and Vandersluys went viral last nite according to Facebook.

 

Prints can be ordered online HERE

plein air painter - a workshop on a tiny island

American Contemporary plein air painter.

Art workshop by the Ocean...

Are you ready to experience the workshop that will change the way you paint ?

Come and join us as we paint on the tiny island of Monhegan, Maine 12 miles out to sea and one of the most charming islands in Penobscot Bay.

There are two workshop offerings this year, a 5 day intensive with J.R. Baldini (Jacq) and clinical psychologist Molly Delaney,Psy.D that will address the visualization and exercise of painting en plein air.

The dates are August 6-10, 2012. 
http://artworkshops.homestead.com/monheganworkshop.html

You know how sometimes it takes a day or two after traveling to a location for you to really get into the zone of painting ? Molly's sessions can replicate the mind set of day three of painting as you begin your workshop. This sets the tone for confidence, excitement,visualization and creativity for the workshop.

The second workshop is a two day on August 9-10, 20012,
http://artworkshops.homestead.com/Monhegan_2_day.html
 for those who need a refresher or just want to paint with some guidance on this beautiful, visually intense island and their schedule doesn't fit the full week workshop.

Email us at islandartist2@yahoo.com or call the studio toll free 1.800.393.7270 for more info

Visit our website http://artworkshops.homestead.com

American Contemporary plein air painter.
Does the Monhegan Workshop whisper to your soul?
J.R. Baldini and Molly Delaney, Psy.D
All levels welcome to participate at your own pace
Transformational workshop allowing your creativity to surface.
http://artworkshops.homestead.com/monheganworkshop.html
Use it to communicate, grow as an artist, handle stress and PAINT !.

If you've ever had the good fortune to spend time on an island in Maine, you know how magical an experience it can be... a place where time seems to stand still and you can hear your inner voice whispering all the possibilities of the day...

I've been painting Monhegan Island since 1974

Picture yourself walking in the footsteps of Homer, Hopper, Kent, Fitzgerald, or Wyeth... literally

Monhegan has no cars !

Then imagine being inspired not only by the beauty of Monhegan island, but also by having the key to unlock your creativity more effectively.
The plein air workshop on Monhegan is designed to help you hone your painting and creativity in ways unmatched by any other workshop.

This workshop is aimed at helping you see with ‘new eyes’ and translate your vision more effectively whether your skill level is advanced or beginner.
Here's your chance to stay and work on the magical, mystical island of Monhegan, long known for creative, spiritual and life altering forces with like minded individuals seeking the essence of oneness and serenity with nature. Experience the ancient romanticism long known to artists, poets, writers and musicians that is Monhegan, the island that time forgot...

Get in touch with your inner creative force in a reality most artists just dream about.

Imagine waking in the morning, looking out your door and everywhere you look is a painting waiting to happen. Paint en plein air in and around  Monhegan Island. Classes will concentrate on capturing the light and atmosphere on location. Emphasis on color temperature and grisaille to simplify outdoor painting. All levels accepted.
En plein air, you are immediately challenged to create a strong composition and get it down before the light changes. This gives you a window of approximately twenty five minutes before the lighting pattern begins to change.

Jacqueline believes the painting experience for her, would not be the same without the use of all five senses- to hear the wind and gulls, to smell and taste the sea air and feel the sun or rain- to truly connect to the spirit of the land. Being a plein air painter forces you to stop and "smell the roses".

Monhegan is wonderful for nature walks, hiking, birding, searching for fairy houses, watching performances in a one room schoolhouse, casual conversations with interesting characters, gourmet dinners, golden sun, panoramic views, silky fog, reading a favorite book near the oceans edge or catching some rays and a snooze (multi tasking), meeting a friend over a latte, sharing your day over dinner,and watching scarlet and cherry vanilla sunsets.
And painting....

Class is held around the village and small coves.
There is considerable walking required. Please let us know if you have physical limitations.
The village is small but,  there are no cars. The only vehicles on Monhegan are the Hotel trucks used for hauling and luggage. The island is 1/2 mi. wide by 1  1/2 mi. long. with 17 miles of trail.

Demonstrations capturing light patterns using grisalle and composition will be emphasized. Critiques will be held for personal growth. Personal critiques can be arranged for some of your current work. Days are spent painting in and around the island which boasts some of the most beautiful vistas , 600 species of wildflowers, 100 species of birds and at 165 feet, the highest headlands on the East Coast!

The workshop is very relaxed.
Why not treat yourself to a fun, learning holiday? 
Be sure to check out the accomodations and student  comments and photos page.
If you'd like more info on the island email me your address .

If you are a beginning painter or a studio painter, you are in for a great experience!
The island has two small stores for general merchandise, a library, 3 establishments for dining, 3 walk away food places, a church, a gallery that sells limited art supplies, a one room school house where community events are held, a light house and museum, a few small local craft shops and artist studios.
Should you be extending your stay, there are boats that do tours to other islands.
The island is basically rustic with most homes & cottages using kerosene lamps. 
This is a step back in time, the pace is simple and slow and very conducive to creating. Monhegan has been an artist colony for years and the level of art created on and about the island is phenomenal.
Supplies should be kept to a comfortable minimum. A complete list be be mailed upon registration.
You may choose to work in Oil, Acrylic or Pastel.

There is considerable walking involved - appropriate durable footwear is required.
Please inform us if you have physical limitations.

If you do not already have supplies for plein air painting, please check with us before you purchase them.
A painting umbrella is STRONGLY recommended.
On the accomodations page you will find a list of suggestions for lodging. Participants are responsible for their own accomodations - most find the Monhegan House charming. We suggest refundable reservations for any of your travel reservations.
The hotels fill quickly so please call them early. You will also find contacts for the ferry boat.


5 day workshop instruction and creative visualization sessions
classes  from 9:00 - 4:00 pm with morning or afternoon demos each day critques are held as time allows

Introductory price at $597.00 pp.
(workshop only - participants are responsible for their own accomodations)

We suggest refundable reservations for any of your travel reservations.

Balance is due 30 days before start of workshop.

Up to 45 days from the start of class, a full refund is given, minus $50.00 - we regret, less than 45 days from start of class, because of advance reservations, no refunds are available.

1 800 393-7270
Workshop Title : Problem solving  ‘on your feet’ en plein air painting & Creative Visualizations

Description :

5 day working on location workshop to help you achieve drama in your painting. Demo/lecture each morning.

You will learn to ‘bake the cake ‘ before you applying the frosting.

Wonder why your finished painting bears little resemblance to the excitement you felt when starting your painting ?

Students will should have 2  12x12 or smaller canvases to work on per day. Typical work day is 9 - 4pm


Creative Visualizations

Sessions incorporated during the workshop for Creative Visualizations. Re-enforce the body/mind connection and learn how your 'filters' work to your advantage.


Goals : Students at the end of a 5 day workshop will be able to recognize a strong composition and see values using grisaille.

This will enable them to make decisions when doing problem solving on their own, painting on location.

Grisaille studies, directly on canvas will enable students to commit to a composition and value plan instead

of constantly adjusting their values and shadows, commonly known as ‘chasing the light’.

This eliminates the also common fragmented, unfocused  painting.

Experience level : Beginner to Advanced

Prerequisite Student Skills:  It is suggested that beginners have the experience of at least one drawing course.

Students Supply their own Materials: The workshop is taught using a limited primary color palette. A complete list of suggested oil & acrylic pigments is mailed before the workshop. Canvas board or stretched canvas 12 x 12 or smaller.

A support for canvas and carrying materials. Incidental list also mailed.
A painting umbrella is strongly suggested. 

plein air painter - Rockwell Kent and Jamie Wyeth

American Contemporary plein air painter.

Farnsworth to Launch New Exhibition:Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan

On Saturday, May 12, the Farnsworth Art Museum (http://www.farnsworthmuseum.org) in Rockland, Maine, will open a major exhibition in the museum’s Wyeth Center, entitled Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan. The show is scheduled to run through December 30, 2012. 

On Saturday, May 12, the Farnsworth Art Museum (http://www.farnsworthmuseum.org) in Rockland, Maine, will open a major exhibition in the museum’s Wyeth Center, entitled Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan. The show is scheduled to run through December 30, 2012.
Jamie Wyeth’s connection to Monhegan dates to the late 1950s, when he first went there with his father, and he has continued to paint there ever since. His connection to fellow artist Rockwell Kent goes back nearly as far. Early in his career Wyeth bought several pen and ink drawings by Kent used as the sources for his illustrations to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, one of Kent’s most renowned book illustration projects. Subsequently, Wyeth acquired what was Kent’s last home and studio on Monehgan, and then bought several of Kent’s paintings from his first period on the island around 1907. This exhibition will focus on works by the two artists done on Monhegan, and how the scenic island has inspired their work.
The exhibition opening will be celebrated on Friday, May 11, at a members-only preview and reception from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the museum’s Wyeth Center at the corner of Union Street and Grace Street, in Rockland.
The primary media sponsor for this exhibition is Maine Home + Design. This exhibition is made possible in part thanks to the generous support of: Anonymous, The Crosby Kemper Foundations, Mr. Richard Gilder and Ms. Lois Chiles, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pyne, John and Anne Surovek, and Mr. and Mrs. George Twigg III.
In association with this exhibition the Farnsworth will present the following lectures and talks: on Saturday, May 12, at 2 p.m., Fertile Ground: Rockwell Kent on Monhegan Island with Scott R. Ferris; on Friday, July 6, at 1 p.m., Gallery Talk with Farnsworth Chief Curator Michael K. Komanecky; on Thursday, July 12, at 6 p.m., Wyeth Day Lecture with N.C. Wyeth biographer David Michaelis; on Wednesday, July 25, at 5:30 p.m., Realism and Resonance: George Bellows Paints the Urban Landscape and the Sea, with independent scholar Marianne Doezema; on Friday, August 3, at 1 p.m., Gallery Talk with Farnsworth Chief Curator Michael K. Komanecky; on Tuesday, August 14, at 5:30 p.m., A Conversation with Jamie Wyeth and Chief Curator Michael K. Komanecky; on Wednesday, September 5, at 5:30 p.m., Rockwell Kent’s Illustrations for Moby Dick, with Elizabeth Spear, Fellow in Curatorial Practice, Colby College Museum of Art.
The Farnsworth Art Museum celebrates Maine’s ongoing role in American art. It offers a nationally recognized collection of works from many of America’s greatest artists, with 20,000 square feet of gallery space and over 10,000 works in the collection. The Farnsworth has one of the largest public collections of works by sculptor Louise Nevelson, while its Wyeth Center features works of N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. Two National Register historic sites, the Farnsworth Homestead and the Olson House, and Julia’s Gallery for Young Artists complete the museum complex. Please visit http://www.farnsworthmuseum.org for more information on current exhibitions, programs and events.

 

Plein air painter - painting at Niagara Falls

American Contemporary plein air painter.
WOW, has it really been that long since I posted ?
Good to be busy.
I am currently working on some pieces for 2 galleries, one a museum
in Queenston, Ontario and one in Door County, Wisconsin.

In the meantime, I've had a few workshops. The Florida workshop was fun.
Weather was super and got a few paintings finished.

Oil painting of the Ca d Zan mansion in Sarasota

April 1 was the annual Day in an Artist's Studio

 

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Plein air painter - painting at Longboat Key - Sarasota art workshop

American Contemporary plein air painter.
Sarasota - Longboat Key, Florida Art workshop
FLORIDA info HERE

Plein air painter - Rescheduled Day in an Artist's Studio April 1

American Contemporary plein air painter.
April 1st one day only...come with a friend and enjoy a mini holiday in the middle of winter in my studio with a cozy fire and tons of genuine inspiration to fire your creativity !

I often have people stop and watch me paint & most times tell me they wish they could paint or want me to know they could never draw anything but a stick figure. Bet you may have had that happen, too. The myth is, this is what people have been told - the truth is everyone is creative and everyone can use creativity to better their lives.

The "Day in an Artist's Studio" is one of the most different workshops that I offer. I base the workshop on the experience...
First, starting with actually working at my studio, then engaging a relaxing, informal atmosphere with a cozy fire in the fireplace, soft inspirational music, a colorful & interesting subject to work from...then add in the opportunity to paint with M. Graham fabulous oil paints and we'll be serving a light lunch & perhaps enjoy a cup or two of gourmet coffee or tea. In this relaxing atmosphere,conducive to creativity, you will also receive the instruction and encouragement to be able to paint your own oil painting, whether or not you've ever picked up a brush before. This workshop is all about the experience and the realization that you can utilize any form of creativity to communicate and reduce stress in your everyday life.

Let me show you, you already have everything you need to be creative.

5th Annual
"Day in an Artists Studio" -
Learning to Paint from Life
Workshop Niagara Falls

Sign up for a one day 'Mini Holiday"

Give the gift to yourself or someone you love

Valentine Workshop one day only...

Sunday, April 1st
Includes 10 - 3 pm workshop instruction
1 canvas
Use of oil paints and brushes
morning coffee
Light Lunch
only $65.00 per person + tax

Go home with your finished original painting
more info
http://artworkshops.homestead.com/day.html

Sign up with a friend and give yourself the gift of time.

Studio location
7973 Lundy's Lane
Niagara Falls, Ontario


Adult or preapproved juvenile
Call 1 800 393-7270 or 905.354.8692 to register

http://jrbaldini.com/ 

Niagara Falls - Day in an Artists Studio

American Contemporary plein air painter.

Valentine Workshop one day only...come with a friend and enjoy a mini holiday in the middle of winter in my studio with a cozy fire and tons of genuine inspiration to fire your creativity !

I often have people stop and watch me paint & most times tell me they wish they could paint or want me to know they could never draw anything but a stick figure. Bet you may have had that happen, too. The myth is, this is what people have been told - the truth is everyone is creative and everyone can use creativity to better their lives.

The "Day in an Artist's Studio" is one of the most different workshops that I offer. I base the workshop on the experience...
First, starting with actually working at my studio, then engaging a relaxing, informal atmosphere with a cozy fire in the fireplace, soft inspirational music, a colorful & interesting subject to work from...then add in the opportunity to paint with M. Graham fabulous oil paints and we'll be serving a light lunch & perhaps enjoy a cup or two of gourmet coffee or tea. In this relaxing atmosphere,conducive to creativity, you will also receive the instruction and encouragement to be able to paint your own oil painting, whether or not you've ever picked up a brush before. This workshop is all about the experience and the realization that you can utilize any form of creativity to communicate and reduce stress in your everyday life.

Let me show you, you already have everything you need to be creative.

5th Annual
"Day in an Artists Studio" -
Learning to Paint from Life
Workshop Niagara Falls

Sign up for a one day 'Mini Holiday"

Give the gift to yourself or someone you love

Valentine Workshop one day only...

Sunday, February 5th

Includes 10 - 3 pm workshop instruction
1 canvas
Use of oil paints and brushes
morning coffee
Light Lunch
only $65.00 per person + tax

Go home with your finished original painting
more info
http://artworkshops.homestead.com/day.html

Sign up with a friend and give yourself the gift of time.

Studio location
7973 Lundy's Lane
Niagara Falls, Ontario


Adult or preapproved juvenile
Call 1 800 393-7270 or 905.354.8692 to register

http://jrbaldini.com/ 

# Niagara Falls - Painting Winter Florals

American Contemporary plein air painter.
This is a demo from this afternoon, a 9x12 acrylic.

 

Click on painting to enlarge

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