tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21506515213564388052011-12-31T07:42:27.706-05:00Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-55651850422218246612007-07-27T14:36:00.000-04:002007-10-23T11:21:58.071-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo75jvwZbI/AAAAAAAAAHg/wJ6vekqhDwA/s1600-h/book+spread.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo7ujvwZaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Unk00sMYDbw/s1600-h/book+cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091947999751333282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo7ujvwZaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Unk00sMYDbw/s320/book+cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo75jvwZbI/AAAAAAAAAHg/wJ6vekqhDwA/s1600-h/book+spread.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091948188729894322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo75jvwZbI/AAAAAAAAAHg/wJ6vekqhDwA/s320/book+spread.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>The book will be available for shipping around September 1, 2007<br /><a href="http://neilrizos.blogspot.com/2007/05/american-sporting-print-20th-century.html">The American Sporting Print - 20th Century Etchers &amp; </a><a href="http://neilrizos.blogspot.com/2007/05/american-sporting-print-20th-century.html">Drypointists</a>A selection of my etchings is included in John Ordeman's most recent book, The American Sporting Print - 20th Century Etchers &amp; Drypointists. Among the thirty-six artist featured in the book are <a href="http://www.frankwbenson.com/index.html">Frank W. Benson </a>and <a href="http://www.wildlifeart.org/Collections/ArtistBio.cfm?tArtistid=262&amp;tUrl=ArtistBioMain.cfm&amp;UrlName=Artist%20Biographies">Carl Rungius</a>. Only two thousand copies of the book will be printed including 150 books in the deluxe edition. The Trade Edition is $75 and is signed by me. The Deluxe Trade Edition is $350, includes one of my original intaglio prints and the book is signed by me. The Deluxe Edition is $350 and is signed by the author and me. It is leather-bound with a slip cover and includes an original etching by Gordon Allen. You may order copies of the book by emailing me at <a href="mailto:neil@rizosart.com">neil@rizosart.com</a> or calling toll free 1-888-214-9067. If you telephone, please leave a message since I'll probably be traveling.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo7ujvwZaI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Unk00sMYDbw/s1600-h/book+cover.jpg"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo75jvwZbI/AAAAAAAAAHg/wJ6vekqhDwA/s1600-h/book+spread.jpg"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo8bzvwZeI/AAAAAAAAAH4/LYoL2XSiPpY/s1600-h/pronghorn+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091948777140413922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo8bzvwZeI/AAAAAAAAAH4/LYoL2XSiPpY/s320/pronghorn+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo8KTvwZdI/AAAAAAAAAHw/cvo3fJ-4B-8/s1600-h/griz+bear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091948476492703186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo8KTvwZdI/AAAAAAAAAHw/cvo3fJ-4B-8/s320/griz+bear.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo8BDvwZcI/AAAAAAAAAHo/j_FuWmwhgf8/s1600-h/painting+july+23.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091948317578913218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo8BDvwZcI/AAAAAAAAAHo/j_FuWmwhgf8/s320/painting+july+23.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#003300;">High Country</span></em></strong></div><div><span style="color:#003300;">Oil, 9 x 12"<br /></span><span style="color:#cc0000;">Sold<br /></span><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo8oDvwZfI/AAAAAAAAAIA/S2NNev6d_v4/s1600-h/fireweed+aspen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091948987593811442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rqo8oDvwZfI/AAAAAAAAAIA/S2NNev6d_v4/s320/fireweed+aspen.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-5565185042221824661?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-28622993788957028352007-07-18T19:06:00.001-04:002008-08-10T19:40:23.240-04:00<span style="color:#006600;">Southwest Montana landscape - everyhing from sagebrush flats to rugged alpine peaks.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rp6iqsw1JFI/AAAAAAAAAHI/fYMjN7wNd78/s1600-h/montana+land+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088683483429413970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rp6iqsw1JFI/AAAAAAAAAHI/fYMjN7wNd78/s320/montana+land+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rp6ilMw1JEI/AAAAAAAAAHA/5M2aZ28BPJ8/s1600-h/mtn+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088683388940133442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rp6ilMw1JEI/AAAAAAAAAHA/5M2aZ28BPJ8/s320/mtn+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-2862299378895702835?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-53878453904150062262007-07-12T18:54:00.003-04:002008-08-10T19:54:59.326-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpaz1cw1JDI/AAAAAAAAAG4/90G5j8gyb_s/s1600-h/horses+3+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086450559996994610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpaz1cw1JDI/AAAAAAAAAG4/90G5j8gyb_s/s320/horses+3+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpay0Mw1JCI/AAAAAAAAAGw/zlWd5601alI/s1600-h/neil+mule+1+copy.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpaynsw1JBI/AAAAAAAAAGo/RAQI8gephT8/s1600-h/blog+1+landsdcape.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086449224262165522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpaynsw1JBI/AAAAAAAAAGo/RAQI8gephT8/s320/blog+1+landsdcape.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#006600;">Cut Off Mountain</span></em></strong></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">Oil, 9" x 12"</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD </span></div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RpayNcw1I-I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/kiDhLF883yE/s1600-h/blog+landscape+5+setting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086448773290599394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RpayNcw1I-I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/kiDhLF883yE/s320/blog+landscape+5+setting.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpaybcw1I_I/AAAAAAAAAGY/S1U0UGPO0Dc/s1600-h/blog+landscape+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086449013808767986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpaybcw1I_I/AAAAAAAAAGY/S1U0UGPO0Dc/s320/blog+landscape+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Old Friends</strong></span></em></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">Oil, 9" x 12"</span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD</span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpaxwsw1I8I/AAAAAAAAAGA/5V251p9xueY/s1600-h/blog+3+landscape+setting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086448279369360322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpaxwsw1I8I/AAAAAAAAAGA/5V251p9xueY/s320/blog+3+landscape+setting.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpax4cw1I9I/AAAAAAAAAGI/-S0t8OdxkiY/s1600-h/blog+3+landscape.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086448412513346514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rpax4cw1I9I/AAAAAAAAAGI/-S0t8OdxkiY/s320/blog+3+landscape.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Montana Morning</span></strong></em></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">Oil, 9" x 12"</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-5387845390415006226?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-81594152451427798182007-06-24T10:06:00.000-04:002007-09-29T22:43:20.503-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rn570FKKH2I/AAAAAAAAAF4/yLT1a7_ER4I/s1600-h/blog+pool.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079633564388695906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rn570FKKH2I/AAAAAAAAAF4/yLT1a7_ER4I/s320/blog+pool.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#003300;">Kayaking among the wild creatures.</span><br /><p><span style="color:#003300;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#003300;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#003300;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#003300;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#003300;"></p></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rn57JFKKH1I/AAAAAAAAAFw/YRPEPUkqw0A/s1600-h/blog+easel+painting+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079632825654320978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rn57JFKKH1I/AAAAAAAAAFw/YRPEPUkqw0A/s320/blog+easel+painting+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rn5671KKH0I/AAAAAAAAAFo/zqUqIWXsqT8/s1600-h/blog+painting+june+23.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079632598021054274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rn5671KKH0I/AAAAAAAAAFo/zqUqIWXsqT8/s320/blog+painting+june+23.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#003300;"><em><strong>Adirondack Summer</strong></em></span></p><p><span style="color:#003300;">oil, 9" x 12"</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-8159415245142779818?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-63763454614785260402007-06-13T18:03:00.002-04:002008-08-10T19:58:18.757-04:00<div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><p align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RnBqPFKKHxI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/W_4S0V6oLOQ/s1600-h/blog+cherry+pond+2.jpg"><span style="color:#003300;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075673587361914642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RnBqPFKKHxI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/W_4S0V6oLOQ/s320/blog+cherry+pond+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></p><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#990000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#990000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#990000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#990000;">Little Cherrypatch Pond</span></div><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RnBqc1KKHzI/AAAAAAAAAFg/_Rmk9p5JxXQ/s1600-h/blog+cherry+pond+1.jpg"><span style="color:#990000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075673823585115954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RnBqc1KKHzI/AAAAAAAAAFg/_Rmk9p5JxXQ/s320/blog+cherry+pond+1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></p><div> </div><div> </div><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RnBqPFKKHxI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/W_4S0V6oLOQ/s1600-h/blog+cherry+pond+2.jpg"></a></p><p align="justify"><span style="color:#003300;">A recent effort.</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#003300;">(Thanks to my friend &amp; expedition photographer Gary Francois)</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#003300;"></span> </p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#003300;"></span> </p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#003300;"></span> </p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#003300;"></span> </p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#003300;"></span> </p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#003300;"></span> </p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075673402678320898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RnBqEVKKHwI/AAAAAAAAAFI/3-yWn7CEqcM/s320/blog+cherrypond+painting.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;"><em>Black Spruce &amp; Labrador Tea</em></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">oil, 9" x 12"</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">SOLD</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-6376345461478526040?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-61740009895511362112007-05-25T08:18:00.007-04:002008-08-10T19:42:10.942-04:00<span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#003300;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmmQSVKKHvI/AAAAAAAAAFA/B7opLaapVWE/s1600-h/blog+chickedee.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073745099801370354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmmQSVKKHvI/AAAAAAAAAFA/B7opLaapVWE/s320/blog+chickedee.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em>Chickadee &amp; Milkweed</em></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#003300;">Drypoint, 4" x 5"</span></div><div><span style="color:#003300;">Edition of 75 prints <div><span style="color:#003300;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#003300;"></span></div></span></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#003300;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#003300;">I completed this print just before I left Virginia.</div></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-6174000989551136211?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-41471397613170744442007-05-25T08:18:00.005-04:002007-06-05T15:03:10.260-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmWxzlKKHsI/AAAAAAAAAEo/Eru-U3XsHYc/s1600-h/blog+Slush+pond+009+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072656055008894658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmWxzlKKHsI/AAAAAAAAAEo/Eru-U3XsHYc/s320/blog+Slush+pond+009+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Slush Pond this morning before the rain.</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmWvdFKKHrI/AAAAAAAAAEg/ZMPaiuq9Qh0/s1600-h/Slush+pond+010.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmWvK1KKHqI/AAAAAAAAAEY/9PR6j8MKzyU/s1600-h/blog+Slush+pond+painting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072653155905969826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmWvK1KKHqI/AAAAAAAAAEY/9PR6j8MKzyU/s320/blog+Slush+pond+painting.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#006600;"> Here's the painting with the black flies removed! </span></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#006600;">Black Spruce</span></em></strong></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">oil, 9" x 12"<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-4147139761317074444?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-7180494669104571322007-05-25T08:18:00.004-04:002007-06-08T13:59:58.432-04:00<p align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmRKOQjBSlI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/mzzzKwRbhXM/s1600-h/blog+brian+in+fog+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072260689146497618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmRKOQjBSlI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/mzzzKwRbhXM/s320/blog+brian+in+fog+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="left"><span style="color:#666666;">A path reveals itself as one moves forward.</span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmRKIwjBSkI/AAAAAAAAAEI/CJIdYj7b-Cg/s1600-h/blog+mergansers+flight.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072260594657217090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmRKIwjBSkI/AAAAAAAAAEI/CJIdYj7b-Cg/s320/blog+mergansers+flight.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Mergansers taking flight</span><br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmRKCAjBSjI/AAAAAAAAAEA/LSKQj_eiK6I/s1600-h/blog+loons+osgood.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072260478693100082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmRKCAjBSjI/AAAAAAAAAEA/LSKQj_eiK6I/s320/blog+loons+osgood.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#666666;">A pair of Common Loons (<a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/audio/Common_Loon.html">click here to hear their call</a>)<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-718049466910457132?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-59600086751791702132007-05-25T08:18:00.003-04:002007-06-02T17:37:00.489-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmHaZAjBSfI/AAAAAAAAADg/o6bw_1_-JeY/s1600-h/Buck+pond+blog+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071574778574359026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmHaZAjBSfI/AAAAAAAAADg/o6bw_1_-JeY/s320/Buck+pond+blog+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#003300;">Buck Pond around 6 am yesterday. The mosquitoes and Black flies have been joined by the No-see-ums, tiny bugs with big teeth! Even wearing my bug shirt I find the insects a distraction when I'm painting. Today, June 2, was rainy in the morning. </span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmHeggjBSiI/AAAAAAAAAD4/JMSNC6zBV-Y/s1600-h/Buck+pond+lady+slipper+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071579305469889058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RmHeggjBSiI/AAAAAAAAAD4/JMSNC6zBV-Y/s320/Buck+pond+lady+slipper+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#003300;">Lady Slippers</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-5960008675179170213?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-72905078332645109832007-05-25T08:18:00.002-04:002007-09-29T22:46:43.317-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rl9NxAjBSYI/AAAAAAAAACo/GSpdG00yFp8/s1600-h/folensby+pond+2+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070857209798281602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rl9NxAjBSYI/AAAAAAAAACo/GSpdG00yFp8/s320/folensby+pond+2+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#003300;">Follensby Pond this morning around 6am with a light rain. The Black flies and mosquitoes are out in force. Without the bugshirts this would be unbearable.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="left"></p><p align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rl9OhwjBSZI/AAAAAAAAACw/TkklC_SyHIg/s1600-h/folensby+pond+003+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070858047316904338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rl9OhwjBSZI/AAAAAAAAACw/TkklC_SyHIg/s320/folensby+pond+003+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;">The setting for painting at Follensby Pond last evening.<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rl9QHAjBSaI/AAAAAAAAAC4/L1rIeWGiCJQ/s1600-h/folensby+pond+painting+1+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070859786778659234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rl9QHAjBSaI/AAAAAAAAAC4/L1rIeWGiCJQ/s320/folensby+pond+painting+1+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;"><em><strong>Follensby Pond</strong></em></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Oil, 9" x 12"<br /><br /></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rl9SwAjBScI/AAAAAAAAADI/tCgifGKTQpc/s1600-h/folensby+pond+setting+2+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070862690176551362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rl9SwAjBScI/AAAAAAAAADI/tCgifGKTQpc/s320/folensby+pond+setting+2+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;">The setting for today's morning session.<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rl9RAwjBSbI/AAAAAAAAADA/WnMU4IORhn0/s1600-h/folensby+pond+painting+2+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070860778916104626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/Rl9RAwjBSbI/AAAAAAAAADA/WnMU4IORhn0/s320/folensby+pond+painting+2+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;">The results.</span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#003300;">White Pine - Follensby Pond</span></em></strong><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Oil, 9" x 12" </span><br /><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD</span></p><p><span style="color:#003300;"></p></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-7290507833264510983?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-60056741299586845452007-05-25T08:18:00.001-04:002007-05-29T16:15:45.096-04:00<p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RlyI2AjBSXI/AAAAAAAAACg/ZEwmtHAoAYY/s1600-h/Jones+Pond+six+thirty+am.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070077741953534322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RlyI2AjBSXI/AAAAAAAAACg/ZEwmtHAoAYY/s320/Jones+Pond+six+thirty+am.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Jones Pond, near <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Saranac</span> Lake, NY at 6:30 am. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">mosquitoes</span> and black flies are not too bad since the temperature is in the 50's. After today, the forecast calls for rain until next Thursday. Good thing I don't mind painting under an umbrella!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-6005674129958684545?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-30730343378795033912007-05-25T07:19:00.000-04:002007-08-11T16:19:38.168-04:00A selection of my etchings is included in John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ordeman's</span> most recent book, <em>The American Sporting Print - 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> Century Etchers & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Drypointists</span>.</em> The book will be available in early September. Among the thirty-six artist featured in the book are <a href="http://www.frankwbenson.com/index.html">Frank W. Benson </a>and <a href="http://www.wildlifeart.org/Collections/ArtistBio.cfm?tArtistid=262&amp;tUrl=ArtistBioMain.cfm&amp;UrlName=Artist%20Biographies">Carl <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Rungius</span></a>. Only two thousand copies of the book will be printed including 150 books in the deluxe edition. <strong><span style="color:#333300;">The Trade Edition is $75</span></strong> and is signed by the author and me. <strong><span style="color:#333300;">The Deluxe Trade Edition is $275</span></strong>, includes one of my original intaglio prints and the book is signed by John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ordeman</span> and me. <strong><span style="color:#333300;">The Deluxe Edition is $350</span></strong> and is signed by the author, artists Gordon Allen and me. It is leather-bound with a slip cover and includes an original etching by Gordon Allen. You may order copies of the book by emailing me at <a href="mailto:neil@rizosart.com">neil@rizosart.com</a> or calling <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">toll free</span> 1-888-214-9067. If you telephone, please leave a message since I'll probably be traveling.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-3073034337879503391?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-45171889703893929962007-05-24T23:30:00.000-04:002007-05-25T12:55:10.158-04:00<script language=JavaScript><br /><!--<br /><br />//Disable right mouse click Script<br />//By Maximus (maximus@nsimail.com) w/ mods by DynamicDrive<br />//For full source code, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com<br /><br />var message="Function Disabled!";<br /><br />///////////////////////////////////<br />function clickIE4(){<br />if (event.button==2){<br />alert(message);<br />return false;<br />}<br />}<br /><br />function clickNS4(e){<br />if (document.layers||document.getElementById&&!document.all){<br />if (e.which==2||e.which==3){<br />alert(message);<br />return false;<br />}<br />}<br />}<br /><br />if (document.layers){<br />document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);<br />document.onmousedown=clickNS4;<br />}<br />else if (document.all&&!document.getElementById){<br />document.onmousedown=clickIE4;<br />}<br /><br />document.oncontextmenu=new Function("alert(message);return false")<br /><br />// --> <br /></script><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RlYsogjBSKI/AAAAAAAAAAk/mDG9IArjfT8/s1600-h/ADK-NFS+72+jpeg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068287505095280802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RlYsogjBSKI/AAAAAAAAAAk/mDG9IArjfT8/s320/ADK-NFS+72+jpeg.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="color:#333300;">I painted this in a spruce forest in the northern Adirondacks. The place was magical, with a dark green carpet of moss at least a foot thick. As I painted, two <a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Gray_Jay.html">Gray Jays </a>silently appeared and landed on this tree, curious about me. They stayed for a moment and then silently disappeared into the dark woods. </span></p><p><span style="color:#333300;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><strong>In the Spruce Forest</strong></span><br /></em></span></span><span style="color:#333300;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Oil on canvas, 6" x 8"<br /></span><br /></p><p align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RlYx0AjBSLI/AAAAAAAAAAs/cPOVnxQwNcA/s1600-h/adk-tree2+copy2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068293200221915314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RlYx0AjBSLI/AAAAAAAAAAs/cPOVnxQwNcA/s320/adk-tree2+copy2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><br /><br /><span style="color:#333300;">This was a classic Adirondack day in early autumn - brilliant blue sky, big white clouds, cool air. A day like that is like a piece of music my whole body hears and I sing along in my way...with paint.</span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><em><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Autumn -Adirondacks</span><br /></span></em></strong></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Oil on canvas, 6" x 8"</span></p><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-4517188970389392996?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150651521356438805.post-78222645772306164962007-05-24T20:18:00.000-04:002007-06-09T14:10:53.607-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RlYrYAjBSJI/AAAAAAAAAAc/o9mtTlfzEn4/s1600-h/adk-tree1+copy2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068286122115811474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="239" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6U-0Oj6UmRo/RlYrYAjBSJI/AAAAAAAAAAc/o9mtTlfzEn4/s320/adk-tree1+copy2.jpg" width="306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#333300;">I made this painting while in a bog early one morning - early for me, that is ...7 AM.</span><br /><span style="color:#333300;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333300;"><strong><em>Bog - Early Morning</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#333300;">Oil, 6" x 8"</span></span><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-2028233-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2150651521356438805-7822264577230616496?l=neilrizos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neil Rizoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028158953434049667noreply@blogger.com0