tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91702120945173405372024-02-19T08:43:21.173-08:00Bernard GarciaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-33593832225323887652015-07-27T16:43:00.001-07:002015-07-27T16:43:35.999-07:00Sketching Bethesda Fountain at Central Park<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketching at Bethesda Fountain. <span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Central Park, </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">New York.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately I've been going to Central Park in the early mornings and late afternoons with my sketch book and lawn chair to draw. Drawing has been a big passion of mine. I love to draw. What I like best about drawing is the fast results. I can quickly grab a few materials and set up anywhere in Central park and do a quick study sketch. I can move around at one location and create several studies for future paintings, then quickly pack up and go for a walk and look for new locations to sketch. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Here's a spot I've been wanting to draw for along time at Central Park. The Bethesda Fountain. Great place and a popular location in the city. It's so beautiful. Sketching here is challenging: lots of perspective drawing with the landscape and structures. I'll be back to this spot soon with easel and canvas.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.comTerrace Drive, New York, NY, USA40.773563 -73.970603340.773187 -73.9712338 40.773939000000006 -73.9699728tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-36628167001679582082015-07-16T20:10:00.000-07:002015-07-27T16:47:19.456-07:00Plein-Air Painting Central Park Dalehead Arch<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favorite spots in New York City is painting at Central Park. I did this last summer almost everyday and I loved it. What I like best is that there are many spots to paint. You can almost set up anywhere to paint a scene and there's a lot of shade from trees.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">When I visit Central Park to paint, I'm able to relax and just paint. People walking, biking, picnicking, and all the open space, trees and scenery just makes a nice peaceful environment. I'm looking forward to going back to finish this piece.</span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.comCentral Park, New York, NY, USA40.7828647 -73.96535510000001140.734771699999996 -74.046036100000009 40.8309577 -73.884674100000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-67058263417722116092015-07-13T11:53:00.000-07:002015-07-13T11:55:01.257-07:00Plein Air Painting in Lower Manhattan <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I've
been wanting to paint at this location for a while. Located in lower
Manhattan, Battery Park. This is a nice area; they have a bike path and a
wide pedestrian path. I found a good spot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />I'm
fascinated with these new construction buildings in the city. There are
so many new buildings going up. I took a long canvas with me, 13x50. I
need to create longer ones. I'm looking forward to going back out soon.
Keep an eye out for me.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.com0Battery Park Underpass, New York, NY 10004, USA40.7058325 -74.01638830000001740.704328 -74.018909800000017 40.707337 -74.013866800000017tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-90897749160932367132015-07-05T07:41:00.000-07:002015-07-05T07:41:46.804-07:00Fourth of July Painting in Manhattan<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I had a nice Fourth of July. I spent a cool afternoon painting a cityscape scene I've been wanting to visit for a long time. Located in lower Manhattan. I found a nice spot with low people traffic. It's located on the corner of Park and Broadway, next to City Hall. I like that section of downtown. It's not far from Wall Street and Brooklyn Bridge.</span></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.comNew York, NY, USA40.7127837 -74.00594130000001840.7127837 -74.005941300000018 40.7127837 -74.005941300000018tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-12581871417335320352015-06-19T11:23:00.000-07:002015-06-30T15:32:10.256-07:00New Plein Air Painting of 56 Leonard Building, Tribeca, New York<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been enjoying my summer out door painting. So many locations to paint! This is one of my favorite spots in Tribeca. I've been creating paintings of the new 56 Leonard building since last summer. It's been an interesting project watching the construction progress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">For this piece I started with a grisaille (earth tone sketch). I do like this kind of start, its a good way to sketch in the scene, do all the perspective and drawing problem solving at this stage. once it's dry I'll return to start adding color.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have a painting showing at Flowers Gallery in Chelsea New York. I was selected to participate in a group show for students, instructors and alumni of The New York Academy of Art. The opportunity to show one of my recent pieces in Chelsea, the heart of the art world in New York City, is a great honor. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Flowers Gallery is located on 20th street in Chelsea. Please visit to see mine and others amazing work. The work is impressive!</span></span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.comChelsea, New York, NY, USA40.7465004 -74.00137370000004540.7224409 -74.041714200000044 40.7705599 -73.961033200000045tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-53243872168599623122015-05-26T14:00:00.000-07:002015-06-29T19:18:32.152-07:00Washington Square Park: First Plein-Air Painting of the Summer!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white;">This was my first plein-air painting for the summer. I had a great time. The weather and light was nice. This is one of my favorite spots in New York City: Washington Square Park. I like the arch, it's a nice structure to draw and paint. Looking forward to going back soon.</span><br />
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I started this piece on a gray canvas, then sketched in with Transparent Earth Orange paint. It's a nice color, I discovered it in Patrick Connors portrait class at The New York Academy of Art. Then began adding colors, background to foreground, cool to warm colors.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.com2Washington Square Park, New York, NY, USA40.7308228 -73.99733200000002940.7278148 -74.00237450000003 40.7338308 -73.992289500000027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-18951849432313408692015-05-19T07:26:00.000-07:002015-07-05T07:28:53.883-07:00GRADUATION! New York Academy of Art, Class of 2015<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I graduated from the New York Academy of Art! I now have a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in painting. It's been an awesome two years and a dream come true. The academy has taught me so much, I'm looking forward to applying all that I've learned to new paintings and discovering and learning more.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Most important I'm grateful for all the amazing friends I've made at the Academy, the students, instructors, administration and maintenance crew have become a wonderful family for me.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I can't believe 2 years have gone by.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">PS I'm opening a studio in Bushwick, New York. I move in July 1st.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.comNew York Academy of Art, 111 Franklin Street, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7184667 -74.00604909999998415.1964322 -115.31464309999998 66.2405012 -32.697455099999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-77343115079058890452014-08-07T09:53:00.000-07:002014-08-07T09:53:47.896-07:00Playmats Arch Central Park, New York, New York<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playmates Arch, Color Study, Oil on Canvas, 16x20</td></tr>
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Here's a recent Plein Air painting I created. I visit Central Park several times a week to create paintings of the bridges and arches. This spot had its challenges. The first challenge was that I started painting on a cloudy day then, half way through the painting, the sun came out. So I had to make color changes. The forecast said cloudy all day and I wanted to study the light on a cloudy day.<br />
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The 2nd challenge was the perspective. There was an optical illusion that was driving me crazy. When I stood there, the angle of the path visually went from the tunnel up towards the right side because the path goes down hill. But optically, I had to do the opposite. It looked one way but I had to draw it the opposite way. You can kinda see it on this image.<br />
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Regardless of the challenges, I learned a lot. I'm looking forward to the next one.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-17271420067959260912014-07-27T21:20:00.000-07:002014-07-28T12:23:31.028-07:00Landscape Painting at Central Park New York<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This summer, I've been going to Central Park in the mornings to paint landscapes. The experience has been rewarding. I've gotten to know Central Park well and my painting has improved a lot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Central Park has a lot of beautiful bridges. This one is located on the south side of the park, called Dipway Arch. I painted this one on a cloudy day so it was challenging for me. On sunny days, I can easily paint the lights and shadows, but on cloudy days, there is little contrast and more color range between the lights and darks.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-44339443362495986062014-07-26T18:02:00.001-07:002014-07-28T12:24:16.393-07:00Portrait Painting Summer Class at NYAA<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portrait Study, Oil on Canvas, 16x20</td></tr>
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This summer I'm taking a portrait painting class on Saturdays. The instructor is Robert Armetta. He's teaching the methods of the old masters: lots of layers of glazes that are painted on the canvas over time to get a glowing effect. Here's my recent painting from class. This was a 9 hour session. Next week we have a new model. I'm looking forward to starting a new piece.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170212094517340537.post-9446515721540838132014-07-26T17:34:00.000-07:002014-07-28T12:25:12.352-07:00Figure Painting Summer Class at NYAA<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This summer I'm taking a figure painting class at NYAA with instructor Robert Armetta. It's been a great experience. Robert taught the painting methods of the old masters: Velasquez, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Veronese, Titian, etc. This method, called Indirect Painting, is new for me. Lots of glazing, painting wet on wet, and lots of patience because we often used small brushes and paint for 6hrs a day for 6 days! I'm starting to really like this technique. It gives the flesh tones a unique glow. Next week we start a new piece, I'm looking forward to it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945208229707673712noreply@blogger.com0