Breaking Fog- SOLD

Breaking Fog
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

I was going for a fog feeling here, but not everywhere. I do like the sky.

Painting with Kayla - SOLD

Painting with Kayla
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
Revised and SOLD.

I have yet to run across a grand child who doesn't like to get into my painting gear. There's something about all those colors and a brush to wield that just makes them want to try. Today I let my 5 year old granddaughter Kayla paint a canvas, and then I used what she did as an underpainting. Nice, huh? (She chose all the bright, intense colors, and of course there was a big yellow sun with rays in the sky....)

Fall Trees- SOLD

Fall Trees
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD
Another tree study, this time with fall colored trees.
These colors are always fun to play with.

Two Tree Studies - SOLD

Trees on a Mountainside
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD

Trees with Stream
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Two simple tree studies today. I like the rich colors in the top one.

Garden Corner - SOLD

Garden Corner
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

Yesterday's painting was fussy and complicated (the old mill) with a lot of detail and careful painting involved, so today I wanted something completely loose and swishy. So I painted my own backyard, a corner of it anyway. Right now that corner has Morning Glories growing on the fence, squash and tomatoes, and some Black Eyed Susans. I love my little yard.

Old Mill with Stream - SOLD

Old Mill with Stream
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

Another version of the old mill, but with this one I decided to try adding some scattered pinkish clouds and a stream. I like it.

Sunset Pier Two - SOLD

Sunset Pier Two
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 14" x 18"
SOLD

Seagull Detail

Abandoned Barn 2 - SOLD

Abandoned Barn 2
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

A second version of the lovely abandoned barn sitting in an summer field.
West Virginia at it's prettiest.

Old Mill, West Virginia - SOLD

Old Mill, West Virginia
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

Today, an old mill, no longer in use, but still charming with its water wheel.

Rolling Hills with Old Barn - SOLD

Rolling Hills with Old Barn
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

Another barn, but with more emphasis and attention to the hills, which I really like.

Abandoned Barn, West Virginia - SOLD

Abandoned Barn, West Virginia
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

A simple, summery subject.
When you see abandoned buildings, don't you always wonder what stories a building might tell?
Who used the barn, who built it, what family worked there, what kids played there?

Jim from AAA - SOLD

Jim from AAA
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Every once in awhile, I get an itch to try a person. Not a portrait, since a likeness is beyond me still, but just a face or a figure. A friend sent me photos from a trip, and this was one of them, so I decided to give "Jim" a try. He had an interesting face in the photo, which I didn't quite capture, but still fun to try.

Summery Stream - SOLD

Summery Stream
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Implementing some of the techniques (and colors) from the seminar with Johannes Vloothuis.
I'm liking the purples in the trees. (Indian Red, Ultramarine Blue and White.)

Foliage Studies One, Two - SOLD

Foliage Study One (Island Exercise)
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Foliage Study Two, Clearing Sky
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

I'm taking another course with Johannes Vloothuis, this one called Landscape Painting Problem Solving.
I haven't been able to watch for the last two classes, but yesterday I listened to the recorded first class.
Sort of a "boot camp" for landscape painting basics. Very good. I did these two while listening to the recording. I especially like the line of background trees in the second piece.

Sunflower Trade-In - SOLD

Sunflower Trade-In
Oil on Stretched Canvas,11"x 14"
SOLD.

You can trade in cars, you can trade in paintings. This one was sold, but then the collector saw the palette knife sunflowers, and decided that for her purposes, the palette knife painting worked better. And since this one hadn't been shipped yet, it worked out fine. So this one is available again, for those of your who missed out on the sunflower series.

Palette Knife Sunflowers - SOLD

Palette Knife Sunflowers
Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD.

This one is a leftover, after I said "No more sunflowers."
Different, I know. Done with palette knives.

Palette Knife Hydrangeas - SOLD

Palette Knife Hydrangeas
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
SOLD.

I've been scanning a new artist today (new to me, anyway) and she's fantastic. I am trying to figure out how I can get from the level where I am to a level like where she is. A class? A series of workshops? I'm not sure. More practice drawing? A concentration on composition? I need to study, I think.

Here's the link to Kim's gorgeous work:
http://kimcasebeer.com/

and notice what that skill level fetches! THAT'S where I wanna be.

Lake Sunset - SOLD

Lake Sunset
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
SOLD.

Since I had these colors out anyway, I decided to do a made-up sunset, with a bare tree and some beach grasses.

Lemon and Plum - SOLD

Lemon and Plum
Oil on Canvas Panel, 5" x 7"
SOLD.

I just adore these intense colors together.
Plums are gorgeous anyway, but then to pop a high yellow next to it? YUM.

Sunflower Medley - SOLD

Sunflower Medley
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

Last week Monday I bought two bunches of sunflowers for around $20. But they didn't last at all, having wilted by Wednesday. So on Thursday, with a ride at hand, I took them back to the store, and got two new bunches. Now THESE are lasting!

But I'm getting tired of painting them, and I know you must be tired of seeing them, so this will be the last one for now. Tomorrow something different.