Luna Mixed Media Paintings- the color shifts with the light and viewing angle

Oil and Cold Wax Painting 18" x36 "

Oil and Wax on Canvas 18" x 36 " salt marsh at Kennebunkport

Throwback to a few years ago- Oil Paintings at Muscoot Farm Show

Dreamscape in Oil and Wax 16"x16"

Landscape Painting in Oil and Wax

Peekskill OpenStudios June3-4 2017

Mille Fiore Painting Print of my original painting available in my etsy shop hillaryhostetlerart

New Painting. Wild flowers. Prints available on Etsy.Hillaryhostetlerart

New Painting. Wild flowers. Prints available on Etsy. Hillaryhostetlerart

August Show at Muscoot Farm

A New Direction- "Abundance" 24"x36", acrylic and mixed media on canvas

I have taken a fresh direction in my painting. Remaining firmly grounded in nature, I am turning to flowers-heaping bouquets of abundant flowers. With a wink to the art historical Flemish  flower painters such as Jan Bruegel the Elder, I am combining flowers that bloom in different places and seasons into impossibly shaped towering bouquets. The paintings are modernized with mixed media techniques and materials, modern texture and pattern combinations, and whimsical bright colors. More to come soon.

MFA 2014 EXHIBITION INSTALLATION

These are two photos from my MFA Graduate Exhibition at the Lehman Gallery, May 2014. The ten work installation that the viewer is in front of is my contribution to the show. As you can see the paintings are very tiny, most of them have been shown on this blog individually as they were completed. There are alot more that were also part of the project, but for the final installation we decided to edit down to ten. They are all 5"x7" , oil on boards, and framed in Matte black floater frames. Hanging the installation straight took hours, and would never have been achieved without the help of my friend Shang-Ping Liu, also an MFA Graduate in the exhibition.

GRASSLANDS

Waking up to yet another hot, steamy, summer work morning today, I thought a cool, calm landscape would refresh the spirit. The long, smooth, brush strokes are soothing and the atmospheric colors reminiscent of the time just after dawn when the cool mist is rising and and a feeling of quietude blankets the land. Greens, Blues, and Greys reinforce this effect. Grasslands 5"x7" Oil Paint on Panel

MARSHLAND

On such a hot summer day, I can really appreciate the cool misty tone of this painting.
Marshland  5" x 7"   Oil Paint on Board.

My Favorite new book

I am loving "A Brush with the Real ", by Marc Valli and Margherita Dessanay. It is book that includes a well curated sampling of profiles about 20 international mid-career contemporary figurative artists and their work.  There is a brief Q&A with each artist and a handful of large well produced color photos of their work. The format is very readable with topics of interest to those who enjoy contemporary figurative painting. Artists that I really admire are included in the collection. Just a few names of included artists are, Amy Bennett , Dan Witz, Caroline Walker, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye,Serban Savu, Tim Eitel, Cynthia Daignault, Wayne Toepp, Kent Dorn,Wilhelm Sasnal, and others. They discuss their process, background, influences, technique, and other offerings, in short interesting passages. As these are artists whose work and careers I admire , the book is a real treat for me.