Sometimes you just have to play with color -- let it happen.
11 x 14 oil sold
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Waterfall at Garvin Gardens
Three days of plein air painting at Garvin Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs AR in 2006 is still feeding me images as I review my drawings, photos and small on site paintings.
20 x 16 oil
Falling Waters #2 /sold
I live in an area filled with waterfalls, lakes, streams and I love to paint on location when ever I can. Painting en plein air engages all my senses, not just the visual. This studio painting was done from photographs and small studies.
Morning Light
As I paint en plein air more often, I become more attuned to the changing light, the mist in the air and the beauty of simple scenes.
12 x 16 oil
After the Rains
Taking a walk after a storm passes and the sun starts to shine, you just want to stomp through the puddles like a kid. That is the feeling that wanted to get with this painting -- just invite you to splash away.
22 x 28 oil
Fishing Dock on Nomini Creek/sold
In Virginia many tidal creeks cut into the land along the Potamac River. This scene was near our home when we lived in Virgina before moving to Ft. Smith AR.
11 x 14 oil $460
Tidal Estuary at Dusk/sold
We lived in Virginia for a few years and loved to stroll the pathways along the tidal creeks in the early morning and late in the day. This painting was done from a watercolor sketch I did after our evening walk. When I found it recently in pile of papers when cleaning my studio, I decided to try it in oil. 12 x 24 oil
Tulip Trail
This is a small painting done en plein air at Garvin Woodlands Garden in Hot Springs AR. In April the trails are full of daffidills and tulips, flowering azaleas and dogwood trees.
11 x 14 oil
Mountain Motif #5
A small study that may lead to a larger painting in the future, but sometimes the little one can pack a big punch.
8 x 10 oil
Mountain Motif #4
In this painting I was exploring the design elements in nature, I must have mountains on my mind. Memories of a trip to Colorado, crossing the continental divide and then back again inspired this painting.
18 x 30 oil
Mountail Motif #2 / sold
Sometimes just playing with color and shapes can be so powerful -- Skiing anyone?
Mountain Motif #1
Lately my work in abstracts have been taking on the landscape elements of mountain ranges. I just go with the flow.
24 x 24 gallery wrap. oil
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