Studio Notes | Randall Stoltzfus

20-21 @ CityFolk Gallery

Blue and Gold | This ultramarine blue and gold leaf painting is composed many hand painted circles evocative of a summer night | The oil painting titled Vigil by Randall Stoltzfus on studio wall

“Vigil” hangs on white brick wall in the Brooklyn studio

I’m happy to announce a group exhibit with CityFolk Gallery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Titled 20 -21, this is the gallery’s focus exhibit for artists …

Art on the Walls

April 6, 2021February 7, 2019 Art in Place New York, United Kingdom, Virginia

4 by 5 foot blue painting titled 'Woad' by artist Randall Stoltzfus hanging on a white gallery wall

I’m collecting photos of my paintings installed in all the wonderful places they live, along with some photos of how they’ve been displayed temporarily for shows or photoshoots. You can browse the individual artworks …

DIY Canvas Stretchers: Step One, Plant a Tree

January 29, 2021October 11, 2018 Tools and Materials Stretcher Bars, Trees, Virginia

Omar Stoltzfus, tree farmer, cutting Paulownia trees which will be milled into artists canvas stretcher bars

Simple Technology

I love that painting is simple technology. A blank artist’s canvas is so much less complicated than the screen you are reading this on right now. A painting is technology. But it’s knowable. …

Signed, Sealed

September 20, 2021June 13, 2018 Tools and Materials Brushstroke, Video, Work in Progress

https://vimeo.com/274915878

Here’s the full 3+ minute video of me painting the signature on a new commissioned painting. Like many of the marks in each painting, the brushstrokes here required more than one layer. This clip shows the final pass with gold paint harmonizing these eight letters with a gold-toned canvas.

Doubling the Rainbow

November 3, 2020May 10, 2018 Art in Place Brooklyn, Color, Rainbow, Studio, Work in Progress

Randall Stoltzfus beginning work on the second half of an 8 by 10 ft rainbow colored canvas

Turns out we are going to need a bigger rainbow…

One Blue Circle at a Time

September 20, 2021April 13, 2018 Tools and Materials Blue, Brushstroke, Color, Video

https://vimeo.com/264675466

I’ve been working on this color saturated larger painting for a few months. The scale makes the mood-lifting color bath that much better. It’s some real studio color therapy.

Art and artifacts

October 31, 2020March 30, 2018 Art in Place

Ishamel by Randall Stoltzfus Install with Tibetan Hunting Tapestry

Ishmael installed alongside a collection of masks and a Tibetan hunting tapestry

My painting Ishmael now hangs alongside a powerful private collection of ethnic textiles and and ceremonial headgear from all over the world.…