Photographs that display my Paintings in a Room Setting - what do you think?

I have been working on photographs that display my paintings in a room setting. This is for display purposes only, the painting may not be to scale. But I think it shows a viewer how a painting may look up on a wall in a room that is all decorated. I may include these types of views on my website www.pjcookartist.com for displaying different paintings in various rooms. What do you think? Is this something that helps you see how a painting could look in your house?
Thanks, PJ Cook

Starting A Seascape Painting - The First Step is a Value Sketch

My next painting project is a seascape in oil. I am going to work from photos I took near Beavertail Light in Rhode Island. The shore is very rocky there, it almost looks like the Maine coast. I have a few nice photos of waves breaking near the rocks. My rough sketch shown here I did in black and grey marker. I wanted to establish the basic values of the painting to see if the composition worked. The long breaking wave with the curl and spray will be the focal point. It has beautiful green color under the curl of the wave. I pay attention to the light source and the shadows. There are dark wet rocks in the foreground and foam from the breaker. My next step will be a color sketch done in oil but painted quickly. I will take the time to do this step to decide on the colors I will use for the painting. I will have the next step in a couple days.

Beach Runners - Watercolor Painting of Sandpipers Running On the Sand

This is a painting I did of some little sandpipers that were at a beach on Long Island Sound. I watched these birds scurrying on the sand at the waters edge. I did a few sketches and took photos and painted this watercolor in my studio. This painting is 15"x 29" overall and is framed in a whitewashed frame that compliments the painting nicely. This first photo above is a closeup of the painting. I used a nice bright blue for the water and added texture to the sand. I painted the birds realistically and showed them in different running positions.
With the long horizontal format of the painting I was able to include several of the birds. The painting is double matted in acid free mat board and comes with a off white/biege driftwood like frame. Price: $450. Contact me with any questions about the painting or purchasing the painting. Thanks, PJ

Latest Beach Painting Finished

This is my latest acrylic beach painting. I have this painting on the back of a wood chair. I am currently finish the wood grain effect for the chair. It is a whitewash effect so it will look great with any beach or nautical decor. I added the beach roses to the path, I think it adds nice color.
I applied a thick gloss finish to the painting, it gives it some depth. This is the third chair for the beach series. I plan on having four chairs included in the set, one more to go!

The picture to the right is my finished bar stool with a beach path painting on the seat. This path does not have the fence just the beach roses. If you would like information on purchasing any of these send me an email pj@pjcookartist.com

Footprints Leading To The Beach Painting On Display

The chair with the Footprints Leading To The Beach Painting is in the window at The Lyme Tree Woman's Exchange of Old Lyme. I painted this chair for a May 9th charity auction in New Haven. The proceeds from the sale of the chair will go towards St Marten dePorres Academy located in New Haven, CT. I enjoyed painting the chair and I hope there is a fury of bidding on the chair because the proceeds will go towards the school.

I will have similar chairs for sale at The Lyme Tree shop soon. I am working on a series of beach, shoreline art scenes for a set of 4 chairs. Also in the works are designs for children's chairs. I will continue posting my progress on the chairs so check back!
For more information on purchasing a chair or artwork please email pj@pjcookartist.com
Thanks,
PJ Cook

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Seascape Painting Finished - Beach scene painted on chair

I have finished painting the wood chair. This chair will be auctioned off in May for a charity. For my seascape painting I decided to use a beach path surrounded by a dune fence and have the fence posts be the back of the chair. I painted sand texture on the seat of the chair and added some seashells along with the footprints. I had the footprints get smaller as the path went further towards the water so it looked like the footprints were receding. This added some depth to the painting. I have a beach umbrella and 2 chairs on the sand and seagulls and sailboats in the distance. The legs and back of the chair I painted white and then painted a yellow glaze over the white and then dragged a grooved tool on the glaze to create small lines. It is a faux painting technique and I think it added interest to the rest of the chair. I then painted a matte finish over the entire chair to protect the finish.

This chair will be on display at the Lyme Tree Woman's Exchange in Old Lyme for a few weeks. I will be painting more of these chairs and offering them for sale. I may be painting several different scenes on the chairs. I will also paint a particular scene if someone wants a specific picture on a chair.

For more details on the charity auction view previous posts for details. Thanks, and contact me at my email: pj@pjcookartist.com for more info on painting the chairs.

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