19th century landscape painting

Recent Lecture and Demonstration at The Museum of the White Mountains

September 23, 2016 laurensansaricq2 Comments

I was so honored to lecture and demonstrate on the subject of 19th century landscape painting techniques at the Museum of the White Mountains recently. In the lecture I talked about the common process among artists of that time to do drawings and color studies outdoors, then bring this information back to the studio to make larger studio paintings. And how these larger pictures were done in a layered process , first with an under-painting , then several layers of glazing and scummbling.

Here is my smaller color study, and drawing for the larger painting to the right

And the larger painting “The Basin” 24 x 48in.

Here I am demonstrating the under painting phase

For those interested in seeing a video of my process of how to make a Winter Full Moon painting, follow this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDYTUfUPEds

Pictures from the Bethel Historical Society Art Exhibition

September 19, 2016 laurensansaricqLeave a comment

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Bethel Historical Society’s exhibition opening this past weekend. For those who missed it , The exhibit and sale will continue at the Dr. Moses Mason House, Tuesday thru Friday, from 1 to 4 pm, through October 14.Here are some photos from the show:

My small oval painting between two beautiful benjamin champney paintings!

And one of my favorite pieces in the show the small Samuel Colman on top!

Understanding the Sky, for Artists. Upcoming Workshop.

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 laurensansaricqLeave a comment

This upcoming Nov. 18th to 20th 2016 , I will be teaching a workshop on “Understanding the Sky for Artists” at The Grand Central Atelier in New York City. It will be a studio workshop , and is open to all levels! Here is my description:

“The sky is the heart of a landscape painting.

In this studio workshop we will dive into studying and painting the sky with oils. We will discuss how the sky is changing at different times of day, and what consistent principles can be found. We will talk about the atmospheric perspective and different varieties of clouds and how they optically interact with the sky. Atmospheric glazing and other types of glazing will be demonstrated. A combination of imagination and reference material from master paintings will be used, no photography.”

Follow this link to sign up: http://grandcentralatelier.org/workshops.php?sid=9

Paintings of the Catskill Mountains, Following in the Footsteps of the Hudson River School Painters

July 18, 2016August 9, 2016 laurensansaricq2 Comments

This past June me and my partner Erik Koeppel traveled to the historic Catskill Mountains, to paint many locations that were popular among the 19th Century Hudson River School artists. We had a marvelous time , here are some of the images of my works created from the trip!

Lauren Sansaricq “Kaaterskill Falls” 12x16in. oil on panel

Lauren Sansaricq “Sunset At Inspiration Point” 12x16in. oil on panel

Lauren Sansaricq “View From Tip Top of RoundTop and High Peak” 9x14in.

Lauren Sansaricq “View From Twilight Park” 12x18in.

Lauren Sansaricq ” View of Kaaterskill Clove” 9x14in.

Lauren Sansaricq “Artist Seat” 6x9in. oil on panel

Lauren Sansaricq “Clouds Passing in The Catskills” 5x7in. oil on panel

18 day Artist trip to The Catskills , The Adirondacks , NYC and Gettysburg

June 23, 2016July 19, 2016 laurensansaricq3 Comments

I just returned home from a wonderful trip to The Catskills , The Adirondacks , NYC and Gettysburg with my partner Erik Koeppel. The first stop was NYC , where I taught a plein air workshop in Central Park , through The Grand Central Atelier. Here is a photo of the class at Gapstow Bridge , which is such a beautiful spot. The class was actually full with 12 students!

Here I am working on my demo painting from the workshop , I always like to have my drawing on had has you can see.

We then headed down to Gettysburg P.A. we we both participated in The History Meets The Arts Show. Here is some of my work from the show:

“Early Morning on The Hudson River” 12 x 18 in. Sold

“On the Beaten Path” 11 x 14in.

“Scene of Sunset” 6 x 11 in. Sold

“Le lever de la lune” 16 x 20 in.

Here are some photos of the event.

After Gettysburg , we then journeyed to one of our favorite places in the world , The Clove in The Catskill mountains. These mountains were home to one of the best movements in landscape painting , The Hudson River School. Their is nothing like visiting the same spots that Thomas Cole , Sanford Gifford , and Asher B Durand had spent time painting.

This time we were fortunate to paint at Artist’s Seat in Onteora Park, Inspiration Point , Twilght Park and Kaaterskill Falls. Below is a photo of all of my paintings made on the trip, all works in progress of course.

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Next we went to The Adirondacks! To attend Eric Rhoad’s The Publishers Invitational. Here are some photos from there.

There i am working in the lower left corner, what beautiful landscape.

Here I am working on my little painting.

And here is all the Plein Air Invitational Attendees!

We had a ball ! Another fun productive trip. Stay tuned for the finished works….