An Update...

Life moves along...time passes so quickly. And yet it seems like ages.
As of late my life has been caught up in ideas and planning for future endeavors. Myself and a few friends have been exploring, more seriously, the"medium" of film. I don't know where this will all end up in the future...we'll see what God has in store.
Been busy with work mostly. I enjoy what I do. God has been good.
My personal music creation continues to be a distraction for me. Can not seem to keep new tunes from popping into my head. I keep telling myself I should do something with it...just got a lot going on.
I need to get back into painting again too. It's almost been 2 year's. I keep thinking, "One of these days when I have some time, I'll pick up a brush again." But...as a friend of mine once said, "You never find time to do something...you have to make it."

Coral Painter test...

Finished!

I completed my fishing painting. Below is the finished product. I have also included a few "close ups" of some of the details.

(Due to size reduction the colors and picture quality may not be very good).

Now all that remains is to have the painting scanned and then varnish it. I need to order a frame for it too. This piece is going to be in a show from March-April.

Painting Progress.

As you can see the painting is starting to take shape. Once again, this piece has strong influence of the "early american" style.

Fishing Painting!

This is a new piece that I am working on for a spring "Fishing" show. I did another painting for the show already. To see click HERE

Finished painting.

Here is the complete Family Portrait.

'Jensen Family Portrait'

By Benjamin Iocco

18x24 Acrylic on canvas.

Myself and Peter Jensen. (The happy owner)

Mr. Jensen had an antique frame that he cut down to fit the painting.

Mr. Jensen is a very talented woodworker.

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This painting is based on the Jensen's home which also serves as an inn in the summer. It is a very beautiful place.

http://www.barsenhouseinn.com/

Family Portrait!

This is a custom painting I am working on for a gentlemen in Addison. The painting is of he and his wife with their six grandchildren.

Basin Harbor paintings complete.

I finished my paintings for the "Reflections on Basin Harbor" art show. This afternoon I went and color corrected my images for prints at North 7 Studios.

First Light: Basin Harbor

So all I have to do is varnish and frame each of my pieces and they will be ready for the show. To see the other complete painting of the stone house, visit http://www.benjaminioccostudios.blogspot.com/

Artist's Reception.

Yesterday afternoon I went to the artist reception at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum for the art exhibition...Sky, Water, Land, Light; Vermont Artists Look at Lake Champlain.

There were quite a few people who came through.

This is me standing next to my painting,

'View of Lake Champlain from Mt. Defiance'.

(Mom and Dad came up later and took these pictures). Thanks Mom ;-)

Afterwards we went for a tour on the canal schooner, Lois McClure. http://www.lcmm.org/our_fleet/lois_mcclure.htm

Basin Harbor painting progress.

Here is a photo of my current painting progress.

This photo was taken a few days ago, so I'm further along now.

More work.

I've been quite busy the last few weeks. I have been helping with hay at a farm in Brandon, working on a video project, working at the BAG (Brandon Artist's Guild) and working on art for the Basin Harbor art show. Below is one of the pieces I am doing for the show. I am a lot further along now.

Finished painting.

Here is my completed painting for the Brandon auction.

"Star Barn"

I went to my printer and had it color corrected for prints this afternoon. Now I have to varnish and frame it. After that it will be ready to go to the auction. For more info click these links: http://www.benjaminioccostudios.blogspot.com/ http://www.brandonartistsguild.org/StaringBrandon.php

Another "Star" themed painting.

Here is another painting that I've been working on that is related to stars.

Here is a detail of the star quilt in progress.

This painting is a lot farther along now. These pictures were taken a few weeks ago. I have been working on my "Star barn" painting in the meantime. I have to have it done by the end of this month.

"Starring Brandon!"

This year Brandon's fund raising theme is "Starring Brandon", so everything has to have to do with stars. Here are a couple pictures of my painting in progress. I started it yesturday.

I was inspired by an actual barn located in Middletown, Pennsylvania, called, "The Star Barn". Link: http://www.thestarbarn.com/


I will post the final painting at some point.
This painting will be sold at Brandon's annual fall auction.

Another painting near completion!

Detail!

Starting another painting!

I finished the Horse and sleigh picture.

Here is another small painting I am working on.

I started on Saturday.

It is also clearly in the early American style.

Painting!

Here are a few pictures of my latest painting project. It is in the early american style as you can see.

At my easel!

Detail of the horse.

The Auction!

Here is a picture of me and my box at last nights auction.

It was a fun night! My box ended up selling for $3,500.00.

So that is encouraging!

Painting complete!

View of Lake Champlain from Mt. Defiance.

I finished my painting of Lake Champlain. Yesterday I picked it up from my printer. (North 7 Studios) So I am getting a CD ready to send into the Willowell Foundation to enter my piece.

Painting Lake Champlain!

I am in the middle of painting a scene of Lake Champlain to enter in the traveling exhibit "Champlain's Lake Rediscovered" for 2009. The deadline for entry is September 15th. There will be fifty artists chosen for the exhibit.

This photo was taken about a week ago when I had just started.