"New York Yellow and Blues" Rainy Street Painting

"New York Yellow and Blues" almost done, oil, 40"h x 30"w, ©Jill Banks 2014

What I was working on today. See yesterday's post or my web site for current and upcoming events.

Word from the new owner of "Missing Mary Beth": "And the new home LOVES "Missing Mary Beth" which is already hung and looks very classy." That's great! Happy news.

Jill


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Paint with Me in Italy: August 3 to 10, 2014. For more info, itinerary and links to register, see the classes page on my web site.

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Other New York City and urban street paintings can be found in the Places Gallery under Works on my web site: www.JillBanks.com. Please take a look.

Wet NYC Street Painting in Progress

"Don't Walk" (rainy NYC street painting) work in progress, oil, 40"h x 30"w, ©Jill Banks 2014

You should see my studio.

I've been on a honing my art tools kick for the past week ... because it was past time as in: dirty brushes, paints not where I expected them, wanting to take care of some untended to tasks.

Lots of discoveries were made this week.  Paints are categorized by colors spread out all over the studio floor. It looks like an art supply store in there. Three new color charts were made (I'll tell you about that tomorrow). Some paintings were finished.

And this one, "Don't Walk," was started.

"Cabs in NYC," oil, 8"h x 10"w, ©Jill Banks 2012, private collection

I'm not sure if the title will stay. Suggestions welcome. A few of the rainy scenes that have preceded this one (all sold), included "Five Umbrellas," "Rainy Day in NYC" (shown below right) and "New York State of Mind." Take a look at those on my website, click on Works and go to the Places collection. And, I may add them here on the post but if you get it via email (as a subscriber), you'll have to go to my blog: jillbanks.blogspot.com.

Thanks for visiting.

Jill

"Rainy Day in NYC," oil, 18"h x 24"w, ©Jill Banks, private collection

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February 26-March 31: Spring Fever, Gallery in the Artists Atelier, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA 22066. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays, noon-4pm.  I'll have one to four pieces in that exhibit. 

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Paint with Me in Italy, August 3-10. See my Workshop page for details. I hope you can join us for one fantastic trip!

You Be the Judge Art Contest

"Rainy Day in NYC," oil, 18"h x 24"w by Jill Banks, private collection

Good news! Here I am drinking coffee out of my lucky cup (made by accomplished potter) Karen Abromaitis, and in comes an email from Brian Neher, portraitist and author of the You Be the Judge Art Contest ...that "Rainy Day in NYC" is one of fifteen works selected for Contest #3.  Each contest runs for two weeks of voting (this one ends 3/31/13, 11:59 EST). The top three vote winners move on to a Grand Prize round.

Voting is really easy. Go to: http://www.brianneher.com/you_be_the_judge_art_contest_2013_voting_page.aspx to cast your vote ... over the next two weeks.

Thank you!

"Rainy Day in NYC" previously won a Best in Show at the Art League's 'Scapes show and a Certificate of Merit in Oils in the Salmagundi Club's Non-Member Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition.

I'm painting today -- trying out some limited palette options in preparation for some on location plein air painting and a new landscape class that I'm offering starting April 10.  Registration is going on now for it and my Still Life in Oils class offered through the Great Falls School of Art (Great Falls, VA).  See more info on my web site: www.jillbanks.com, Classes page.

To see other classes being offered, go to the Great Falls School of Art site: http://www.greatfallsart.org/current-class-offerings/

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