Photographing Light

Beautiful night but no light on Peter's favorite group of trees

20 minutes later, light!

This group of trees near our home has inspired countless paintings from Peter. For him, it is solely a winter motif and most interesting at the end of the day when the trees are lit by the last golden light of the day -- with the exception of "Winter Sunrise" and "Morning Lavender" when he discovered a different kind of light at dawn. Some other paintings inspired by this location are, "Winter Storm Clearing", "Winter Warmth", as well as "Meadow, Late Day December" to name a few.

Winter Trees

Out enjoying the snow

Frosty

Pretty...

Happy New Year!

Dusk on the first day of a New Year

Merry Christmas!

Sunrise on Christmas Eve with Lisa, Paul and Peter

Starting the day with a walk in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a lovely thing.

Olsommer's Tree Farm

Tree hunting

Lisa and Paul are home for Christmas along with their friend Rachel. We went to Olsommer's Tree Farm to pick out our Christmas tree and it snowed -- a fun day! With three young artists in the house, should be fun decorating.

Wren Rest

This little bird found a comfy home

I noticed a couple of dark spots in the lanterns on Peter's studio. I was very surprised to find there were two little fluffy, brown spotted birds sleeping in them. They don't seem to mind the lights and have come back every night to snooze. I believe they are wrens. Good night sweet birds.

Pom Poms Galore!

I love this time of year when all of the various grasses and plants in the fields of the DWGNRA are left standing and bare. They're so beautiful. I'm sure these "Pom Poms" have an official name -- I just don't know what it is, so to me, they are the pom poms or is it pom-poms or pompoms or pompons?

Foggy Evening

Delivering My Work

Mr. Two Face says good bye

Yesterday, Peter and I drove to the Art Essex Gallery to deliver some of my work. Peter took this great photo of Mr. Two Face in the window of the gallery, freshly unpacked, waiting for placement. I hope he finds a wonderful new home! 

Lisa and I will both be part of their juried Holiday Presence show that runs from December 1st through December 31st. Art Essex Gallery is located at 10 Main Street in Essex, CT. To learn more about my work, visit www.barbarafiore.com and to learn more about Lisa's work, visit www.lisafiore.com.

Meet the Fiores!

Milford Journal Cover (cropped), November 2012

Our local magazine, The Milford Journal, recently sent writer and artist, Michael Hartnett to interview Peter, me, Lisa and Paul. He did a great job of capturing a little bit about each one of us -- as Michael said, it was like putting Mt. Everest in a thimble. To read the article, click here.

2 Sides of a Wall

Flat light on this side of the wall, but...

...beautiful light on the other side

Tic Tac Toe Tree

The morning after our first snow

Gallery Talk

Lauren Travis introduces Peter

Peter's gallery talk at the Travis Gallery on Saturday was a big success. As always, everyone had a wonderful time and Peter gave them all a lot to think about. The show has closed but much of the work will remain on display at the gallery through the month of December during the Small Paintings show. So if you haven't seen the work yet and you're in the area, it's well worth a visit!