Sean Callahan Watercolors

“The boy from Ipanema”

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:27:07 +0000

You know there wasn’t just a girl from Ipanema. There must of been a boy too ! Anyway, my version of him. I am following with my tropical paintings and playing with fabric a bit. I am not sure that I won’t go back into this piece at some point but I will move on to the next one for now and leave it up and look at it. I struggle sometimes with too much detail. Yes, I could go in to the water and put more detail and color but the focus is on the hand and fabric and so leaving the water looser I think is good for this composition.

Dream of the silver fishes

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:59:30 +0000

This piece started out very large and as I went I kept adding more and more elements to it, but at the end of the day I kept zooming in on just this section and realized this was the painting not the whole but part. It still tells the story without all the other information. I want to thank Massai who posed for this piece and the orange octopus who came out of my imagination, and of course the nautilus who needs no introduction.

“Island life”

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:08:58 +0000

STONE SOUP GALLERY
802 WHITE STREET
OPENING THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH 6 - 9 “ISLAND LIFE”
Stone Soup Gallery is hanging it’s next show. In this group show Artist’s bring their impressions of Island living and the Key West Vibe to paper and canvas.There will be a range of oils, and watercolors. Kathleen Husted is featuring her recent plein aire works in oil that capture conch houses, moments at the beach, sitting on the porch moments in vibrant expressive brush strokes. Kathleen is a recent Islander who spends summers in Va. on her farm. She won best in show at the Western Museum of art in 2009. She is a welcome addition to the Key West Plein aire painters . Her small oils are a real jewel to the eye.To see more of Kathleen’s work go to her website :kathleenhusted.com Annelein Beukenkamp will be showing in Key West for the first time. It is a real treat to view her amazing wet and juicy watercolors. She has won many awards and has been featured in Cold water Creek. Her renderings of Roosters are something to see.To see more of Annelien’s work go to abwatercolors.com. Sean Callahan will also be showing his latest watercolors in this show which will be the first of a series of paintings entitles “No shirt, no shoes” .These pieces capture relaxing moments in Key West but at unusual view points.You can almost feel the sand between your toes when you view these new vibrant watercololors., to see more of Sean’s watercolors. For more information on these artist’s, or Stone Soup Gallery call (305)296-2080 . The gallery is located at 802 White Street next to Get Fit Gym.

“Neptune’s brother” Fleming street gallery Key West February

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:54:02 +0000

The show Neptune’s brother is a year in the making for me. I came to Key West last February for a month long sabbatical, was drawn in by

Key West’s magic, and so began my journey. The paintings in this show are all connected to each other. As one painting was finished it led me to the next and the story of Peleg started to emerge. Peleg is the brother of

Neptune who, because he could not compete with him, went the other way. He is a seafaring, hard drinking character, a good soul who always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I collaborated with a writer on this project. He started writing verses as each painting emerged and the poem “Peleg’s Progress” was born. It was so interesting to work with a writer and collaborate throughout the process. So these paintings, although they are illustrations of the poem, came from a collaborative place where Artist and Writer start at the beginning, white paper. Through discussion the paper takes shape with color and words. It was an amazing experience.

The show is dedicated to my brother Paul who is a Captain and a man of the sea and land. He is Neptune’s brother in my mind. He is the one who taught me how to fish when I was a kid, and about the sea. He has lived his life with honor and on his own terms and I deeply respect him. This show is for him in every way. It has given me the inspiration for this show and I hope it gives him the strength to fight his upcoming battle.

I am very proud of this show. There are 23 pieces in total and they will hang for the month of February at the Fleming Street Gallery. Please join us for the opening reception February 6^th from 5-9 PM

Transformation

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:22:29 +0000

Here is a painting of a malachite butterfly I met at the butterfly museum in Key West last year. I used Hemetite paint for the dark areas. I threw some salt and sprayed areas as I went along. All in all I like what happened.

“Robbing banks”

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:01:18 +0000

I am in the middle of painting for this Key West show but couldn’t resist doing this painting of my dog Winslow. This is the backyard where I am staying and it just feels like the west. The background is Daniel Smith indian red over a yellow ochre wash…..very etherial and moody.

“Uneasy feelin”

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:25:29 +0000

This is the next piece for the upcoming show. I always wanted to paint a dolphin (fish). Their colors are so over the top amazing….they are unreal looking when they come out of the water. I am exploring a series of piantings using the theme big and small…..this was fun.

Roddy

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:21:33 +0000

This is a painting of my buddy Roddy. He is an old soul and has become a good friend to me.

Out at sea

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:41:35 +0000

Here is the next painting for the upcoming show. This polka dot fabric kept coming into my head and I couldn’t shake it. So I went out and bought the fabric and it is going to be incorperated in some of the paintings…..vermillion….it has me in it’s grip. I become addicted to certain colors for months at a time and right now I am deep into vermillion .

The Vessel

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:32:16 +0000

This is a painting of a Nautilus. I always have been in awe of these shells…not just the incredible pattern on the outside but the chambers on the inside as well are amazing. This is another piece for the upcoming show. The Q. Burnt Orange and prussian blue go well together I think.