A couple of my upcoming Art Fests

Save the dates, Mark your calendars now! Here's the first 2 shows I have been selected to be in so far: May 12th, 2018 (Saturday of Mother's day weekend) Hershey ArtFest and Flower Show        10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (downtown Hershey) August 25th, 2018 (Saturday) Bloomsburg ArtFest 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.        (Town Square, from the fountain up Market St to Ridge Avenue)  Come out and visit me, I look forward to meeting you .

Just Finished - Fox in the Meadow

Just Finished
Fox in the Meadow
13 x 7
Medium Gouache
$325.00 matted & framed
Frame Size - 18x12

Available at www.bill-kassel.com

Currently on my easel

Fox in the Meadow - pass #2
13x7
Gouache on 140# watercolor paper
Keeping the brushes larger so I can keep it loose. Don't want to get lost in detail and lose the feeling. Loving the direction this is going.

Pass #3 it may be done
13 x 7 (will get double matted and put in an 18 x 12 frame
Gouache on watercolor paper
Now to give a little art lesson. Gouache pronounced G-wash is an opaque watercolor. Very popular back in the day by illustrators because of its quick drying properties and scannability.

Whooooo's There

Just recently finished this painting. I am fascinated by the hidden color and textures that can be found in light and shadow. I was hoping this would help others see what I see when I look at something.

Whooooo's There

8 x 12

Gouache on 140# watercolor paper 

Available at

www.bill-kassel.com

On my Easel - Levon

Levon - First Pass working on capturing his essence and feeling

12 x 8
Gouache on watercolor paper

Just Finished & sold

Finished & sold...will be heading to Aiken, SC
Jerry Garcia
11 3/4 x 8
Gouache on watercolor paper

Prints will be available
$140.00 - Matted & Framed
$90.00 - matted only
bill@bill-kassel.com

On my easel - Jerry Garcia

Getting back in the swing of painting again.

 Trying to capture the feeling of music

 

 

Jerry Garcia

10 x 7

Gouache & watercolor

It's been a while

After working on finishing art work, making prints and getting ready for a couple of Art Fests, not to mention the Holidays I am back. Here's the first painting I am working of 2018 that I am working on.

It's a slate painting of the Octoraro Lodge 22
8 x 6
Acrylic on slate

My last show of the season

My last show of the season, Come visit me at the CHRISTKINDLMARKET at the Daniel Boone Homestead:
400 Daniel Boone Rd,
Birdsboro, PA 19508
Friday, December 8 & Saturday December 9, 2017
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Stroll through the Homestead grounds lit with luminaries and lights. Visit the Wayside Lodge and chat with a redware potter or sample some mead. See the General Store for your Daniel Boone gifts as well as other items from the gift shop including wooden toys, crafts and books. Grab a bite to eat or a warm cup of hot chocolate from our food vendors. Visit the craft tent (heated) with over 30 crafters selling all their handmade items.
I will be there with 2 original paintings from the Homestead and 1 painting on slate from the path behind the homestead.
I will have prints, slate art and notecards for sale. So please come out and support The Daniel Boone Homestead.

Semi Custom Framing Service Available

The most expensive part of a custom framing order is almost always the frame. So one of the best ways to save money is to use a standard size picture frame whenever possible. The use of ready-made picture frames makes it an economical and practical alternative to framing canvas art, photographs, pastels and watercolors, especially when custom framing is not the answer to your framing needs. By using inexpensive ready-made frames, cutting custom mats to fit a standard frame and clear glass I can put it all together to make people think you had it custom framed.  Even if art is an odd size, a custom mat can often be used with a standard frame.  And, if a standard size just won't do, I now make simple hand crafted frames. Do you have a frame you would like to re-use? I can make an evaluation to see if the frame is in good repair and appropriately sized. Contact me for your framing needs.