JP Open Studios, September 28-29

Coming up this weekend will be the JP Open Studios. I have about a million paintings to put somewhere, hope you can come by. 128 Brookside Ave., Jamaica Plain, 11-6 Saturday and Sunday. If it’s nice out I will be out in the parking lot, otherwise I’m on the 2nd floor.

Upcoming Events

Here is what is coming up:

August 1,2,3
Ocean City Boardwalk Arts Show
Book #83, 12 and Boardwalk. Way down at the southern part of the boardwalk.

August 4-September 15
James Gate Restaurant
Jamaica Plain MA

Wickford

Many people came to Wickford in my first big expensive fair. Thanks you to all who came by and talked, I had fun talking to you.

Faneuil Auction

Thanks to everybody who bid on my picture at the Faneuil Auction. The librarian’s husband snagged it and you can see it at the Faneuil Branch for now.

Rogers Park with various activities and some big pine trees

Easthampton Art Walk

Here are some new pics I made that are up at Mt. Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream Shop. If you came to this site from there, I’d appreciate your comments by email. Most of the pictures are also for sale from $100 to $600, so let me know if you want to buy one and I will tell you how much.

Some old Dutch landscapes I copied

These got sold! People love the old stuff.

Now with Flash

We heard you! You asked why we were messing around with paintings when we could be annoying you with Flash! You asked why we had bald tires on the car and we all lived in a small apartment when people were making all this money annoying you with Flash! We heard you and we’ve improved! Check out the New Flash and EricMauro.com!!!!

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I make a logo

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For the girls’ all-girl hockey team.

New: The Hunters

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This picture is from an idea I first tried when I was in art college. It is hard to admit that something useful came out of painting school. The picture came out much better this time, party because I managed to fit all the dogs in the picture. Incidentally it is five versions of my one dog. I don’t have five dogs.

On the meaning: I actually saw my dog gulp down a piece of pizza, at least I assume it was pizza but it could have been some other food flattened under a car wheel in the parking lot. My dog used to be more active but has since hurt her back, she is in some pain when we walk and she drools. I look back on her active phase with nostalgia now even if at the time, I wondered how I got mixed up with this species.

On the painting itself I am happy with the different progressions of light, and the way I painted certain lights in the sky, especially in the cleft of the two piles of rocks. I have another painting coming up with more work on the sky and I think this may be the way to go for a while.

Day after opening day

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Here’s something from the past. I am fascinated by the patterns that are made in a game, where the action follows the ball. In youth sports the attention is only partially devoted to the game, which makes a fun picture.