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Friday, June 27, 2008

FIFTY DOLLAR BILL 6"x6" OIL (SOLD!)


PURCHASED BY COLLECTOR FROM MILFORD, OHIO

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Baseball "Tribute to Phil Rizzuto" 6x6 (SOLD!)


PURCHASED BY COLLECTOR FROM ARNOLD, MARYLAND

Monday, June 23, 2008

Gold Christmas Bulb with Portrait 7"x5"


PRIVATE COLLECTION IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Plums, Porcelain Creamer & Novel 8" x10" (SOLD)

PRIVATE COLLECTION IN CZECH REPUBLIC

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Watermelon Slice 8"x8" oil on canvas

PRIVATE COLLECTION IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Friday, June 20, 2008

Teapot with Apples 8"x10" Oil (SOLD!)


PRIVATE COLLECTION IN ELK MOUND, WISCONSIN

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Baseball "Tribute to Mickey Mantle" 6x6 (SOLD!)


PURCHASED BY COLLECTOR FROM MCALLEN, TEXAS

Monday, June 16, 2008

RAILROAD CONDUCTOR'S POCKET WATCH 8"x8"

PRIVATE COLLECTION IN DENTON, TEXAS

Sunday, June 15, 2008

TWIX CANDY BAR 8"x8" oil on canvas (SOLD!)


PURCHASED BY COLLECTOR FROM SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM

Thursday, June 12, 2008

FROSTED DONUTS - Little Debbie 8" x10" (SOLD!)


PRIVATE COLLECTION IN NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

DOLLAR "1 Euro = 1.5472 U.S. dollars" (SOLD!)

AUCTION RESULTS!
PURCHASED BY COLLECTOR FROM OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA


Monday, June 09, 2008

KEY 6"x6" oil on canvas

PRIVATE COLLECTION IN NEW YORK CITY

Sunday, June 08, 2008

QUARTERS "a painting a day" 6"x6" (SOLD!)


PURCHASED BY COLLECTOR FROM WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND

TONALIST OIL PAINTING: ONIONS & VASE by Hall Groat II


In Tonalist Painting, American Artist, Hall Groat II, introduces the 19th century tradition of tonalism through painting a intimate still life involving two onions with a beautiful violet vase on a gold cloth! Included within the two-hour demonstration are brilliant close-up shots of Hall's traditional brushwork, color mixing techniques and theories, in addition to views of his studio as
he discusses his painting at different stages.

Through his innovative, step-by-step approach he outlines the process that was used by such traditional 19th century painters as Edgar Degas and George Inness. Using a clear and concise
teaching approach, Hall reveals the secrets behind creating stunning tonalist paintings and addresses such topics as creating atmospheric spaces, softening and diffusing edges, working with the palette knife, and suggesting brilliant, shimmering light.

Hall has taught art for over twenty years, and currently is a Professor of Art at a college in New York. ARTNews Magazine critic, Gerard Haggerty, states that Hall Groat II's still live paintings evoke the big picture that we call art history,including painters like Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Edwin Dickinson, and his teacher Lennart Anderson." Collectors of his work have expressed that the work is "Alive, full of grace vitality and beauty, capturing light that is sublime in nature."


Saturday, June 07, 2008

PEACH 6"x6" Oil

PRIVATE COLLECTION IN VICTORIA BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Thursday, June 05, 2008

Floyeres - Greek Pastry 8"x10" Oil

PRIVATE COLLECTION IN WASHINGTON, DC

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Pear 6"x6" Oil (SOLD!)

SOLD

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Cherries in a Silver Bowl 8"x8" Oil on canvas (SOLD!)



PURCHASED BY COLLECTOR FROM YARMOUTHPORT, MASSACUSSETTS

Monday, June 02, 2008

York Peppermint Patty 10"x8" Oil canvas (AVAILABLE!)