Splash 18: The best of Watercolor

"Buffalo Savings Bank" can be found on
page 87 of Splash 18: The Best of Watercolor.

I am excited to announce that my watercolor painting "Buffalo Savings Bank" has been selected to be included in Splash 18: The Best of Watercolor.  My painting is on page 87 and you can read the caption below. The book will be released on July 21, 2017.

Early Morning At Island Park

Early Morning At Island Park
Acrylic on Raymar canvas panel
8" x 10"
Chris Breier © 2017

On this particular morning, I decided to take a walk at Island Park. The sun was up and it was the beginning of a hot summer day. There are a number of areas of the park that would make a good painting but what attracted me to this spot was how the sun changed the appearance of the water. The area in direct sun reveals the muddy color of the water and the shadow areas reflect the blue-green color of the trees in the background.

I also enjoyed painting the tree, I used a little bit of impasto on the tree trunk (impasto is when the paint is applied in a thick manner to create texture). I used daubs of various shades of green to paint the foliage.

The original painting is for sale through email $160 plus $10 shipping.

Shea's (SOLD)

Shea's
Watercolor on paper
12"x18"
Chris Breier © 2016

The Shea's Performing Art Center is located in in downtown Buffalo. I spent an afternoon walking around the theatre  district looking for subject matter for my paintings. I took a number of photographs of this vantage point of Shea's but I realized that it needed something.

I took a few more pictures, trying different composistions but nothing worked. Then I spotted the metro rail in the distance and it happened to be red! I waited until it was in the perfect position and took a few pictures. The metro rail added a much needed focal point and the red created a nice contrast to the overall blue tone of the painting.

Buffalo Lighthouse

Acrylic on wood panel

8”x10”

Chris Breier © 2016

The original painting is for sale. The weather was very turbulent when I took the reference photo for this painting. There was a storm brewing over Lake Erie and the winds were cold and strong. It’s a long walk to the lighthouse and I wasn’t sure if the rain would hold out long enough for me to take a few pictures. I beat the storm, but the wind blew my hat off and I chased after so it wouldn’t end up in the lake. The bell buoy at the bottom right is from the 1920’s.