Dinner & Art

Our special offer for this newsletter--through March 15, every purchase of an original painting will include a $75 gift certificate for dinner at the newly opened Pelicano Restaurant, offering contemporary fine dining on the Port of Ilwaco. www.pelicanorestaurant.com

A Message from Eric

Some time back I sent an e-mail to you expressing my excitement in painting plein-air (on site). Earlier in my career I had found that unsatisfying. Yet, I had taken a new interest in this; my paintings were showing renewed excitement, and I enjoyed the change. However, recently I find I have missed the conceptual aspect of choosing my own color harmonies and design plan rather than painting it “as is.” By sketching from life on location, using just a soft graphite pencil, I capture the essence of my subject and then reconstruct it back in my studio. This simple step frees up my thinking tremendously, and I can focus on expressing my own design. It keeps me from being  distracted by the image in front of me – real or photographed.

Other News

One of the changes we have made on our website is adding the option to pay through PayPal; it will make ordering online a breeze.

We are delighted to have Eric's new painting of North Head Lighthouse on the cover of the 2008 Long Beach Peninsula Visitor's Guide. Stay tuned for information about prints of this beautiful lighthouse painting.

Eric has had yet another instructional DVD filmed by the professionals at Cheap Joes, an art supply company on the East Coast. In it he paints a street scene in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Eric has written a wonderful and informative article for the April issue of “Watercolor Artist” (www.watercolorartistmagazine.com). It has lots of full-color photos of his work to illustrate what it takes to make your paintings fresh and spontaneous.

Many new original watercolors have been added to the website. Click here to see them.