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

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

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

Tranquil Water by the Shore

Hello, art lovers and blog readers! I am Ellen Perantoni, and I paint the landscape in oil in a manner inspired by the Hudson River School and the Barbizon School. I live and paint in the mid-Hudson Valley, and I frequent and paint many of the same beautiful sites first memorialized by Cole, Church and the other 19th century immortals in this field. These blog posts have art images, art chat and purchase info. I recently was privileged to visit the 19th century Hudson River School exhibit "Remember the Ladies" at the nearby Thomas Cole Historic Site in Catskill, NY, where Hudson River School Thomas Cole lived and painted. The site has a number of paintings by the immortal Thomas Cole, as well as a current exhibit of paintings by women who painted in the Hudson School manner back in the 19th century, such as Eliza Greatorex. From such original masterworks I learn and derive much of my inspiration
These posts go back to March 2007; if you enjoy reading this page please click at the bottom of the page on "Older Posts", for posts and art images back to March 2007. Many works in this blog are sold, but I am always joyfully painting more.
You can also browse www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni for more images, and my e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com I'd enjoy hearing from you.
The image at right is an oil on canvas entitled "Tranquil Water by the Shore", still drying in my studio. It is on a 12x24" stretched canvas and I plan to frame it in a wide traditional style gold frame which will bring its size to about 20x32" on the wall. I'll probably consign it to one of the art galleries that represent me.
This painting will be priced in the $1800. range. I would consider a payment plan/fair offer from a sincere collector.
If you buy a painting from an Internet digital photo and you are not delighted with it when it arrives you may return it for a refund. Most people feel my paintings look better and have more depth in actuality than in Internet photos.
Or, I will show my art in my studio by appointment. The studio is about 2 hours north of the NYC metro area, in the foothills of the Catskill mountains on the west side of the river.
I hope you enjoy this blog. And I'd love to hear from you.
Have a great weekend! Ellen

The Long View, Catskill Mountaintops

Hello, art lovers and blog readers! I am Ellen Perantoni, landscape painter in oil in a manner inspired by the Hudson River School and the Barbizon School. These blog posts contain art images, art chat and purchase info.
I live and paint in the mid-Hudson Valley of New York State, where the Hudson River School was born. I hope you will enjoy these blog posts, and read more of them going back to 2007 by clicking "Older Posts" at the bottom of this page. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com
More art images are on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni
The painting at right is a panoramic view of of part of the Catskill Mountain wilderness when the land starts to turn tawny in early fall. The four seasons of our beautiful region are a constant inspiration to the landscape painter. This oil on canvas is 12x24" and I plan to frame it in a massive burnished gold traditional frame that will bring its framed size to about 21x33" on the wall. It will probably be consigned to one of the fine galleries that represent me and exhibit my work. The framed work will be priced in the $1800. range.
I will consider a payment plan/fair offer from a sincere collector. I accept PayPal and checks and money orders from USA-based banks. If you purchase a painting from an Internet photo and are not delighted with it, you may return it within 30 days for a refund. Most people feel my art looks better in actuality than on the computer, as I paint in a style which imparts considerable depth. rks.https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_button-management
I also show art in 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 NYS, New England, NJ and Pa.
Please enjoy these blog posts and let me hear from you. Also please visit my galleries (gallery names and locations are mentioned in other blog posts).
Have a great day! Ellen

Peaceful Valley View

Hello, art lovers and blog readers! This is Ellen Perantoni, painter of the landscape in oil in a manner inspired by the Hudson River School and the Barbizon School. I live and paint in the Hudson Valley of New York State, amid the same beautiful views first memorialized by the nineteenth century masters such as Thomas Cole, Frederick Church, George Inness et al. The beauty of this region intoxicates and thrills me. Fortunately it has not been developed to the point where the magnificent vistas of the river and in the nearby mountains have been lost.
This blog contains art images, art chat and purchase info. More of my art can be seen on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni and my e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com
The painting at right is entitled "Peaceful Valley View" and is a sunset view looking west.
Please Note: This photo appears a bit grainy due to a bit of glare from the varnish; the actual painting is not grainy. The digital photo does not capture the subtlety of the art work: the foliage areas that appear blackish in the photo are a dark green with bronze glints from the late day light. The sky at the top is not as blue in the actual painting, more a soft grayish-purplish blue, and the foliage behind the large tree at right is muted and not as green as this photo makes it appear. The colors blend in a mellow and harmonious manner.
This oil on stretched canvas is 16x20", and I will frame it in a museum quality massive traditional gold frame. The framed size on the wall will probably be about 24x28". Or you can choose your own frame if you wish.
Currently this painting is in my studio. It may be consigned to one of the fine galleries that represent me where the price range will be about $1800. framed. I will consider a payment plan/fair offer from a sincere collector.
If you purchase a painting from an internet photo and you are not delighted when it arrives, you can return it for a refund with no questions asked. Most people find my paintings look better in actuality.
If your prefer to view actual paintings you can see this painting at my studio which is about 2 hours north of the NYC metro area. I also have paintings on display at such galleries at The Driftwood Gallery, Peekskill; Berkshire Art Gallery, Great Barrington, Mass.; and Green (Gallery) in Saugerties, NY. Please contact me for addresses and hours.
Spring is here and I am inspired and spurred to create more beautiful works of art, many of them en plein air (painted on the spot). It is a beautiful day and I must get ready to start.
Please write me with any questions. For some of the magnificent frame styles I use, please browse other blog post dating back to 2007. Click Older Posts at the bottom of this page.
Have a great day!
Very best,
Ellen

Trees by Little Inlet, Hudson River, and Solo Exhibit starting March 26, 2010:

Hello, art lovers and blog readers! I am Ellen Perantoni, painter of the landscape in oil in a manner inspired by the Hudson River School and the Barbizon School as exemplified by George Inness. I live and paint in the Hudson Valley of New York State, surrounded by the same scenery that inspired the nineteenth century masters of this art movement (the first exclusively American school of art). This blog contains painting images, art chat and purchase info. My work is available directly from me through this blog or by appointment at my studio. And also at selected fine art galleries in New York State, New England and California. For gallery locations read more of these blog posts. My e-mail address is eperantoni@yahoo.com and you can see more art images on www.artwanted.com/EllenPerantoni
The image at right shows one of the many quiet, picturesque inlets on the east bank of the Hudson as sunset approaches late on a summer's day. There is a feeling of timelessness about the scene.
The painting is framed in a museum quality heavy hardwood frame that brings the paintings to about 11-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches on the wall. The painting on stretched canvas is 5x7". It has been sold to a collector, but I usually have a number of paintings this size in this style frame (though they sell quickly) and they look nice displayed in pairs or groups.
If you purchase my art from an Internet photo 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 on the net.
Or you can make an appointment to view my art at my studio, about 2 hours north of the NYC metro area and within a few hours of most points in New England, NJ and PA.
For a gallery list giving locations and contact info on galleries that have my art on exhibit, please click on Older Posts at the bottom of this web page.
Starting March 26, 2010 there will be a solo show of my art at Green (gallery) at 92 Partition St., Saugerties, NY near my home and studio. Green is open every day from 10-6 and their phone number is 845-247-3812. Some of the unsold art in these blog posts will be at the exhibit, plus other paintings completely new to the market.
Contact Pat or Charlie at Green and they will be delighted to see you.
Well, a beautiful clear light is shining today and I am anxious to start paintings. have a wonderful weekend, all! and I would love to hear from you.
Ellen