Thursday, September 29, 2016

CUBA 2017 PLEIN AIR WORKSHOP/DON'T MISS OUT


CUBA 2017 Plein Air Workshop with Ted Matz
April 29-May 7, 2017

Please join me on a plein air painting adventure like no other. This workshop is designed to allow you to see the day-to-day life of the Cuban people, experience their culture in a very intimate way. The tour will have it's own tour guide and private driver the entire time you are in Cuba. This will allow you to see and experience things that most tourist will never see. The painting experience will be varied, with options to paint urban scenes as well as the rural landscapes.

SIGN UP NOW WHILE SPACE IS STILL AVAILABLE!

For more information contact Janet Miller at The Travel Gallery (561) 745-1559 or janet@thetravelgallery.com

#pleinair #cuba #pleinairworkshop #tedmatz 

CUBA 2017 PLEIN AIR WORKSHOP



Monday, August 29, 2016

NEW WORK:

I have been very remiss in posting my new work and am trying to rectify that by making weekly posts as a part of my schedule.

The works below are my latest pieces I have completed this summer and I feel represent me the best.  I have gotten into nocturnals and sunrise/sunsets as well as trying to expand my palette a bit.  Hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them!






The two below were painting based on my trip to Farindola, Italy this summer.  I am planning on doing a posting of that trip so stay tuned and learn more about my adventure.



Saturday, January 2, 2016

ON THE WAY TO GEORGE'S #4

This painting is number four in a series I have been working on based on my travels to the New England area this past summer.  I made the paintings as a way of reconnecting with my love of the Northeast, in particular Vermont, Massachusetts and Upstate New York.  #oilpainting #landscapepainting #newengland


Saturday, December 26, 2015

ON THE WAY TO GEORGE'S SERIES

I have been painting some studio pieces that were inspired by my trip this past summer to Cambridge, MA to visit George Van Hook.  Having lived in Vermont prior to to moving to Florida, I really miss the charm of the northeast landscape.


On The Way To George's / '52 Ford, 30x24, Oil on Canvas


On The Way To Georges / Old Timer,  24x36, Oil on Canvas

CLASS DEMO'S


I enjoy doing class demonstrations.  They are not labored and express a spontaneity that is produced in the process that amazes me. It is like, in twenty minutes max you have produced something that is fairly realistic but at the same time has a freedom of application that other planned pieces just do not have.

  

Still Life, 12x9, Oil on Panel



Arcadia National Park, Desert Island, Ma., 12x9, Watercolor



Demo, 5x5, Watercolor

Monday, November 30, 2015

50/50 EVENT AT THE ARMORY ART CENTER

The painting below was done at the Armory Art Centers fundraising event called 50/50 in West Palm  Beach.  Fifty Artists who get 50% commission on their painting that is sold in the auction.  You have 2 hours to complete your painting, and this includes setup and take down,  that is on a 16x20 canvas that is provided.  So you really are a bit stressed when you paint and of course people talking to you as you paint which eats up time also.  I think it is really fun, as well as challenging.






































50/50, Oil on Canvas, 22x16

Painting in Cortona

Painting in Cortona
City of Cortona with view of valley

Painting of View of Cortona Valley

Painting of View of Cortona Valley
It was such a lovely day we painted in the piazza overlooking the valley. The round building in the foreground is actually part of the original wall that surrounds Cortona.

Cortona View Lake Trasimento from Piazza Garibaldi

Cortona Italy Workshop

The workshop was a very successful and met everyones expectations. The Villa di Piazzano was an outstanding small hotel that lived up to its rating of four stars. The staff was very accommodating and helpful. Our tour excursions to Florence, Sienna and Montepulciano were very fun and helped to take the participants minds off of the pressure of producing a painting.

I am currently in the planning stages of producing my next workshop and if anyone would like to be put on the list of perspective participants please email me at tedmatz@comcast.net

The pictures below will give you taste of our Plein Air Painting Adventure.

Courtyard of Hotel di Piazzano

Painting in the courtyard

View of Cortona in the distance.

Scouting painting sites.

Group painting in country side

Plein Air Passion

My real passion is for plein air painting. Love the challenge that you have to deal with when painting outside. I personally think it makes you a better painter because you have to deal with so many unforeseen circumstances that come your way but also you have a better handle on light, darks and textures that you don't get from working in a studio and from photos. The following is a sample of some of my most recent work done en plein air. This painting is currently being shown in a group show at the Palm Beach County Cultural Council in Lake Worth, FL and runs through the middle of September, 2013.

Apoxee Landscape

Apoxee Landscape

The path at Apoxee Park

Demo piece at Jupiter Beach Park.

Four Arts Lily Pads One

Four Arts Lily Pads One

Four Arts Lily Pads Two

Four Arts Lily Pads Two

Still Life

I generally do still lives as exercises and demonstrations for my painting classes. Featured below are samples of those pieces.

Bright Red Cup

Bright Red Cup

Blue Bottle with Violets One

Blue Bottle with Violets One