Wednesday, September 20, 2023

 Railroad crossing signals on Wason Ave, Springfield MA. A couple more attempts at a scene I did back on August 30. That one I touched up at home with corroborative detail from memory and photo; these are all done on site. The first one is from today, I'm pretty happy with it. The second one, from two weeks ago, was actually going OK until my water brush blorched diluted ink all over the place. It's a good exercise in getting the scale and proportions down.


Pen and ink sketch of railroad crossing signals with gates, on gray toned paper


Pen and ink sketch of railroad crossing signals with gates, on tan toned paper, with blotchy ink runs here and there.




 Cori, Zoe, and Shed Roof on display at the 30th Regional Piedmont Art Show in Somers, CT.


Pencil and gouache drawing of nude woman, seated, with face mask, hanging on gallery wall. Labels on left side say "Cori" Pencil/gouache Matthew Mattingly Merit Award A powerful drawing that is infused with knowledge and experience .


Pencil and gouache drawing of nude woman, reclining, hanging on gallery wall. Label on left side says "Zoe" Pencil/gouache Matthew Mattingly


Oil painting of house with snow blowing off of roof, hanging on gallery wall. Label on left side says "Shed Roof" Oil Matthew Mattingly


It's a nice show - check it out if you're in the neighborhood.


Show hours

Sept 21 - 22 12:00 - 4:00

Sept 23 - 24. 10:00 - 2:00

Sept 28 - 29 12:00 - 4:00

Sept 30 - Oct 1 10:00 - 2:00


Piedmont Hall

604 Main St

Somers, CT 06071