Early Morning View from Margarite

Hello, fellow art lovers and blog readers! It's Ellen Perantoni, painter of the landscape in oil in a manner inspired by the great Hudson River School painters of the nineteenth century. As many of you know, those immortals did not confine themselves to Hudson Valley locations. Albert Bierstadt is best known for his sweeping Rocky Mountain panoramas and Thomas Moran for his scenes of the great plains. Frederick Church roamed the world in search of beauty to paint, and his locales extended to South America and the Middle East.
I did this plein air work on a recent trip to Sedona, AZ, to view its spectacular "red rock" formations. We stayed at a house that commanded amazing views and this is one of them, which I painted very early in the morning so as best to capture the delicate fresh colors of the early sky.
This painting, "Early Morning View from Margarite". is on 8x10" stretched canvas framed as shown in a museum quality carved wood frame, which brings it to almost 14x16" on the wall. It is currently in my studio and priced $575. I would consider a payment plan/fair offer from a sincere collector.
I can also make up a limited edition signed print on paper or canvas of this work. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com and you can see other examples of my art on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni.
If you purchase a painting from a digital photo without first seeing the actual painting, you can return it within 30 days for a refund.
For those who prefer to view art in a gallery setting, I am represented by several fine art galleries which always have my art on display; you can find out about these by reading other blog posts. To view more blog entries going back to 2007, please click on "Older Posts" at the bottom of this page.
Have a great Sunday and a happy Thanksgiving Holiday! I'd love to hear from you.
Ellen

Pathway Through Fields, December

Hello friends, collectors and readers! I'm posting another painting image, playing catch-up because I was traveling (and painting) for a good part of October. I'm a painter of the landscape in oil, in a manner inspired by the great Hudson River School of art. You can see more of my art on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni and my e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com
The sparkling winter of the rural Hudson Valley will soon be here, and the painting at right pays homage to the season. Atmosphere is paramount in my landscapes. In this one I strove to capture what I call "winter mist", a misty atmosphere that seems to carry a breath of ice crystals with a bit of sunlight (or moonlight) filtering through. When you view this painting you feel a great stillness; you might imagine you can hear the faint crackle of an icicle or two falling from the trees.
Because of the many delicate layers of glazes used in this painting, the internet photo does not fully convey its depth and delicacy of color. I think the actual painting looks better than this dot-matrix digital photo.
This work, "Pathway Through Fields, December" is on 12x16" stretched canvas, framed in a museum quality wide gold traditional frame that brings the work to almost 20x24" on the wall.
This work is on exhibit at Green (Gallery) at 92 Partition St., Saugerties, NY, near New York State Thruway Exit 20. Green is open Thursday through Monday from 10-5 and sometimes on Tuesday and Wed.; telephone 845-418-3270.
I also show art at my studio by appointment. The 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.
More art gallery info is given in other posts on this blog, which I hope you'll enjoy reading.
I usually have very few winter paintings available because I'm particular and it's a challenge (though a delightful one) to do a winter painting good enough to satisfy me.
If you purchase one of my paintings from me from an Internet photo without first seeing the actual painting, you can return the painting within 30 days if you are not delighted. Most people are.
To view older posts and images going back to 2007, please click on "Older Posts" at the bottom of this web page.
Have a great week! I'd love to hear from you.
Ellen

Autumn,Alcove Reservoir (and more about Plein Air Painting:)

Hello friends and art lovers! This is Ellen Perantoni, painter of the landscape in oil, with a recent work celebrating the sunset over the peaceful Alcove Reservoir. The reservoir is in southwest Albany County New York, between Albany and the western Catskill Mountains. Artistically , this is Hudson River School country, and I live and paint about 45 miles from this reservoir.
About the only thing I enjoy more than driving through this region on a crisp fall day is stopping to paint or photograph some wonderful spot.
Here the state road bisects the reservoir and affords drivers this lovely view.
In order to capture this sunset, I needed more time than the sunset afforded. As you see when watching the sunset (if you remain conscious of time)a sunset sky like this lasts only minutes, maybe 15 minutes at most, until the cloud formations change and the sky darkens. The colors of the land darken too until all you see is a uniformly dark land mass in the foreground.
As I devote a great deal of time and care to the details of my paintings to come up with the most beautiful images possible, it's usually necessary for me to finish a sunset painting in my studio.
My aim at this point is to enhance the raw beauty until it becomes a polished gem.
This work, "Autumn, Alcove Reservoir" is on 11x14" stretched canvas. I plan to frame it in a museum quality traditional gold frame in a style favored by the Hudson River School painters of the 1900s. Framed, it will be priced in the $875. range. I would consider a payment plan/fair offer from a sincere collector.
This work might be consigned to one of the fine art galleries that represent me and exhibit my work, such as The Driftwood Gallery, Peekskill, NY; Berkshire Art Gallery, Great Barrington, Mass; and Green (Gallery) Saugerties, NY.
I also show my art at my studio by appointment and at an annual studio tour in mid-August. We have a long way to go until next August, but if you would like to view my paintings at the studio, please contact me at eperantoni@yahoo.com
You can see more of my art at www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni
My studio is about 2 hours north of the NYC metro area and within few hours of most points in New England, NJ, and eastern PA.
If you purchase a painting from a digital Internet photo without seeing the original, you can return it for a refund within 30 days if you're not delighted. Most people feel my art looks better in actuality because it has great depth, which takes considerable time to create.
I was happy to capture this brief moment of beauty at the Alcove Reservoir, and now the painting is done and the leaves have fallen from the trees.
Now I am thinking of the pristine beauty of snow scenes.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! As always, I'd love to hear from you.
Ellen

River Perspective, and about landscape painting:

Hello, all! This is Ellen Perantoni with another painting image, and today I want to answer some questions I often hear about landscape painting. Such as, whether my paintings show an actual place as the camera would record it, whether I paint from photos, whether I paint on site, and how I change the way things look (if I do).
My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com and more of my art can be seen (and commented on) on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni
If I see a great view and I can paint it from an accessible spot big enough to set up my easel, I'll paint it there (en plein air, as the French impressionists put it, which means in the open air.) In the case of the painting at right, the viewpoint is in the middle of the river, only visible from a boat;
also, as the light is sunset light, it was changing too fast to do a painting on the spot or even get a good start; you can see that in less than an hour the sun will have sunk below the horizon and the scene will be dark.
So, in this case, I had to draw on my memory of the sunset, and I was aided by the huge number of sunset photos I've taken which I have in my archives.
Imagination and creativity play the main roles in the way I paint, even though the scenes are realistic--scenes that do exist in a certain place at a certain point in time...
The painting at right is entitled "River Perspective" and it's on a 12x24" stretched canvas. I've framed it in a heavy gold museum quality traditional frame. This work has been sold to a collector.
I live and paint in the town of Saugerties, a Hudson riverfront town that borders Woodstock on the west. I'm about a half mile from the Saugerties-Woodstock border. That's in the foothills of the famed Catskill mountains, about 2 hours north of the NYC metro area. For a free map to this self-guided tour of the studios, please contact me.
Or, I will show my art by appointment. If you purchase a work from an Internet photo without seeing the actual painting you can return it within 30 days if you are not delighted.
I also exhibit my art in galleries. For a list of the fine galleries that represent me and their locations please read more blog posts. You can see older posts and paintings going back to 2007 by clicking "Older Posts" at the bottom of this page.
Have a great week! I would love to hear from you.
And I'll explain more about landscape painting (as I do it) in future blog posts.
Ellen

Gentle Curves on the Lower Esopus

Hello, everyone! This is Ellen Perantoni, hopefully making up for lost time by posting another image of a recent painting.
I paint the landscape in oil, in a style inspired by the Hudson River School of art, which originated here in the mid-Hudson Valley where I make my home and studio. What a joy it is to paint this beautiful region! I am treated to this same view about once a week, when I go into town for groceries. I pass over a bridge above the Esopus Creek and there it is, to my left. I have more art on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni and my e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com
This oil painting is on 16x20" stretched canvas. I plan to frame it in a traditional museum quality gold frame that will bring its size to about 24x28" on the wall. Subject to prior sale, I may consign it to one of the fine art galleries that represent me where it will be priced in the $2000. range. I will consider a payment plan/fair offer from a sincere collector.
Please read more blog posts for the name and info on a gallery near you, if you prefer to view art in galleries. Or you can view this and other paintings by appointment in my studio. 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.
If you purchase a work from my blog from an Internet photo without seeing the original, you can return the painting within 30 days if you are not delighted. Most people are.
We are having an unexpected extension of summer today, beautiful and clear. Inspires me to paint some more, perhaps go out and roam some scenic byway with my portable easel, paints and a couple of canvases.
I hope you have a great day! ~ and I'd love to hear from you.
Very best, Ellen

A Busy Studio Tour, and A Still Creek

Hello, friends, art lovers and blog readers! Sorry I haven't posted for so long, but August has been a super busy month, firstly with taking advantage of summer opportunities to paint, and also with the Saugerties Art Tour (www.saugertiesarttour.com)
As many of you know, I am a landscape painter who works in oil in the manner of the Hudson River School. I live in the mid-Hudson valley where this uniquely American school of art was born, and every year I love the beauty of this region more, and my love of painting it likewise increases. More of my art is on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni and my e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com
Your should see the actual painting in lamplight: it glows!
It is on 11x14" stretched canvas, and framed in a museum quality wide traditional gold frame. It is on exhibit at Berkshire Art Gallery in Great Barrington, Mass. 80 Railroad St., open Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 5. It is sensibly priced at $800.
Other galleries that represent me and exhibit my art are:
The Driftwood Gallery, Peekskill, NY; Kaaterskill Fine Arts, Hunter, NY; and Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery, CA. If you prefer to view art in galleries please contact me for further info on these art galleries so you can view my art there.
The Saugerties Studio Tour was August 14-15 and was heavily and enthusiastically attended by tourgoers carrying the free maps we distribute. The maps show the township with the studios numbered, and also color thumbnails of each artist's work.
If you love art and haven't been on one of these tours, you are missing something.
I was kept busy and made a great many new friends. Some people came from out of state.
If you purchase one of my art works from an Internet photo without first seeing the actual piece, you can return it within 30 days if you are not delighted. Most people feel my art looks better in actuality than in dot-matrix digital photos, as I work in a series of glazes which give the works depth that cannot be captured by digital photography.
This blog has posts going back to 2007; you can see the older posts by clicking on "Older Posts" at the bottom of this web page.
Please let me know any questions or comments. I would love to hear from you!
Very best, Ellen

Rising Moon on the Pond

Hello, all of you who love landscape paintings, especially paintings reminiscent of the Hudson River School. I am Ellen Perantoni and I paint the landscape in oil, inspired mainly by the nineteenth century masters who inhabited my home region in the mid-Hudson Valley of New York State. I live and paint in a studio on the lower slopes of the Catskill Mountains, among the wondrous scenes and romantic atmosphere first immortalized by such greats as Sanford Gifford, Frederick Church and Asher Durand. This blog contains art images, art chat and purchase info. My e-mail address is eperantoni@tahoo.com and more of my art can be seen on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni
The painting at right is entitled "Rising Moon on the Pond" and is part of my ongoing moonlight series. I have become enthralled by the night scenes of this beautiful region of peaceful lakes and streams and the "lordly" Hudson River, as if has been referred to in literature.
This painting is on 12x24" stretched canvas and framed in a museum quality dark tarnished gold wide frame that brings it to 20x32" on the wall. It is on exhibit at Berkshire Art gallery, 80 Railroad St., Great Barrington, Mass. which is open 12-5 Saturday and Sunday. It is sensibly priced at $1800.
If you purchase a work of art from my blog or other Internet photo without seeing the original you can return it for a refund within 30 days if you are not delighted. Most people feel my actual paintings have more depth and energy than the dot-matrix digital Internet photos.
I'm also represented by other fine galleries which exhibit my work in New York State, New England and California. For specific info on these please read more blog posts--there are posts dating back to 2007.
I show art by appointment at my studio, which is about 2 hours from the NYC metro area and within a few hours of most points in New England, NJ and eastern PA.
I hope you will read and enjoy more of these blog posts--to read more posts click on older posts click on "Older Posts" at the bottom of this page.
Some of the paintings pictured in these posts are sold but others are still available. You can also read about previous studio tours and the fun I have meeting new people and showing my art in my own creative setting. Summer in the Catskills is a marvelous season and you will not regret a weekend here. I can also refer you to motels and B&B's in the area.
I would love to hear from you.
Best, Ellen