New Spring Paintings

Hope you are all having a great spring! I wanted to share some new paintings I made in the last couple months. Take a look and let me know which is your favorite.

 

I spotted a Great Egret perched on a fence at the southern tip of Key Biscayne during my stay there this January. The sun was behind the clouds, about to set, and casting a soft light over the scene. Despite the low contrast, the Miami baby blue ocean was still vivid in the background.

I've painted this field near the north fork of Long Island a few times. I love the chaotic beauty of wildflower fields, especially this one, which is overrun by sunflowers.

Night Reflection captures the serene evening ambiance of Wellfleet, Cape Cod, as seen from Cannon Hill Island. The town glows under the light of the full moon, casting a reflection on the still waters below.

This painting captures the fleeting pink hues in the sky just after sunset from the vantage point of my street corner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

This painting shows a large crab I discovered in the tidal pool right underneath Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon.

Cloudy Morning captures the serene moments just before dawn, with a semi-overcast sky.

This painting captures the sunset over Jamaica Bay in New York City, a unique location with minimal foliage and expansive views of the sky and horizon.

This painting depicts a scattering of wildflowers on the tundra, framed against the backdrop of snow-capped mountains.

Open Sky depicts rows of flowers blooming on a farm beneath the expansive blue sky of Oregon, just to the north of Mt. Hood.


 

Light, Shadows & Valentine's Day: New Works & Sale, January 28th

 
 

On Sunday, January 28th, I'll be releasing eight new artworks, coinciding with a 20% discount on my older pieces.

This latest batch of new works represents a shift for me, diving into playing with light and shadows in a more pronounced way than I ever have before. Working with light used to stress me out — it felt like using strong values would risk making the whole picture fall apart. But strong lighting, as it turns out, is what makes the picture!

Here are a few recent paintings where I've intensified my focus on lighting — a theme echoed in the works I'll be sharing on January 28th.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

Holiday Gifts from $20 - $200

I hope your holidays are going well!

If you’re looking for gifts, check out my select paintings and printed items below which are all under $200 between now and this Friday, December 8th. All paintings are handmade using oil on wood panel.

Shipping

Paintings will be sent via UPS and will take 2-7 days to ship. One exception: Red Mountains in New Mexico is still drying and will be ready to ship on December 13th. Printed items are made on demand, so they will take a little more time — allow 2 weeks to be safe.


GARDEN

Path in Dappled Sunlight (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
Two Irises (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
Roses (8 x 6 inches)
Sale Price:$140.00 Original Price:$175.00
 
 

UPSTATE

Sun in the Catskills (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
The Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
 
Alice Busch Opera Theater (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
 

AMERICAN WEST

Angels Landing, Zion National Park (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
Red Mountains in New Mexico (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
Arches National Park (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
Glacier National Park (5 x 7 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00

OCEAN

Sunset over Jamaica Bay (5 x 7 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
Cloudy Sunset (6 x 4 inches)
Sale Price:$140.00 Original Price:$175.00


Stockade Art Show, September 9

 
 

Come see me and my work in person! I’ll be exhibiting my paintings at the 72nd Annual Stockade Villagers’ Outdoor Art Show in Schenectady, NY on Saturday, September 9th. Come say hi and see my work!

The event features artists exhibiting and selling their works outdoors along the streets of the beautiful Stockade historic district. The event will be from 10am - 4pm on Saturday with a rain date of Sun., Sep 10th from noon to 4pm.

The Stockade neighborhood in Schenectady has special meaning for me — my first home was an apartment in the village center (just out of frame in the picture above), my first job was in the Stockade and my grandparents lived there for 40 years. I’ve also been a fan of the Stockade Art Show since I was a kid, so I’m excited to be a participating artist this year.


Stockade Art Show Location: 100 Front Street, Schenectady, NY

 
 
 

Plein Air Garden Week

I had a great week painting outside at my local community garden in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Red Shed Community Garden)! Thanks to everyone that followed along and came to visit me. The weather was perfect for the first five days. One the last (sixth day) it was a downpour, but it worked out — I was able to paint from underneath the stage at the center of the garden. Now that my plein air week is over, I wanted to share the paintings I made as well as photos from my time there:

 
Irises (14 x 11 inches)
Sale Price:$460.00 Original Price:$580.00
Alliums and Irises (11 x 14 inches)
Sale Price:$460.00 Original Price:$580.00
Bleeding Hearts, Alliums and Irises (12 x 18 inches)
Sale Price:$540.00 Original Price:$680.00
 
 
Two Irises (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
 

PHOTOS FROM MY PLEIN AIR GARDEN WEEK

Planning My Plein Air Garden Week

POST PLEIN AIR GARDEN WEEK UPDATE:

I had a great week painting outside at my local community garden! Thanks to everyone that followed along and came to visit me. Now that my plein air week is over, I wanted to share the paintings I made and let you know they’ll be available to own once they’re dry starting on Sunday, June 18th. To get a reminder for the sale, be sure to join my email list here:

Paintings I made during my plein air week:

 

Oil on wood, 14 x 11 inches

Oil on wood, 11 x 14 inches

Oil on wood, 10 x 8 inches

Oil on wood, 12 x 18 inches

Oil on wood, 7 x 5 inches

Oil on wood, 8 inches in diameter

 

ORIGINAL POST:

 

Plein air painting of Red Shed Community Garden last May

 

I’m excited to share that for the second year in a row, I’ll be spending a week painting at Red Shed Community Garden in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I’ll be at the garden every day, starting Monday, May 15th through Saturday, May 20th. I encourage anyone in the area to stop by and see my work in progress. If you want to make art in the garden as well, feel free to bring your art supplies and come join me! I’ll be there every afternoon as long as it’s not raining too much.

Plein air painting (painting outside) is always an adventure. It’s challenging to make a painting in one sitting while also dealing with the weather, insects and changing lighting. But it’s also exciting to work quickly and directly from nature.

Follow my progress online:
I will update my Instagram page daily with the work I’ve made, share my experience and update my schedule in case you’re interested in visiting. My hope is to make five paintings in six days!

Visit me in person:
Red Shed Community Garden
266 Skillman Ave., Brooklyn, NY (View in Google Maps)
Mon., May 15 - Sat., May 20, daily, 12 - 5PM (weather permitting)

 
Alex Roediger painting at Red Shed Community Garden
 

Red Shed Community Garden location:

 

Yosemite National Park Digital Drawings

As part of my recent National Park painting series, I have some of my Yosemite digital drawings available in the form of posters, T-shirts and totes.

National Park Series

Visiting any national park is always a big deal to me. Along with being beautiful, these parks have an extra layer of magic to them knowing that they’ve been designated as national parks and that we’ve committed to preserving them as forever places. With the pandemic receding, I’ve been back to traveling more and would love to visit (and revisit) some of these amazing places.

To show my love of the National Park System, I made a series of small paintings celebrating the parks I’ve been to and the ones I’d like to go to next:

 
 

The park I would most like to revisit is the Grand Canyon. When I first saw the Grand Canyon, I instantly recognized that (in the best way possible) nothing in my life matters. It really put my life into perspective and I saw the world beyond myself and beyond human history. Those exposed layers of earth got me in touch with the amazing fact that we’re standing on a rock floating in an infinite space. I’d like to get back in touch with that feeling.

 
 

With five visits so far, I’ve been to the Everglades more than any other national park. This painting shows one of the many egrets I saw there this January in Shark Valley, a bird and alligator filled section of the Everglades that has an amazing 15 mile bike loop.

The most dramatic national park I’ve been to is Yosemite. And that’s saying something since all the national parks are dramatic. The 4,000 foot cliffs, giant waterfalls, fields and river are stunning. It might be the most beautiful place I’ve ever been. Sequoia National Park is nearby and equally stunning with its giant trees.

Acadia is the closest national park to me and I loved how varied the landscape is - on a short hike you’ll pass a beautiful lake, go through the forest and then abruptly be on a cliff overlooking the ocean.


More Parks to Visit

Below are a few of the national parks I have yet to visit but I painted since they are on the top of my list for where to go next. Let me know if you’ve been and have any tips!

 
 
Angels Landing, Zion National Park (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
 
Arches National Park (7 x 5 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00
 
Glacier National Park (5 x 7 inches)
Sale Price:$175.00 Original Price:$220.00

MY STORE: NATIONAL PARKS DIGITAL DRAWINGS

 
 

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Studio Clearance Sale, Sunday, Jan 29th

I’m currently in the middle of working on a series of National Parks paintings that I’ll share in March. But in the meantime, my apartment is overflowing with paintings so on next Sunday, January 29th, I’ll be having a studio clearance sale in time for Valentine’s Day. I want to find as many homes as possible for my old work so I have room for my new 2023 paintings. Most of my works will range between 25 - 75% off. I’m also open to any reasonable offers. You can see my available works here.

Below are a few of the works that will be on sale.

My Year of Experimental Landscape Painting

In order to keep myself focused and always learning, I've been choosing a theme for how I approach my art at the start of every year. To contrast my 2021 theme of selling lots of work, I decided that for 2022, I’d focus on creative experimentation. Trying lots of different techniques turned out to be a lot of fun and definitely helped me learn lots of new skills. Below are some of the different experiments I tried in 2022:

Studying the Masters

I started the year by copying the works of well-known artists. This exercise was a great way for me to get out of my heard and try different painting techniques. It got me thinking I could be much more adventurous in my colors and compositions.

Digital Drawing

In February, I bought an iPad and Apple Pencil so I could try digital drawing. Even though I have a lot of drawing and painting skills, there’s nothing like trying a new medium to make me realize how far back square-one can be when working with new tools. One of the great things about drawing with the iPad is how convenient it is to bring outside for a quick and easy drawing session. This is especially true for cold winter days when I can’t be outside forever. I’ve had so much fun with the iPad, that I’m going to keep making digital drawings into the new year.

Plein Air Painting (Painting Outdoors)

Plein air painting is tough. It’s not easy to start and finish a decent sized painting in one day, it’s hard to be exposed to the elements for eight hour stretches and it’s a lot of work to drag all my painting equipment to a painting location and back again. But I’ve found the intensity of painting outdoors is a lot of fun and totally worth it. The connection I make with the subject matter is much greater when I’m there in-person and I think that’s reflected in the paintings I make. Plein air painting turned out to be the most rewarding experiment for me this year with my week-long plein air residency at my local garden being the highlight.

Creating My Store

My extended recovery from COVID this fall took away the energy I needed to paint for a few months. But I did have enough energy to use my computer, so I started an online store that offers my artwork on t-shirts and shoes. I’ve been happy with the results and look forward to expanding my store in the new year with lots of fun new items.

 
 

Trying New Styles

I’ve been trying a variety of drawing styles as well as different brush and palette knife techniques in my paintings this year. The idea is that my new paintings would look different but still recognizable as being mine. This is something I’d like to keep exploring in the new year as there a lot of different painting techniques I’d still like to try.

The Year Ahead

For 2023, I’ve decided that I’m going to base my art around six series of works, each with it’s own theme. I’ll announce each series as I start it and allow people to follow my progress in real-time. Once I’m done with a series, I’ll share the finished works before moving on to the next theme. My first series will focus on our National Parks.

Photo I took of El Capitan in Yosemite, 2018

Wishing you all the best as you plan out your new year!