What happens in San Angelo stays in San Angelo and Zorro Lives

Concho Confetti  9 x 12 oil on board

Saturday I entered my first Quick Draw competition in San Angelo, Texas.  In the spirit of the

day I cleverly disguised myself as Zorro.

Since we only had two hours to complete the painting, and

since I'm not the fastest brush in the west, 

I thought the costume might help me remember to speed things up.

I was delighted to be awarded Best Painting in the Aspiring Artists division,
by Gay Faulkenberry. Thank you!

That means people who went to the quick draw that were not in the week long paint out.

Proof:

The greater Austin area group that was there did well:

I'm pictured here with award winning Laurel Daniel, Kim Hoester,

and Jimmy Longacre.

But the highlight of the event for me was purchasing a wonderful painting by

Shelby Keefe called Intersection.
Shelby won BEST in Show!

Awesome right?!

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Winter Harbor, Maine

Fall Color Week Continues....

Buoy Connections 9 x 12 oil on board

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We had seen this adorable small building while heading to a painting location

and it was love at first sight. So the next time we had a sunny 

morning I headed over with a couple of friends,

Mary Burkhardt and Roxanne Steed.

The colorful buoys added charm and their shadows held them together in a 

shape.  This picturesque landmark was closed for the season but it also doubled as

the Winter Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

It was so much fun to paint.

Current exhibitions:

Oil Painters of America National Salon Show at

the Beverly McNeil Gallery, 

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I was very honored to have this painting accepted:

Buried Treasure 12 x 12 oil on board

available through

http://www.beverlymcneilgallery.com/

Also I am happy to be one of the 25 finalists in the Artists of Texas Fall Show.

Opening is November 6th, 

at the Uptown Downtown Gallery

Rockwall, Texas

6-8:30

Below is the accepted painting;

Tough Love 16 x 20 oil on board

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Not just a fair weather painter....

Lobster Shack

9x12 oil sold

We had some beautiful weather in Maine at Fall Color Week.  They were

expecting snow the following week so we got out just in time.

It's highly likely that most of the 100 painters that attended will return next year.

I've never been to an event like it before and found it extremely helpful and was able to learn

alot , maybe even more that in a workshop!

The best part was being able to focus completely on painting for a week.

This was painted at one of my favorite spots, Corea, Maine, a little fishing village that 

had everything I could possibly want to paint.

When I paint plein air I don't necessarily try to create a finished painting, although if

that happens great.  My goal is to just react to how the scene effects me emotionally.

This one was started with colorful darks, a colorist approach, and I

continued to use color intuitively, using warm and cool combinations

within the value planes, with the focal being the colorful buoys on the fence.

Proof!

And some of our weather was not so nice....

This is actual proof that I'm not just a fair weather painter!

The painting I did was interrupted before I was able to finish and I chose not to try to finish it later.

I had plans to make the lower half of the painting very abstract with expressive brush strokes.

But those plans got washed away, literally.

It started raining so hard that I couldn't get anything to stick and called it quits and joined my friends in the car.

What I took away from the experience is that there are some things that I like about the painting.

Those being: I do like the soft combination of muted orange and green, the atmosphere and mood,

and the richness of color that shows up on a very gray day.

Slippery Slope 12 x 16 oil

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Fall Color Week and Beyond

Fall Color Week

I had the good fortune to attend Fall Color Week in the Adirondacks of Maine

with one hundred other painters.  A big thank you goes out to Eric Rhoads

for organizing this wonderful event.

The scenery was spectacular and unlike any place I've ever painted before.

We were on the Schoodic peninsula and had very little cell coverage. 

It was a wonderful experience to unplug, focus on painting, and 

make new friends.  I was totally inspired by everyone's generosity and creativity.

I'd like to share my experience with you step by step. 

I don't usually paint alot of landscapes but I found this area intriguing.

So I got off to a rocky start on day one with this painting:

Rocky Coastline  9 x 12 oil on board

The morning was fairly warm and sunny so it made up for the breeze

threatening to carry my paper towels out to sea.

Other news:

Current exhibitions:

Oil Painters of America Salon 2015, Beverly McNeil Gallery, till Nov. 5th

Show of HeArt, Artists of Texas, Top 25, at the Uptown Downtown Gallery, Rockwall, Tx.

Plein Air Austin, Corridor of Arts, 700 Lavaca St., Austin, Tx.

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Cheers to the weekend!

Bucket of Brews

12 x 12  oil on board

Cheers to the weekend friends.

I love this time of year, things begin to cool off and the weather is beautiful.

Plus it's my birthday month so it always feeling like

a new beginning to me.

Upcoming Events:

For the Austin locals: Plein Air Austin Group Show

We are excited to announce that the PAA Art show at the Corridor of Arts is up and open for viewing!

Come out and meet fellow artists on Thursday, Sept. 26th 4-6pm.

Exhibition Viewing: Sept. 8 - Nov. 2nd, Mon -Fri 8am-6pm.

Corridor of the Arts, 700 Lavaca St., Austin, Tx

Also for locals:

My friend Robin Cheers has a wonderful show at the Russell Collection in downtown Austin.

It's a great show featuring three very different women artists. Really worth a visit.

Upcoming events:

Full with wait list

Full with wait list

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Farm Fresh and crash site.

Farm Fresh 12 x 16 oil on board

This was the painting I managed to do 

once I got my easel back on it's feet.

Crash site:

Oops!  My bad.

Upcoming Event:

ONLY ONE SPOT LEFT

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OPA Show Acceptance for Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure

12 x 12 oil on board

 I am thrilled to have been accepted into the
Oil Painters Of America National Show
with my painting, Buried Treasure, shown above.
The show this year will be at the Beverly McNeil Gallery
in Birmingham, Alabama
and details can be found on the OPA website.

Events:
I am hosting a workshop for friend and Plein Air Convention Faculty Member
2015 and 2016, Francesco Fontana, in Austin, Texas
November 10th, 11th, and 12th.
More info can be found on my website: www.brucebingham.com
oils and watercolors
Only a few spots left.

Ellen Willis and I are hosting a 

Free Paint Out on a private ranch in November.

More details can be found on my website,

www.brucebingham.com

and on the Oil Painters of America website under Events.

PAINT OUT FULL WITH WAIT LIST 

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