Travis Show Opening

Thanks to all who attended. It was great to meet new friends and catch up with old.



Travis Show Preview - Reception Tonight!

Hope you can make it.

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

For more information on any of the paintings,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

Travis Show Preview - 01

"Winter Morning Sun"
oil/linen mounted to board, 24"x48"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 02

"Lone Silo"
oil/linen mounted to board, 24"x30"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 03

"Meadow Glow"
oil/canvas, 24"x36"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 04

"October Meadow"
oil/panel, 12"x16"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 05

"Hazy Summer Meadow"
oil/canvas mounted to board, 18"x24"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 06

"October Sunset"
oil/canvas mounted to board, 18"x24"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 07

"Spring Afternoon Light, Delaware River"
oil/panel, 12"x16"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 08

"White Pine, End of Winter"
oil/canvas mounted to board, 18"x24"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 09

"Winter Birch"
oil/canvas mounted to board, 12"x16"
SOLD

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 10

"The Bridge, Autumn"
oil/linen, 30"x40"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 11

"January Sunrise"
oil/linen mounted to board, 16"x20"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 12

"Summer Shower"
oil/linen, 30"x40"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 13

"Blue Tarp"
oil/linen, 24"x30"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 14

"Winter Afternoon Warmth"
oil/canvas, 12"x16"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 15

"January Awakening"
oil/linen, 34"x48"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 16

"Chicken Farm, New Year's Day"
oil/canvas, 20"x16"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 17

"Broken Sky, November Glow"
oil/canvas, 16"x20"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 18

"Early Spring, Sunday Morning"
oil/canvas, 12"x16"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 19

"Pale Moon, Winter"
oil/canvas mounted to board, 12"x16"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 20

"Twins, Red Carpet"
oil/panel, 18"x24"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 21

"Pines, Summer Shade"
oil/panel, 12"x24"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 22

"New Growth, After the Burn"
oil/panel, 12"x16"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 23

"Late Day Reflection"
oil/panel, 18"x24"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 24

"Spring Growth"
oil/linen mounted to board, 24"x30"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 25

"Clearing Storm, Summer"
oil/linen, 36"x48"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 26

"Autumn Haze"
oil/linen mounted to board, 24"x30"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 27

"January at Twilight"
oil/panel, 12"x16"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 28

"Morning Light, Winter Stream"
oil/linen mounted to board, 30"x40"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 29

"Morning Fog, Winter Stream"
oil/panel, 12"x16"
SOLD

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Travis Show Preview - 30

"Golden Wound"
oil/linen mounted to board, 30"x40"

For more information or to purchase this painting,
contact Lauren Travis by phone at 215-794-3903

EXHIBITION INFO...
Peter Fiore: Awakening
November 6th - November 28th 2009
Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 5-8 pm

6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938

Wet Paint - Twins, Red Carpet

Twins, Red Carpet, oil/panel, 18"x24"

A new motif has emerged. I walk often along this path that parallels the Delaware River. The white pine trees along the way have become my latest obsession. Trees have always been an important subject for me and I believe on many levels that they are metaphors for life. They have long histories and many stories to tell.

On this day, I responded to this thick carpet of red pine needles -- very chromatic, richly textured and peppered with scrubby green foliage and cool notes of the gravel walkway in the foreground.

As of late, I've been enjoying painting on gessoed, hardwood panels. I prefer the slick surface and it's ability to retain my initial brushstrokes of the block-in and then allowing subsequent layers of paint to be mingled or weaved layer upon layer to establish both atmosphere and objects in space.

Here I used a very soft brush to create the smooth and solid transitions in the tree trunks and what I mean by that is even tones in the paint.

Again, the color variations of warm and cools working together. Sometimes cool is an area that is just less warm. Notice the closeness of the value -- squint and you will see one shape.

Here, the scrubiness of the paint and subtle color and temperature changes dotted with the darker accents give the illusion of space.

If you look closely there are no razor sharp edges in this painting. What separates form is value, color and temperature changes.

10 Week Workshop Class


I will be teaching a Continuing Education class at the School of Visual Arts in New York City every Tuesday from 12 to 2:30 for 10 consecutive weeks starting September 29th. For more information or to register, please visit the school's website, sva.edu.

Painting Demo - Clearing Storm, Summer

The studio with a readied canvas

I came upon this scene after a severe thunderstorm. The sky opened and a warm light blanketed the field and the clouded sky. This painting, Clearing Storm, Summer, will be at my show at the Travis Gallery in New Hope, PA this November. In the next 11 steps you will see the painting unfold. It is painted on a 36x48 inch stretched linen canvas. Enjoy.