Happy 2014!

Last Chance to see the Animated Holiday Windows in Washington DC!
Soon it will be time to disassemble the holiday displays I build each year!
Coldwell Bankers Real Estate offices, 6th and Pennsylvania Ave SE

...until January 9th
 

Here's a video of the Christmas Village and Train Window

and one more of the North Pole Christmas village as elves load the sleigh

"Capitol Hill" window features a holiday village version of the neighborhood surrounding the Capitol Dome in Washington DC

The window displays have become a holiday tradition in the Capitol Hill neighborhood

 

 New Year, New Paintings

"Nightfall at Suburb Station" 2013.   Casein on muslin covered panel 16 x 12,

In this piece, the last evening light above the darkening station contrasts with the amber glow of artificial light surrounding the tracks and parking lot.



"Edge of the Old Grove", 24 x 12

This painting also features an impressionistic study of contrast in light; here the warmth of the sun on a meadow in early autumn, and the rich shade under the canopy of nearby trees.

"Religion and Commerce" 12 x 9

The title of this smaller piece pretty much tells the story of why I found the scene interesting. The view is from the walkway of the Ben Franklin Bridge , where you get a good view of the steeple of St. Augustine Church, along with  more pedestrian structures.

Thanks to all who visited
the Turtle Artisan's Holiday Pop-up!

Hope your mama got her shoppin' done!
 

FALL FEATURES

Visit my booth at the

Jenkintown Art Festival,

Sunday Sept.22, 12:30 to 6:30pm 

 

more info:

http://jenkintown.net/festival-of-the-arts/

 

An open-air art festival is a great way to celebrate the arrival of autumn!

 

I'm working on a variety of new smaller paintings that will be ready in time for the festival. These will be custom framed and ready to hang or give as a gift. Here are a few samples:

 

"Oak, Country Lane" 2013 12x9
Casein on muslin covered panel

"Night Service" 2013 12x16
Casein on muslin covered panel



"Populated Landscapes" featured in QUAIL BELL MAGAZINE

This online and print magazine is described as "a social and artistic experiment in the imaginary, the nostalgic & the otherworldly". Link to their feature on my paintings here:

 

http://www.quailbellmagazine.com/2/post/2013/09/featured-artist-bruce-starr.html



Featured in Quail Bell magazine,
"The Violinist, First Friday" 2013

Summer Shows

Recent Paintings on Display at

Frame House Gallery

7900 High School Road, Elkins Park PA, 19027

 

Casein paintings by Bruce Starr
on display through August

for hours and info visit:
http://www.epframehouse.com/



"Evening Ritual" 16x12, 2013
This painting is a great reminder of summer evenings at the shore; in this piece, watching the sun set from Herring Cove Beach on Cape Cod

Pieces Chosen for MRAC Annual Juried Art Show

 

Two of my paintings have been selected for exhibit in the Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center's 5th juried event running through July. For more information about the show, visit the MRAC website:

Manayunk Roxborough Art Center

 

The paintings chosen are shown below:

"Storm Clouds over Manayunk Viaduct" 2013: 26 x 24, Casein on muslin covered panel

 

 

"Three Lanes to Jersey" 2011: 16 x 12

 

Open studio for the Turtle Artisan's Tour

Thanks to everyone who visited me in the
ELKINS PARK TRAIN STATION!



Ready at the station!

Beautiful tour weather!

Special thanks to
Amy Ragsdale and Denise Shardlow
for all their hard work organizing the tour!



"Tour-ists" browse my paintings

Great to get feedback on my new series

for more information about the Turtle Artisan's Tour, visit:

www.turtlearttour.com
 

 New painting series:
"EYES ON THE ROAD,
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS"


"Nightfall Over Turnpike Crossovers" 36 x 24, Casein

"Sunrise Overpass" 36 x 24, Casein

 

"High Clouds Crossing to Jersey" 36 x 24, Casein
 



"Storm Clouds Over Manayunk Viaduct" 36 x 24, Casein

 

MURAL FOR STATION RENOVATION PROJECT

To help raise funds to create a community arts space in the station's beautiful original waiting room I will be painting a mural for the outbound side of the station facing the High School Road business district.

Working sketch for the station mural

 

Lisa Stockebrand, Cynthia Blackwood, Bruce Starr at Elkins Park Station