News about Seamus Berkeley Fine Art

YouTube keyframe of Seamus Berkeley in his studio answering a student's question.

How to Get Back to Painting After a Long Break?

Oil painting of a bright yellow daffodil casting a shadow on a dark purple background.

Update on Framing an Oil Painting

Details on Framing an Oil Painting

An oil painting of a local artist in monochrome who posed for a session of the weekly meetings of the Taos Society of Portrait artists.

Monochrome: Man In Beret

Monochrome: Man in Beret A monochromatic painting of a local artist who posed for a session of the weekly meetings of the Taos Society of Portrait artists. Creating the likeness of a model in monochrome is a practice of seeing… Read More »Monochrome: Man In Beret

An oil painting of a yellow calla lily, placed against a warm green and dark violet background.

Fleeting Florals: Calla Lily Yellow

Fleeting Florals:Calla Lily Yellow Calla lilies! Decided it was time to paint another one, went out looking for white ones and discovered there are yellow ones, too! That looked like fun to paint, so brought one back to the studio… Read More »Fleeting Florals: Calla Lily Yellow

An oil painting of Foxglove, a violet colored flower, placed against a warm green background.

Fleeting Florals: Fairy Fingers

Fleeting Florals:Fairy Fingers This was one of the paintings I completed during a residency at Cill Rialaig on the west coast of Ireland. It was a completely overcast sky (Ireland normal?) which is actually a perfect setting for painting. Because… Read More »Fleeting Florals: Fairy Fingers

Fleeting Florals: Daffodil

Fleeting Florals:Daffodil I enjoy experimenting when painting, and complementary colors—hues that lie across from one another on the color wheel—is one of my favorites to explore. Similar to the series Reds and Greens which juxtaposed those two colors, this painting… Read More »Fleeting Florals: Daffodil