Wednesday, June 23, 2010

2010 Studio Tour Weekend August 14-15, and Hudson River Shallows, Morning:

Happy summer, art lovers and blog readers! This is Ellen Perantoni, Hudson Valley resident and painter of the local landscape in a manner inspired by the Hudson River School tradition. I paint in a studio in the Catskills between the towns of Woodstock and Saugerties, and am preparing for a studio tour/sale in August with paintings like this one at right. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com and you can see more paintings at www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni
Saugerties is right on the Hudson River and is marked by the Saugerties Lighthouse; there is a most romantic half mile path along the shoreline to reach the Lighthouse, which sits on its own tiny island out in the water.
Walking the path one morning when the tide was low, I was captivated by the view to my left and the way it appeared in the pinkish, pearly light and the way it tinted the clouds. So I painted this painting (I often carry my materials with me in case of just such a happy occurrence.)
This painting is on 8x10" stretched canvas. I have framed it in it a wide handsome gold frame which brings it to almost 14x16" on the wall. As framed it is priced at $575. I would consider a payment plan/fair offer from a sincere collector.
Subject to prior sale, this painting will probably be in my studio for the annual Town of Saugerties Studio Tour, this year to be held on August 14-15. From 10-6 each day, 40 studios in the township open to the public. The artists publish a free full color tour map that makes it easy and fun to find the studios you want to see.
My studio is about 2 hours north of the NYC metro area and within a few hours of most points in New England, NJ, and eastern PA. For more info or your free map please contact me at the above e-mail address.
I also show my art by appointment at other times. If you purchase a work from an Internet photo, as from this blog, without seeing the original you can return it within 30 days if you are not delighted. Most people are.
I accept PayPal and checks drawn on US-based banks.
Well, the light is still good and I am going to paint some more. I hope you'll read more blog posts--which you can see by clicking Older Posts at the bottom of this page.
I would love to hear from you.
All the best, Ellen

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Cliffsides by the Water

Hello, art lovers and blog readers. It's Ellen Perantoni here again with another oil painting on canvas, one of my beloved ongoing series of Catskill Mountain and New England scenes inspired by the Hudson River School.
This blog contains art images, art chat and purchase info. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com and you can see more art images on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni
The painting at right is entitled "Cliffsides by the Water", inspired by the majestic mountains by our still New England lakes. The season is early fall and the greens of summer have brightened into the fall foliage colors for which we are famous. Even the clouds are tinted by the warm tones on this sparkling afternoon. A bit of hazy gray cloud meanders across the background, reminding us one charm of our weather is that it is changeable.
This work is executed on 20x30" stretched canvas. I have framed it in a wide traditional gold museum quality frame and as framed it will be in the $3000. price range. I will consider a payment plan/fair offer from a sincere collector.
If you purchase one of my paintings from an Internet photo, you can return it within 30 days if you re not delighted. Most people feel my paintings look better in actuality; this photo does not show all the fine detail in the foreground, among the pine trees.
Well I am off to paint on this beautiful day. Hope you will read more blog posts by clicking "Older Posts" at the bottom of this page., And I'd love to hear from you.
Ellen

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Diffused Radiance, at Night


Hi, I'm Ellen Perantoni, landscape artist, and this is one of my recent paintings. I have grown more and more enamored of the magical night scenes here in the Hudson Valley of New York State, where I live and paint. I'm fascinated by the way the moon rises as a golden coin, and then as it mounts in the sky it becomes more silvery and remote. Ever find time to watch this? I don't' often find the time either, but I have seen it and can't forget it. The light effects as it hides behind clouds and mist simply take my breath away. My art is mainly inspired by the masters of the Hudson River School who painted in this region ion the 19th century. I study the lives and works of such immortals as Frederick Church, Thomas Cole and Sanford Gifford.
My e-mail is eperantoni@yahoo.com and more of my art can be seen on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni
The painting at right is entitled "Diffused Radiance, at Night" and is an oil on stretched canvas. Framed in a museum quality bronzed gold wide traditional frame, it is almost 15x17" on the wall and the canvas is 8x10". As framed it is priced
$600. I will consider a payment plan/fair offer from a sincere collector. If you purchase a painting from in Internet photo and you are not delighted when it arrives, you can return it for a refund within 30 days.
This painting is one of an ongoing series of night scenes with which I am happily busy. One of my night scenes was in the 2009 Hudson Valley Quadricentennial multimedia performance which toured the New York State last year.
Subject to prior sale, this painting may be exhibited in my studio at an open studio event August 14-15, 2010. My studio is about 2 hours north of the NYC metro area, and within a few hours of most points in New England, New Jersey and eastern PA. Other area studios will also be open that weekend, and if you would like a free illustrated map please let me know. It will be a wonderful way to spend an August weekend in the gorgeous Catskill Mountains.
If you prefer to view art in galleries, a few fine galleries that represent me are listed elsewhere in this blog. I hope you will read more blog posts. To see more, click on "Older Posts" at the bottom of this page. Well, it's a beautiful day to pant and I must be going.
Have a great week! And I would love to hear from you.
Ellen