Another wonderful day in the shade in Lake Geneva. The conversations, once again, were worthwhile and, hopefully, gave a lot of people a sense of appreciation for the lake and what it is to create a watercolor painting. Thank you to everybody who stopped by, especially my buddy Zach Ziegler who biked in from Burlington via Williams Bay. Most importantly, thanks to my mom who join me on today’s trip. Please visit my Plein Air Site to get a feeling for many of my works at: https://frankkorb.wordpress.com/pleinair/
It was an absolutely gorgeous day in Lake Geneva, WI today. I had a lot of visitors stop by and had a lot of great conversation about art making, art, and all of the challenges that go into the creation of a successful work of art. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and looked at the progress of this painting. Let me know if you are interested today’s work. Thank you, enjoy the day.
Frank
Welcome to my NEW plein air paintings. I have updated my plein air (watercolors) page and have begun to really look at the world around me. While I will always continue to create my abstractions – I love the interaction of the abstract shapes and spaces, the challenges of the observable world is also intriguing. Like all the artists that have inspired me, I work to explore a wide variety of techniques and approaches. I had the great opportunity to work with a handful of artists this summer on the streets of Waterford, WI as they created two weeks of watercolors and 2 weeks of acrylics – all direct observations of the space around them. I also took the time to observe and interpret the town I grew up in. Now I am off to Lake Geneva to share my works and explore the space just down the road. Maybe I’ll see you there.
These works are all available – please let me know when you are interested in purchasing one of these or check out the entire current collection of my plein air paintings on their very own page – HERE.
SOLD – “Bridge Over the Fox River, Waterford, WI,” Watercolor on Paper, $100
SOLD – Main Street, Waterford,” Watercolor on Paper, $100
SOLD – “1st and Main, Waterford, WI,” Watercolor on Paper, $100
I’ve been approaching my new works since just before the holidays and with a new focus on movement and colors. This is a revisit from a number of years ago, and is a welcome approach to my current paintings. The newest pieces are watercolor on paper with collage of ink jet copies of Thomas À Kempis’ work “The Imitation of Christ.” I was inspired to grab the 1400’s book off of my own bookshelf due to a book review my brother, New York author Scott Korb, wrote for “‘Christ Actually’ argues for belief through imitation” by James Carroll published in the the LA Times Jacket Copy.
TONIGHT! Information and Fun! Hope to see you there.
Looking to make something like this…
… or this…
…or this!
Tonight! Open Canvas night in Milwaukee. Pritzlaff Building (333 N Plankinton). 6:00 public arrives… $55 donation. I am in this year… Thank you Jeff Kursel for organizing and inviting me again. Sign up on my mailing list (under BIO above) to get more information and to stay in the loop!
Thank you to all the artists and patrons who came to the first run at a home art show and sale. The conversations that were had, the connections made were wonderful. Special thanks to Stephanie Wiedenhoeft (Your Personal Art Consultant) – my art representative – in setting up and organizing the show. Also thanks to Paul Matzner for making great photographs of the show. Please visit Your Personal Art Consultant on Facebook (http://goo.gl/Qkf201) and take a look at all that Stephanie has to offer!
“From the Front Door,” Acrylic and Collage on Masonite, $150
“X-Flight and American Eagle,” Watercolor on Paper, 7.5″ x 9″, 2014
Two coasters from decades apart. Wooden, noisy, and rockin’ versus the steel, smooth and silent!
“Raging Bull,” Watercolor on Paper, 7.5″ x 9″, 2014
Raging Bull ours such a steep coaster, huge drop and twists… reaches to the sky (and then some).
“The Batman,” Watercolor on Paper, 7.5″ x 9″, 2014
The Batman is, when I can go on roller coasters, my favorite!
“Superman,” Watercolor on Paper, 7.5″ x 9″, 2014
“Superman” and the roller coaster of the same name.
“Goliath,” Watercolor on Paper, 7.5″ x 9″, 2014
The NEW Goliath and the NEW Goliath Painting.
My day at Great America. This was a great day with (sort of) with Abby Korb. She and a friend were out and about hitting all of the roller coasters at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL while I found 5 great places to sit and appreciate the weather and sights at the park. The paintings are all watercolor and 7.5″ x 9″ – perfect for any roller coaster lover’s (or theme park owner’s) wall. I am REALLY enjoying the process of the watercolor landscapes and plein air paintings. I hope you are enjoying them also. Interested? Many folks at Six Flags Great America were. Enjoy!
Frank and Julie Korb 