Mar/Apr 2011 Newsletter

March/Apr 2011

Birds of a Feather - This Friday!

Birds of a Feather, a group show of bird related artwork, opens this Friday with a special reception from 5-9pm at Caswell Gallery in Troutdale, OR. Peter will have 15 paintings in the show including, Morning Light - Shoveler (pictured). For this event, Caswell Gallery has joined forces with the Portland Audubon Society to help raise funds for The Bird Care Center in Portland. As is customary with First Friday events at the gallery, there will be wine, food and live music making for a wonderful evening.

Birds of a Feather

Cattlemen's Western Art Show

Peter will once again be traveling to beautiful, historic Paso Robles to participate in the 21st annual Cattlemen's Western Art Show. This show features the stunning artwork from 60 artists - mostly in the from of original paintings and sculpture. There is a special limited edition print area and, new this year, a miniature painting wall featuring works no larger than 8" x 10" framed. Friday night's preview is a great time with wineries offering free tastings (the show is in the heart of Central California's wine country).

Cattlmen's Western Art Show

Il Paesaggio - New Print

Il Paesaggio means The Landscape in Italian as this new print depicts the dramatic colors of the hillsides of springtime Tuscany at dusk. The print will soon be available on a newly launched website - ArtisanItalia.com. For now, however, the giclee print can be purchased at the link below. Unframed, the print will sell for $100 and the edition is limited to 75 prints.

Il Paesaggio

New Landscapes Page

A new page has been specifically added to mathiosstudios.net for Peter's landscape paintings. Through the years, he has occasionally painted landscapes like the one pictured to the left titled Wetland Reverie. This painting was inspired by an early morning trip to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland before the Waterfowl Festival last November.

More Landscape Paintings

New Original Painting

Sunrise Reflections (12" x 16") is a new original painting that was inspired by a trip to Minnesota last October. Peter's publisher is located on picturesque Lake Pepin which is the widest naturally occurring part of the Mississippi River. On this trip the river was running very high due to recent heavy rains and it flooded the shoreline. One morning, while out photographing, the fog formed various layers as the sun tried to burn through and this lone tree stood majestically above it's reflection. There are four mallards standing on a partially submerged log which appear diminutive next to the regal tree.

Freezer Raises Money for Conservation

Peter's painting The Next Five was transfered onto an upright freezer that was auctioned off this past Saturday at the Albany, OR Ducks Unlimited Banquet. The upright freezer was perfect for a hunter to store wild game, beef or anything else. 100% of the proceeds went to Ducks Unlimited for wetland and waterfowl conservation. Also included in the auction was an original painting that Peter created on the spot as well as his national package art print - Teal Reflections. All told, it was a great night for the ducks!