Todd M. Casey - Fine Art

Once again, I am in The Whistler House Museum of Art's Annual Juried Members Exhibit 2011. The Museum is the birthplace of James McNeil Whistler and provides the city of Lowell Massachusetts with beautiful art and history. I am humbled once again, as they chose to put my painting on the postcard that was mailed out for the exhibit. If you are in the area, come check out the exhibit. This year there are 51 artists that are part of the show, with a nice diversity of work. The piece I submitted is called "Gorch Fock" oil on linen, 20 x 24. The Gorch Fock was a German Ship built in 1933. During WWII the ship was used as a stationary office ship in Straslund. My wife and I are big fans of WWII history so researching is always a fun part of my process. Annual Juried Members Exhibit 2011 November 19 to December 30 Reception: November 19 from 2 to 4 pm

Like I mentioned in the last post, I've been doing portrait paintings on the weekend at the GCA. This one is Oil on Linen, about 21 hours (with the drawing and painting). I worked primarily with a flesh palette consisting of a Yellow String, Orange String, Red String and a Neutral String. I also use a full palette to get the highest chromatic colors when needed. Below is my transfer drawing and painting. Todd

I've been doing portrait drawing and painting on the weekends at the GCA. Here is a 6 hour drawing done with an HB pencil and white colored pencil, on Strathmore Grey paper. The length of this pose is for roughly 30 hours, so I"ll be transferring this to canvas and working with the drawing to do a finished painting. I'll try to post the work in progress. Todd