Matt Chinian Painting Blog

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Right or left on Carney-Cassidy Rd. and 2 climb-ups in the Adirondacks.

I was feeling a little slow today, feeling the slog that comes from life's scuzz building up the way it does. I took down the Roundhouse Cafe' show, and it was still a beautiful day, I needed to get out and paint despite the understanding that I'd not sold a single painting since December of last year. I've decided that the impending implosion of our world was the ultimate reason; who would buy art while world war 3 is breaking out? None the less, I needed to get a fix, and my dealer is at large under the big blue, called up with the sound of pant slapping on panel. Here is the fix:

Today......

#814 Carney-Cassidy Rd. @ CR 61 7-17-16 12x16

My scene: an intersection, and a decision, East or West?

Two days ago saw an end of the day cloud from the dock on 6th Lake.

Sorry about this photo, it was getting dark....

#813 6th Lake cloud from dock

7-15-16

6x8

Last Friday I didn't know where I wanted to go, it was pretty cloudy, and I hate that, so I ended up climbing one of the shortest, easiest trails around, Eagle Cliff in Eagle Bay, with a view of 4th Lake.

#812 4th lake from Eagle Cliff, Eagle Bay, NY. 7-15-16 9x12

Well, you get the idea......So on Tuesday the 12th of July I went to Glens Falls.

#810 Glens Falls City Park, Glens Falls, NY. 7-12-16 11x12

I went to Glens Falls because they invited painters to come to the park on Tuesdays, there was a band and a few other painters. It was a lovely and mellow time, repeat Tuesday's until August 16.

Just a few notes on the day, ask questions, why not?

The day before that, I was feeling up for a challenge, at least mentally, I had to push myself physically, the fallout of some health stuff that's been slowly fading, thankfully, but this day proceeded that, so, yeah, I had a little scramble up. This is at least the forth time up here to paint.

There is a lean-to up here, and a view of Big Moose Lake.

#809 View of Big Moose Lake from Billy's Bald Spot. 7-11-17 12x16

A slightly better photo of it in the lean-to.

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Finished June Paintings

June was a productive month, I don't know how that happened, there were distractions, work, family, health, life etc...... I account for it by "stealing" some time here and there to get out and paint, also we had beautiful weather, so that didn't hurt. Maybe the pressure, the time constraints aren't all that bad, forcing myself to paint something, and try to get the essence in a short, hurried time, maybe not. Here are 23 from this month:

#778 Battenkill @ Clarks Mills 6-1-16 11x12

#779 View from kitchen 6-1-16 9x12

#780 Outback 6-4-16 8x10

#781 Turnpike Rd. @ Duel Hollow Rd. 6-6-16 11x14

#782 Main St. 6-6-16 10x8

#783 Bridge St. Greenwich. 6-9-16 11x12

#784 Hoosic River @ Buskirk 6-10-16 9x12

#785 Dunbar Rd. 6-11-16 11x14

#786 Raefield Farm Rd. 6-14-16 14x16

#787 Hudson River @ Troy, NY. 6-15-16 9x12

#788 Tingue Rd. 6-16-16 9x12

#789 English Rd. 6-16-16 7x10

#790 Salem St. Greenwich, NY. 6-17-16 10x8

#791 Battenkill @ Center Falls. 6-18-16 9x12

#792 S. Cambridge Rd. 6-19-16 11x12

#793 Near Battenkill, Battenville. 6-20-16 8x10

#794 Delavan Rd. 6-21-16 8x10

#795 Beaver Pond, Inlet, NY. 6-23-16 8x10

#796 Back Bay, 6th lake, Inlet, NY. 6-24-16 9x12

#797 6th Lake, @ Dam, Inlet, NY. 6-24-16 11x12

#798 Old Cambridge Rd. 6-25-16 7x10

#799 County route 61 Jackson, NY. 6-26-16 8x10

#800 County Route 68, Post Corners, NY. 6-30-16 9x12

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Adirondacks and back, 15 paintings over 17 days, mega-blog!

OK so I haven't blogged for quite a while, it's been lots of window work (more on this later), keeping up with the family and painting, so it seems that the blog and posts on FB and other web sites have been thrown to the wayside. Please forgive me! When I stared this blog I thought it might serve only to document my work, like a running visual diary, it's grown into much more, and feeding it has become a challenge, so I'll try to make it up now, or at least the documentation part, we'll see how the rest goes......

Yesterday I went out in the morning.

This is the Battenkill by Skellie Rd.

#807 Battenkill @ Skellie Rd. 7-6-16 11x14

The day before I went to the Buskirk Bridge, over the Hoosic River. I've painted this scene before, and when I got here there was a brightly lit triangle of light that I knew I had to attempt again, but alas, it was gone in an instant, I lied about it and put it in anyway, I don't do that.

#806 Hoosic River @ Buskirk 7-5-16 11x12

This scene is right behind the Ball Cabin on 6th Lake. Much of what I love about the Adirondacks are the intimate places that light up when the sun hits it.

#804 Back Bay, 6th Lake 7-4-16 7x10

Immediately after that I turned and mover about 50 feet and did this:

#805 Back Bay 2 7-4-16 6x8

This place is next to the out house, yes we use one here at the cabin, I consider it lovely, really! anyway the view of the lake through the trees sets up a dynamic arrangement of darks and lights, horizontal and vertical, and I liked that.

#803 6th Lake thru trees 7-3-16 8x10

This is the beaver pond formally known as Hess Pond, about a 1/2 mile hike out back of the Ball Cabin. It's one of my favorite spots, while not far you feel like it's really out there.

#802 Beaver Pond 7-3-16 11x12

Me.

There are places around here that you just have to find, I had been here before, a spot where a tributary runs under the railroad and int the Battenkill, and knew it would be nice and cool and shady, just the place Ollie likes!

#801 Battenkill, RR Bridge near Battenville 7-1-16 9x12

On the last day of June:

#800 Cty Rte. 68, Post Corners (White Creek, NY) 6-30-16 9x12

#799 Cty Rte 61, Jackson, NY 6-26-16 8x10

A terrible photo, not a bad painting, better one will come.

#798 Old Cambridge Rd. 6-25-16 7x10

Sometimes these happen, I was going to scrape it off, but a reminder of what I did on this day might be helpful if I go back to this spot or have a similar challenge to face.