Gondolas at St Marks Sq. 8 x 12 Oil #72212 by Candy Barr

8 x 12 approx Oil on canvas

 Early morning set up before the crowds come in on docks at St Marks Square

A trip of a lifetime ...Michael and I went from Venice to Barcelona stopping along the way in cities along the Mediterranean.  I'll be posting some more.  Painting in Venice is divine.

Waitsfield Covered Bridge- demo start #71412 by Candy Barr

8 X 10 Oil on canvas- demo start

 My plein air class set up along the Mad River below the Covered Bridge that was damaged during Hurricane Irene Flood.  There is a missing building to the left.

Having our critique

Seated Nude on Stool Front- 8 x 10 by Candy Barr #71412

8 x 10 inches Oil on canvas

$99. + S/H 10.

Seated Nude on Stool- 8 x 10 Oil by Candy Barr #71312

8 x 10 inches Oil on canvas

This was top lit in a dark room, and I painted on black gesso, which was endearing with the darkness of the model.  I'll post a second view tomorrow of same pose.

 $99. + S/H $10. 

Boxing - 7" x 7" Oil by Candy Barr

7 x 7 inches app Oil on Luan

I made a color version of B & W photo of famous boxing fight in 

September 1952 of 

Rocky Marciano & Jersey Joe Walcott  

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Michael's father loved to watch the fights, and I grew up watching wrestling
with my sitter who knew everyone, and would cheer mightily.
 I respect the conditioning and focus it takes to be a fighter,
but question my judgement about watching men hit each other for entertainment.

Seated Nude - 4 x 5" app Oil by Candy Barr

app 4 x 5 inches Oil on wood

Quick study

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Sailing Sloop - 8 x 10" Oil by Candy Barr

8 x 10 inches Oil on MDF board

On Malletts Bay, previously posted

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Bingham Falls - Stowe Land Trust, 12 x 16" Oil by Candy Barr

12 x 16 inches Oil on canvas board

 This is available at my gallery in Stowe

Vermont Fine Art Gallery 

 Bingham Falls was a challenging hike to get down to. Nicely placed rocks for steps along steepest part the last 1/4 of the way in, is not for weak knees.  The stream feeds into the West Branch Waterbury River.

The Smuggler's Notch Camp had a group of teens swimming today after I had set up to paint the falls.
Cold water...a few jumped from the top left!

Tack House - Prickly Mt - 20 x 24" Oil by Candy Barr

20 x 24 inches Oil on canvas NFS

 This is a painting I did of my house in 1979 to help me understand the angles. I stood in the yard to paint it from the same angle as the photo taken years later...
The original house was the far right section and was published in 1965 in the NYTimes, architect David Sellers.  He has the painting now.

Grandview Farm - (final)18 x 36" Oil on canvas by Candy Barr

~~Happy Independence Day~~!

Thank you US Troops for your sacrifice to us all

18 x 36 inches Oil on deep canvas

This is available from my Stowe Gallery

Vermont Fine Art Gallery

 Opening this Saturday July 7th 5 -7 pm

This site I spotted en route to paint at another Stowe Land Trust site, Burnor Farm.  The access was fairly high meadow grass along the woods, and mostly large panoramas facing the mountains to the west.  The birch trees along perimeter were calling to be painted, but I was reluctant to walk across the open meadow to get closer to them for better view.  So I returned to the Grandview Farm on the corner of Upper Hollow Rd and Stowe Hollow Rd, and enjoyed the red barn and shadows against the hilly countryside. 

"Schafe können sicher weiden" ( "Sheep may safely graze") 

Grandview Farm - Stowe Land Trust, 18" x 36" O/C by Candy Barr

18 x 36 inches Oil on canvas

Painting another site from the Stowe Land Trust

show opening July 7th at the Vermont Fine Art Gallery in Stowe, Vermont