Thanksgiving Walk - NA

Thanksgiving Walk
Oil on Linen Panel, 8" x 10"
NA Gifted

Got your pies baked, and all your groceries in the house? Got all your plans sorted out?
Hope you will all have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
I am blessed, I will get to go and celebrate the day with my brother and his family tomorrow, always nice. And after dinner, we should all go for a walk here. Wouldn't that be sweet?

November Afternoon - SOLD

November Afternoon
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $20 plus $10 shipping.

I've been working on a couple of commissions, which have been keeping me busy. But today: clear, cold, brisk sunshine, made me want a landscape again. Outside is winterish but sparkly. Inside is nice and warm to paint and look out the window.

Sunshine Ramble - SOLD

Sunshine Ramble
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD

A little one this time, with lots of yellow and off yellow.

Autumn Stream - SOLD

Autumn Stream
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 20" x 20"
SOLD

This is a larger piece, with a concentration of oranges and greens.
I did the water in a slightly different way this time, with ripples instead of reflections.
I like the color harmony here.

Woodland Stream, Fall - SOLD

Woodland Stream, Fall
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD

I wanted to try something darker yesterday, but only got about half way done, finished this up after church this afternoon. I used the same reference as in Fall Colors, Quietly from November 2nd, but while this one may be darker than the usual fall piece, it's not exactly "quiet", is it?

Little Fall Scene - NA

Little Fall Scene, Revised from October 23, 2016
Oil on Stretched Canvas
Not available, Gifted

I had a small one drying on the wall that I thought had potential, so revised it today, and it feels much better now.You can click on the image to see it larger.

Fall Colors Quietly - SOLD

Fall Colors Quietly
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 10"
SOLD at $20 plus $10 shipping.

I wanted Fall, but I wanted something a little less colorful, so I found a good reference photo, and here's what came out. More of the red browns, darker water and more purples give this one a more calm look and feel (as compared to the color blasts that I've been loving and painting.)

Village Lane Watercolor - SOLD

Village Lane Watercolor
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 13" x 16"
SOLD at $15 plus $10 shipping.

I got in my email, a  post from Bob Davies at Art Tutor, and liked the step-by-step so much, I decided to give it a whirl. I think it must be an English village scene; the reference photo was most appealing. Of course I played, so this one is a bit overworked, with gouache and pastel over the watercolor, but hey, I was playing. And yes, I want to try it again.

Here's the link if you'd like to see how different my results are from Bob's.

Color Explosion - SOLD

Color Explosion
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD at $125.00, shipping included (in the continental US)

Another fall offering. Dont'cha just love the blasts of color? Obviously, I do.

Autumn Reds - SOLD

Autumn Reds
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD at $125.00, includes shipping (Continental US only)

I found a good fall photo reference, which was all reds and greens. Lovely.
This landscape painting isn't quite as subtle as my beautiful reference, but I'm very happy with it.
More often I go for the bright yellows, but this is nice, yes?

Sweet Fall - NA

Sweet Fall
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 10"
Not available, revised on Nov 4, 2016

A little path up a hill in autumn.
A quick afternoon painting for a Sunday, with sounds of football drifting in from the living room.
It's fall!

Four Painting Commission

Here's what I've been doing lately.
(Published with permission from the buyer.)

These have been done as a wedding gift for a bride of Japanese descent marrying a groom from Georgia, hence the Cherry Blossoms, the Cherokee Roses (state flower of Georgia), the Red-Crowned Cranes and the Georgia Peaches. Each is 10" x 10" x 1.5", on gallery wrapped canvas.

 All are painted top, sides and bottom, but I'll just show the one side, here.

Misty Morning - SOLD

Misty Morning
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $40 plus $10 shipping.

We had some great fog the other morning, so I found a photo to go along with the feeling. Nice, hanging mistiness over the water, and in the low lying areas.

The Last Peaches - SOLD

The Last Peaches
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD
I have a commission for a painting of peaches, so scouted around...aha, Walmart still has peaches, so bought some. Very pretty. Knowing in advance that they would be inedible, since they were hard as hockey pucks. Isn't it sad when you buy fruit already knowing you won't be able to eat it? But at least I have some models for my commission piece.

Cherry Blossom Oil Sketch - SOLD

Cherry Blossom Sketch
Oil on Linen Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD

My large easel is out for repair right now. Over the years, my oils and solvents had corroded the little shelves where the paintings were propped, so a handyman at church is building me some new canvas perches. All that by way of telling yu that the little blue shadow on the left is from my plein air easel, which has little metal prongs to hold canvas.

I have a commission for cherry blossoms, and did something I'm not sure about, so I thought I'd play on a used canvas, nonthreatening. The demise of the little watermelon piece. Sweet, isn't it?

Summer Sketch - SOLD

Summer Sketch
Oil on Linen Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD

A quick oil sketch, paying very little attention to exactness.
Just a sketch in oils.

Touch of Red - SOLD

Touch of Red
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
SOLD

Here and there are small touches of color; the sycamores on the way to the library are already ochre.
So, here's a little fall preview.

September Air - SOLD

September Air
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
SOLD

I used the same reference as yesterday, but I had a lot more room to play.
Or at least if felt like a lot more room. Didn't it turn out nicely?

The Leading Edge of Fall - SOLD

The Leading Edge of Fall
Oil on Linen Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Yesterday I struggled with another beach person, but I hated the result, it just didn't have any oomph to it. I think the colors were too pale, I was too shy about it all.  I think you'll see what I mean, below. I am waiting for her to dry, and then I'll go at it with some vigor, and some richer color (at least that's the plan.) Maybe put some water behind her as well. Too much sand.

Dude, I Got This! - SOLD

Dude, I Got This!
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 10"
Sold to his Opa (Dutch for Grandpa)

Detail (Close-Up) Below:

This is Logan, with the supreme confidence of  a spectacular 2-yesr old! He was "leading" a big, lovable dog around the house during a gathering of beach house friends. The hound was, of course, twice as big as he was, but "Dude! I Got This", with that sweet casual lean, little foot tweaked and resting. He's extremely verbal, so no trouble relating to anyone.