Google wagmag, wagmag is a williamsburg publication that list all the galleries in the neighborhood. Start going to the openings they are usually on Friday it is a fun scene.

Good luck,

mark 

Hi, thanks for the comment. Your work is very nice. The one with the fishermen reminds me of the light down here in Florida when a storm has just passed. The sky is a dark steel grey but the trees are bright chartreuse where the sun is just starting to hit them.  I remember the winters in Jersey, I grew up there but I've been down here so long now I've turned into a cold weather wimp. Congrats on your show.

Great work :P and I'm excited for you about your show coming up in april! Hope it goes well. Keep me posted :)

Hi!  I do both painting from life and from my own photographs.  I generally take a lot of photo reference when I catch a great scene or moment.  I have the ones I like printed at Target and I usually use my auto tracer (it's sort of like an overhead projector.  I lay in the general composition in pencil, and I do spend time on capturing the details of shadows, or fence lines in the sand.  Then I just refer to th photo as I paint, but I do try and get more expressive with my paint and squint at it a lot to find "broader" ways to use the paint without getting so into the details.  I hope this makes sense and helps.  You also should check out Jack White's art books-they have been instrumental in my progress as an artist over the last year.  Go to www.senkarik.com and start with "The Mystery of Making It".  You won't be dissapointed!

Heather Rippert