TREES PLACE GALLERY
RTE 6A at 28  
Orleans, Massachusetts 02653 
My paintings will be featured this summer at Trees Place Gallery in a show entitled "The Eye of the Beholder" from August 11th - 24th. I will have about 8 works displayed along with Sergio Ruffo and Kathleen Dunphy.

To find out more, please visit Trees Place.

NEW YORK CITY!
I have one workshop left for 2018:
To get on the waiting list, please contact:
email: gcaclasses@gmail.com

Two day Landscape workshop
Central Park, NYC
July 11th & 12th
Contact Grand Central Atelier:
http://grandcentralatelier.org/workshops.php?sid=3
http://grandcentralatelier.org/enroll-summer.php
http://grandcentralatelier.org/contact.php

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The instructional DVD "Painting Niagara" is now available. This is my most comprehensive landscape painting video with over 8 hours of training! This film is intended for all levels of artists - from those just starting off, to the seasoned professional.

Join me in studio as I share every step in the making of this massive 8' depiction of Niagara in oil “Niagara, Psalms 84:11”. This ground-breaking film documents the entire painting process from concept to framing with over 2 years of study, planning and constructing. My studio practices are revealed in this behind the scenes look including detailed technical understandings of “layered” painting approaches, as well as the anatomy of the landscape, combined with sensitive and nuanced expression. Lessons include concept drawings, plein air studies, materials and preparation, value and temperature relationships, landscape perspective, glazing, scumbling, final details, and designing and construction a gilded frame from scratch.
To purchase, visit: https://thomaskegler.com/videos/niagara-falls/

"Kaaterskill Falls Dawn -
Proverbs 16:21"
20x30 Oil on Linen, sll 2018 

Almost done! I started this painting 10 years ago. I have painted over it three times. It depicts one of the most famous waterfalls in New York's Catskill Mountains... Katterskill Falls (Hayne's Falls).
Some of my fondest memories are painting in the clove with an amazing group of artists during the Hudson River Fellowship. There is something profoundly inspirational about literally standing in the footsteps of some of the painting greats of the 1800s. I am hoping to return this summer and finish this piece.

 

Thoughts on Brushes

I use whatever tool is best for the job... especially when it comes to "mark making" with paint. I try and have a large variety of brush styles, bristle types, and sizes. Here are some thoughts:

• Thick “impasto” paint = stiff brush

• Fluid paint = soft brush

• A sharp angle of brush to surface = a thin smeared mark (think of a squeegee cleaning off a window)

• A shallow angle of brush to surface = a thicker laying of paint (think of troweling on plaster)
  
  I should note that I do not limit paint application to just paint brushes. 
  If a pallet knife, rubber “shaper” brush, roller, or even my finger obtain the desired effect... then it is fair game. The only way to get confident in brush handling is to be able to "know" what the mark will look like beforehand. The only way to do this is through mileage. It is just like playing music - you need to practice often to know what sound a key will make before you press it. Paint every day, and enjoy every minute!