For many years, Bill and I have painted plein-air landscapes. We were on our way to paint in Nova Scotia, when a former teacher and friend invited us to stop by and paint the incredible landscape of Midcoast Maine, where she, the Wyeths and so […]

In addition to taking on our house, which had water coming through the roof and decrepit heating, plumbing and electrical systems, we later decided to build a studio on the spot where another wonderful artist stayed and based his own plein air painting trips. John […]

Good things are happening at Emanuel-Teitsworth Studio, and it’s time for a new site for our new work. We’ve both been enjoying studio time. Bill has been doing some great new watercolors. Stacked logs never looked so good! I’ve been working with a variety of […]

I remember the day I painted the black-and-white sketch above: I had just come away from the Everhart Museum, where I had been seeing the big retrospective of John Willard Raught’s lovely regional landscapes. I was stopped in traffic on Harrison Avenue, and saw this […]

We’re home in Moscow enjoying a snowfall that thankfully won’t leave us under this much snow on our studio. 2017 was a roller coaster, and although it was a challenge, I’m thankful for all of the love and the lessons it held. After my Dad […]

My work generally alternates between two “modes”…”study mode” and “production mode.” The same is true for a lot of artists, I think, and is the reason we force ourselves to seek out and accept exhibition opportunities—we need the pressure of a deadline to get us […]

It was an amazing day yesterday at the Philadelphia Flower Show. I was invited by Ken Greene of the Hudson Valley Seed Company to do a demonstration so the public could see a painting in progress and to answer any questions they might have. The […]

Mother Nature has ordered a time out and it sure does give a person some time to think. I have a long list of things to do for my painting demonstration coming up this Friday, March 17th at the Philadelphia Flower Show. But the sheer […]

Inhabiting the studio after our student painters left this evening, and listening to my new favorite alto player, David Sanborn…”Hearsay.” And John McLaughlin with the Joe Farrell Quartet…Farrell, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and Jack de Johnette…”Follow Your Heart.” My contribution: “24 Narcissus,” watercolor on Strathmore […]