See more paintings and photos from the trip on Facebook. The Roar of Time, 14″ x 11″, Oil on panel, © Eric Merrell Joshua Nocturne, 10″ x 10″, Oil on board, © Eric Merrell Near Desert Hot Springs, Afternoon, 10″ x 11″, Oil on panel, © Eric Merrell Fallen Joshua Tree, 10″ x 10″, Oil … Continue reading Paintings from Joshua Tree
The Road Less Traveled, Joshua Tree, 14″ x 14″, Oil on panel, © Eric Merrell As the end of the residency approaches, I’m trying to get in everything I wanted to work on. July was windy and then really hot, but August has been beautiful. Mostly in the 90’s during the day and in the … Continue reading Ending on a High Note in the Desert
No More in a Moment, 24″ x 24″, Oil on canvas mounted on panel, © Eric Merrell This painting will be part of a three-week long exhibition and auction, Art Auction 13: Nothing But Blue Skies, at the Long Beach Museum of Art, on view from September 4-19. The exhibition precedes the auction, which takes … Continue reading Meet Me in Long Beach
I recently learned that I’ve been selected for the Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency program, which will take place in July and August. We (I believe there are a few other artists, but not sure how many) are provided with a place to stay out in the rugged desert landscape, surrounded by cholla and jackrabbits, … Continue reading Artist Residency in the High Desert
The February issue of American Art Collector has a great story of the Maine trip and upcoming exhibitions, including lots of images. It should be out on newsstands soon if it isn’t already. And still plenty of time to book your tickets to Boston! Christina’s World, 1948, © Andrew Wyeth, tempera on panel, 32″ x 48″, Museum of Modern … Continue reading American Art Collector; Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009)
The Proximity of a Town, Monhegan, 12 1/2″ x 16″, Oil on panel, © Eric Merrell Happy New Year to everyone; a new year filled with Art, Music, Food, Family, and Gingerbread, all the good things in life and not necessarily in that order. We really are living in the best period of history, with … Continue reading “Paintapalooza” at Cape Cod Museum of Art, Addison Art Gallery
Aspirations of Man, 22″ x 28″, Oil on canvas, © Eric Merrell You’ve probably noticed by now that I exhibit with and write quite a bit about the California Art Club. I first encountered the group sometime in spring 2000 when I took a term off from Art Center College of Design where I was enrolled (and later … Continue reading The California Art Club’s 98th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
Coral Trees – Sunset Effect, 12″ x 16″, Oil on panel, © Eric Merrell Coral Trees – June Moonrise, 12″ x 16″, Oil on panel, © Eric Merrell Coral Trees – Midday Effect, 12″ x 16″, Oil on panel, © Eric Merrell Coral Trees – In the Gloaming, 12″ x 16″, Oil on panel, © Eric … Continue reading The Ever-Changing Landscape
Monhegan Harbor, 8″ x 8″, Oil on board, © Eric Merrell Thanks to the tireless efforts of some of our east coast compatriots, plans are coming together for an exhibition of work from the recent trip to be held at The Cape Cod Museum of Art in January 2009, followed by an exhibition at nearby Addison Art Gallery in … Continue reading “Port Clyde 13” in Cape Cod
Nikolai Seroff [Armin Mueller-Stahl] and Johnny [Trevor Morgan] in Local Color A new movie, Local Color, by artist and director George Gallo will be hitting theaters nationwide on November 7th. Modeled on real events in the director’s life as he struggled to learn to paint, it follows an 18-year old in the 1970’s who desperately … Continue reading Local Color – The Movie
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