Featured Art - "Freight Yard"

This month's featured art on display at RE/MAX Advantage Realty is Freight Yard.  When I first visited RE/MAX to see the space and decide whether to exhibit there I was inspired by the industrial feel of the building with brick walls, tall ceilings, exposed ductwork and I-beams. I immediately knew that my industrial themed paintings would be perfect in this setting.  Freight Yard immediately came to mind and definitely had to shown here.

I learned this week that this painting has also been selected for inclusion in North Light's Best of Acrylics book, AcrylicWorks4: Captivating Color, so I thought this was the perfect painting to highlight from the RE/MAX exhibit.

Freight Yard by April M Rimpo

Freight Yard

24" X 45" fluid acrylic

varnished and gallery wrapped

Original $2595
Giclee Prints also available


AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE

If you would like to see the painting, you can stop by RE/MAX Advantage Realty, 729 East Pratt Street, Suite 100, Baltimore MD 21202, and say you are there to see April Rimpo's artwork. All purchases are made through April, so contact her if you have questions or would like to meet at RE/MAX. 

Interested in learning more about April's art inspirations, tips about her painting process, or art business tidbits? Want to know when her art is in exhibits? Consider joining her friends and collectors by signing up for her twice-monthly email.

Copyright April M Rimpo 2014 All Rights Reserved. You may share my work with attribution, but all other uses are prohibited.

Flight 16" X 24" Fluid Acrylic

Flight by April M Rimpo

Flight

Fluid Acrylic

16" X 24"

Having completed several urban scene paintings recently I was in need of a looser, more interpretive painting. Flight is the result. I did start with some of my reference photos, but they served as a jumping off point. They provided the overall flow of the image, but I chose one of my favorite color schemes for the painting, not worrying about the reference colors.  I also wanted a good value plan, providing and interesting pattern of lights and darks. Below is an image of the painting in black and white, letting you see the values more easily.

Using black & white images to check your values

Although I started with a value plan I take photographs of my art each day as I work on a painting. To check the values I open the photo in Photoshop® and use "Desaturate" to turn the image into black and white (as shown at left). This way I can make sure I am achieving the light and dark values that I desire. 

The darks and lights help move your eye through the painting and add a great deal of energy to the finished piece.

Interested in learning more about April's art inspirations, tips about her painting process, or art business tidbits? Want to know when her art is in exhibits? Consider joining her friends and collectors by signing up for her twice-monthly email.

Copyright April M Rimpo 2016 All Rights Reserved. You may share my work with attribution and a link to this source site, but all other uses are prohibited.

Coming in July - April's Solo Exhibit "Summer in the City"

"Summer in the City" my solo exhibit from July 6 - July 28

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 Save the Date for the Opening Reception: July 8, 2016 from 6-9PM

A few of the paintings included in this exhibit are shown here. Watch Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for more previews of the exhibit.

Interested in learning more about April's art inspirations, tips about her painting process, or art business tidbits? Want to know when her art is in exhibits? Consider joining her friends and collectors by signing up for her twice-monthly email.

Copyright April M Rimpo 2016 All Rights Reserved. You may share my work with attribution and a link to this source site, but all other uses are prohibited.

Featured Art - Looking Up

Looking Up, a 36" X 40" fluid acrylic by April M Rimpo

Here is a change of pace for my series of Featured Artwork on display at RE/MAX Advantage Realty. Looking up celebrates a beautiful day in Autumn after the leaves have changed their color by before they fall. This painting is a great way to bring a bit of the outdoors into your home. 

I enjoyed this painting while it was hanging in my living room over the fireplace. It looked great on the brick wall and really let me relax and be taking away, up through the trees to sore wherever my imagination took me.  

If you need a breath of fresh air in your home, perhaps Looking Up is just what you need.

Looking Up

36" X 40" fluid acrylic

varnished and framed in a brushed silver frame

$3175

Original:

36in x 40in Looking Up $3,175.00 USD

If you would like to see the painting, you can stop by RE/MAX Advantage Realty, 729 East Pratt Street, Suite 100, Baltimore MD 21202, and say you are there to see April Rimpo's artwork. All purchases are made through April, so contact her if you have questions or would like to meet at RE/MAX. 

Interested in learning more about April's art inspirations, tips about her painting process, or art business tidbits? Want to know when her art is in exhibits? Consider joining her friends and collectors by signing up for her twice-monthly email.

Copyright April M Rimpo 2014 All Rights Reserved. You may share my work with attribution, but all other uses are prohibited.