Down to the Creek at Epworth (Spring)

Greetings!

I am Ellen Perantoni, painter of the landscape in oil influenced by the Hudson River School, the impressionists, and my own vision of the eternal truths in nature. I live and paint in the Hudson Valley, often painting en plein air as the painting above was done. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com

My blog posts will contain art images, info about me and the process and background of my art, exhibition and purchase info. I sell my art from this blog, by studio appointment and through several fine galleries that have my work hanging on their walls. No photo, digital or other, can show the true depth and beauty of my oil paintings, which are created in a series of delicate glazes.

More of my art can be seen on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni and www.bearsystems.com/EllenPerantoni/ Some of those paintings are sold but others are available.

This work "Down the the Creek at Epworth (Spring)" is 12x16 inches, oil on canvas, framed in a museum quality traditional gold frame that brings its size on the wall to almost 20x24 inches. As framed, it is priced at $850. There are consistent sales records of my gallery sales of comparable paintings in this price range.

I will consider a fair offer and/or payment plan from a sincere collector. Anyone who purchases my work from a digital photo on the Internet can return the painting within 30 days. Though I believe you will find the actual painting far exceeds the beauty of the photo.

If anyone wishes to visit my studio by appointment to view the art there, I'm located less than 2 hours from the NY City metro area and 4 hours from Boston. For names and addresses of galleries where my work is on exhibit please contact me or read further posts on this blog.

This view is enjoyed at Camp Epworth on Rondout Creek in the mid-Hudson Valley, where the creek turns gracefully. I look forward to returning to the same spot, perhaps for the fall view with fall foliage color and different light.

I accept PayPal and funds drawn on American-based banks. I'm very experienced and competent at shipping art and I ship insured through USPS, FedEx and DHL.

I also paint "View Portraits" a term I have copyrighted, of a client's favorite view at a favorite time of day and time of year.

Please enjoy reading this blog! I hope you will return often to view new posts and new work, and I'd love to hear from you. Have a great day, Ellen.

Western View

Hello. I am Ellen Perantoni, and I paint the landscape in oil in a manner inspired by the Hudson River School of art, and the later impressionists of Europe and America. This series of blogs has images of my art, info and chat about the art process and about me, and purchase info. My work can be purchased from this blog, from my studio and from several galleries that represent me and hang my art on their walls. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com

The painting above, "Western View" was inspired by the work of Albert Bierstadt and encompasses a wide panorama on a smaller canvas, 8x10 inches. Please note: the digital photo does not do justice to the subtleties of color and fine blending that the original painting has. Digital photography is not adequate to show the beauty of oil paintings, especially small format paintings like this one. If you purchase any painting from me over the Internet without seeing the original, you can return it for a refund within 30 days.

I just completed this painting and it is not even varnished yet. If I consign it to one of my galleries it will be prices in the $395. range, but I would be pleased to sell it from my studio. I will consider a fair offer and/or payment plan for a sincere collector. I accept PayPal, and funds drawn on USA-based banks. I'm very experienced at shipping art.

More of my paintings are on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni

Some of those are sold but some are available. I hope you'll read more of my blog posts, containing more art images with prices and other info.

I can also paint your favorite landscape on commission, at your favorite time of day and time of year.

If you prefer to view actual paintings, please read further blog posts for address and phone information of galleries where you can see my art displayed. You can browse and inspect the art at leisure, and the proprietors of the galleries will be happy to assist with purchase.

Please enjoy these blogs and I hope you'll return often. Ellen

View from Olana with Red Trees

Hello. I am Ellen Perantoni and I paint the landscape in oil, inspired by the Hudson River School and the later impressionists. I live and work in the Hudson Valley and love being surrounded by all this beauty. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com

This blog has images of my work, info about myself and the art process, and purchase info. I sell my work from my studio and through several fine galleries in New York State and New England.

If you purchase my work from this blog I will guarantee your satisfaction with it--if you are not delighted with the piece you can return it for a refund within 30 days.

The painting above is entitled "View from Olana with Red Trees" and is a view of the Hudson from a spectacular vantage point above the east shore. It is 12x16", oil on canvas, and in a museum quality gold frame that brings its size on the wall to almost 20x24". It is currently at the Chisholm Gallery in Pine Plains, New York at $850.

If you prefer to view art before purchasing, addresses and phone numbers of some of the galleries that represent me are given in other posts in this blog. Or, contact me about a studio visit.

"View from Olana with Red Trees" is also available as an artist signed limited edition print. Prints on paper start at $35. and prints on canvas start at $95.

To view other recent works please see www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni

Some of those paintings are sold but others are available.

I hope you will read further posts on this blog. If you wish to purchase a painting from my studio, whether I send it or you visit the studio by appointment, I will consider fair offers and/or payment plans for sincere collectors.

When I ship art, I ship insured using the Post Office, FedEx and DHL. I am very experienced and competent at packing and shipping art.

I hope you enjoy this blog and will return to it often. Have a great day! Ellen

Morning View from Olana

Hello. I am Ellen Perantoni and I paint primarily the landscape in oil, deriving inspiration from the Hudson River School of art and its imagery. My e-mail addresses are:

eperantoni@yahoo.com colordreaming2006@yahoo.com

I live in the Hudson Valley, among the same beautiful vistas that inspired the nineteenth-century painters who began the first truly American visual art form.

At right is a typical scene of the land that I love to capture. Entitled "Browsing at the Ponds", it is a 12x16 inch oil on canvas. This painting has been sold, by one of the fine galleries that represent me. Other paintings are posted below in this blog, and at www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni

Some paintings on that site are sold, but some are available.

My work may be purchased from several fine galleries that represent me in New York State and New England, or directly from my studio through this blog. On works purchased from my studio, I will consider reasonable offers and/or payment plans. Any painting purchased over the internet without seeing the original can be returned for a refund within 30 days.

I also paint "View Portraits" (a term I have copyrighted) as commissions, and can capture a favorite view at a preferred time of day and time of year.

I hope you will continue to read this blog and return often for new posts. I would love to hear from you. Have a great day, Ellen

Meadow Panorama with Sheep

Hello. I am Ellen Perantoni, a painter of the landscape in oil, in a manner inspired by the Hudson River School of art. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com

This blog has images of my recent paintings, info about myself and my art, art chat, and purchase specifics. You can purchase directly from my studio or at several galleries that represent me and have examples of my paintings hanging on their walls. I wrote more about this in recent posts. Thumbnail images of more of my paintings are on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni Some of those paintings are sold but some are available.

The painting above is "Meadow Panorama with Sheep" and it's 20x30", oil on stretched canvas. The varnish has just dried, and it has never been exhibited. It's one of those sweeping views of a hazy summer afternoon in the Hudson Valley, the kind of views beloved by old Hudson River School painters like Thomas Doughty and others. Perhaps it could be called an example of Luminism.

I also paint "View Portraits" (a term I have copyrighted) on commission. I can paint your favorite view at your favorite time of day and time of year. I love to do sunsets and sunrises.

"Meadow Panorama with Sheep" will probably be eventually consigned to one of my galleries in the $2600. price range, but I would be pleased to sell it from my studio. I will consider a fair offer and/or payment plan for a sincere collector of fine art. I accept PayPal, certified funds and personal checks drawn on USA-based banks. I ship insured by Fed Ex, DHL and the Post Office and am very experienced at packing and shipping art.

I hope you will read more of my blog, and please note there are more paintings and more info you can click on entitled "OLDER POSTS" at the end of this blog page.

I would love to hear from any of you. have a great day! Ellen

Browsing by the River

Hello. I am Ellen Perantoni and I paint the landscape in oil, in a realistic/atmospheric manner inspired by the Hudson River School. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com

Right now, there is a one-person exhibit of my recent art at Whistler House Museum of Art in Lowell, Mass., including the painting at right. "Browsing by the River" is 8x10 inches, painted on stretched canvas and framed in a museum quality ornate traditional gold frame. Framed size on the wall is about 14x16 inches. This painting has been sold. Info on the location and phone number of the museum is in a post below.

On this blog I am also posting paintings that can be purchased directly from me. For some that have not yet been exhibited, just finished and drying, please read further posts below.

I also show my art by appointment at my studio, in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York State.

Other paintings on exhibit at various locations are on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni

If you purchase a piece from this blog without having seen the original, you may return it for a refund within 30 days of purchase, in the same excellent condition it was purchased. I accept PayPal, personal checks and certified funds drawn on USA banks. I'm very experienced and competent at shipping art. I ship insured using the Post Office, FedEx and DHL.

I hope you will read more of my blogs and return often! I would love to hear from you. Have a great day.

Good morning! I am Ellen Perantoni and I paint the landscape in oil in a style influenced by the nineteenth century Hudson River School of art. I live and paint in the Hudson Valley and have the pleasure of being inspired by the same influences that inspired those earlier works. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com A web page address where more of my work can be seen is www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni

At right is one of my most recent paintings, still drying in fact. It is an oil on canvas entitled "Clearing" and is 12x16 inches. I may consign it to one of the art galleries that represent me where it will be priced in the $850. range, but I would be pleased to sell it from my studio and will consider fair offers from sincere collectors.

As explained below in this blog, if you purchase a painting from this blog without seeing the original first you can return the painting for a refund any time within 30 days of receiving it.

If you would like to view the actual art, there are several places to do so in New York State and New England.

I hope you enjoy the art on this blog and will read further, indeed become a regular reader. I'd love to hear from you.

MY LANDSCAPE ART ONLINE AND ON EXHIBIT:

Hello. I am Ellen Perantoni and I paint oil landscapes in a style inspired by the Hudson River School. I've been posting on this blog for two days now and it's been great fun; am starting to hear from viewers and would love to hear from more of you. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com

I've been selling my art mostly in gallery, art show and museum settings and would like to reach out to directly to more art lovers and collectors. I posted images of a few of my paintings yesterday and the day before. I'd like this post to be even more interactive, to tell you more about my art and maybe find out your views on art appreciation, browsing and collecting.

Browsing art online is fun and collecting online is easy, but many people would still rather see the actual art work and I can understand this. I understand because no matter how hard the photographer tries, a digital photo of an oil painting that has depth, detail and "quality" can't compare to the beauty of the real thing.

So, when anyone buys an oil painting from me that they have only seen online, they can return it for a full refund if they are not delighted when they see it. If you purchase a painting from this blog, you may return it for any reason for a full refund as long as I get it back within 30 days, in the same good condition I sent it.

If you would like to see some of my work on exhibit, great! You can meet some of the helpful art dealers who represent me and perhaps purchase from them if gallery buying is what you love to do.

Some galleries that represent me on an ongoing basis are:

The Chisholm Gallery, 3 Factory Lane, Pine Plains, NY. (518)398-1246
The Driftwood Gallery, 44 No. Division St., Peekskill NY (914)788-4650
Millbrook Gallery, 3297 Franklin Avenue, Millbrook, NY (845)677-6699

I am having a temporary art exhibit at Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, Massachusetts
at 243 Worthen St. Telephone (978)452-7641 This exhibit will continue through April 14.
More paintings are on exhibit at the Lionheart Gallery, 27 Westchester Ave.,
Pound Ridge, NY (914)764-8689 This exhibit will run through March 30.

Before visiting any of these exhibits, it's best to call ahead to make sure of the exhibit hours.
I also sell from my studio between Woodstock and Saugerties, NY by appointment. I accept PayPal, certified funds, money orders and personal checks drawn on USA banks.

I am very experienced at packing art and ship insured through the Post Office, Fed Ex or DHL.

Please enjoy the rest of my blogs! I will try to post frequently and post art often. More of my art is on web pages www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni Some of those paintings are sold but some are still available. Some of them are at the galleries listed above, please ask about any you like.

Have a great day.

The Ravine in Autumn

Hello, I'm Ellen Perantoni and I paint oil landscapes in a manner inspired by the Hudson River School of art. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com and this is one of my latest small works, never before exhibited; in fact the varnish is still drying.

This is an autumn view of one of the more spectacular ravines or deep valleys in the Hudson valley where I live and paint. The old Dutch name for such a ravine is "clove" and that is how they are locally known to this day.

This painting is on 5x7 inch artist canvas board. It has been sold to a collector.But I always have more paintings. I accept PayPal, certified funds and personal checks on USA-based banks.

More of my work, including paintings on exhibit at shows and fine galleries in New York State and New England, are on the web pages www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni

I would love to hear from blog readers and art lovers. Have a great day, all!

The Valley Floor

Hello, readers and viewers. I've had a request to show my e-mail address prominently so I'll be including it in each post. It's eperantoni@yahoo.com

This is my latest large painting, not even varnished yet. I call it The Valley Floor, and though I live in the Hudson Valley and am inspired by Hudson River School painters, this work developed more along the lines of a Thomas Moran painting of the American west. It has the reddish ocher tones, carved valleys and above all a feeling of great expansiveness, as if you are viewing many miles into the distance. You can almost hear the wind whispering as it feathers the clouds across a distant mountain range.

This painting is on stretched canvas, 24 by 36 inches. Like many of my paintings it will eventually be probably consigned to one of the galleries that represent my work. It will then be priced in the $3300. range.

I would be pleased to sell it out of my studio, though, and will consider a reasonable offer and/or arrange a payment plan for a sincere collector of fine art. I accept PayPal, certified funds and personal checks drawn on USA banks.

I would love to keep hearing from are viewers and collectors out there! All of you have a great day.

A Bit of History About Me:

Hello. I'm Ellen Perantoni, and I am happy to have found my true vocation as a painter of the mystical and transcendent in nature. I live in the mid-Hudson Valley of New York State. My reverence for the natural world continues the tradition, I believe, of the Hudson River School of Art.
The Hudson River School was the first uniquely American school of art.
It was the first genre, anywhere, to glorify nature in its unaltered state. Previously most art collectors and aficionados felt a subject worthy of painting had to be a person, historical event, or man-made structure of some kind.
In Hudson River School art buildings, people, and even animals are generally shown as relatively small objects in a wider landscape.
Nature, in Hudson River School art, is generally conveyed as benevolent and self-renewing. Even storms are cleansing rather than destructive.
I live and paint in a forest on the lower slopes of Mount Overlook between Woodstock and Saugerties, NY, on the west side of the Hudson. I like to think the sheltering glen where Rip Van Winkle became so relaxed he slept for 20 years is not far away.
I often paint en plein air (outdoors, on site) for authenticity and vigor in my work, and not incidentally for the fresh air and sunshine.
Often the fleeting and spectacular light effects of sunsets cannot be captured in oil in a few minutes, but I do my best to capture these brief miracles and have many such sunsets happily emblazoned in memory.
I hope you enjoy my blog posts and comment. If you would like to purchase my work please contact me; for sincere collectors I will be happy to consider reasonable offers and/or payment plans. I accept PayPal, checks and money orders on USA financial institutions.
I also paint "View Portraits" ( a term I have copyrighted) on commission, and would be pleased to paint your favorite view or create the right piece for your favorite space.
Some of the fine galleries that exhibit my art are the Chisholm Gallery in Pine Plains, NY; the Millbrook Gallery in Millbrook, NY; The Driftwood Gallery in Peekskill, NY; the Berkshire Art Gallery in Great Barrington, Mass. and others.
I would love to hear from you blogophiles (is that a word?) out there.

Lowlands by the Mountains

This is one of my favorite larger paintings (though it's hard to choose favorites at any time!) and now, on March 7, 2007 it is being exhibited in a show at the Whistler House Museum of Art in Lowell, Mass.

Yes, Whistler House is the former residence of James McNeill Whistler and is now an art museum, with emphasis on the traditional in art.

This painting is 20x30 inches, on stretched canvas and is being exhibited in a museum quality wide but simple gold frame that brings the size on the wall to about 28x38 inches. As of this moment, the painting has not been sold and can be purchased from the Museum for $2800.

It will be at the Museum through April 14, 2007.

Please feel free to contact the Museum about this piece or others at 978-452-7641.