Visit My Art Gallery at Artsetter Online Gallery

I know this is not genealogy but this is my other strong interest. Artsetter is a Paris based online art gallery. I have now been accepted as one of their artists. I had to go through a voting process and I appreciate those of you who voted for me.  Now I put up an initial gallery of 24 paintings. I will add more and perhaps some drawings and photos.

I encourage you to visit the Artsetter site and comment on my work as feedback is really appreciated. When you get to the site you can find my gallery under the gallery tab. For now it is listed in new galleries but that may evolve.

Here is what I wrote in my profile. I paint with acrylics and also do simple line drawings. My focus is directly painting what I see. The goal is not photo realism but an integration of painting and seeing. I primarily do still life or painting from a model at the moment. I have experimented with landscapes from direct observation. I recently did a series on breakfast. These were done from photos. I do not go beyond what I see as I have always imagined paintings as I look at the world. Now I am having fun creating some of these images. I live and work in the Boston area (US) but also paint from my travels. I grew up in New Orleans and it remains a favorite place. I would like to paint there.

Here is a sampling of the initial works in the gallery. You can click on the images to enlarge them. 

                       
 
 
 
 

Comments

[Genealogy Research]

Beautiful artwork.

[Dave Oglesby]

Do you have any information on the Ives family in and around Salem, MA in the first half of the 19th century? I'm particularly interested in W. Ives, S.B. Ives, Henry Ives, and D. P. Ives.

[bill Ives]

The Salem MA Ives started with a different Ives than William who went to New Haven so I am not related to them. I believe it was Miles Ives who first came over in the early 17th century and started the line. I did live near there a few years ago and there are still many Ives in the area.