Empty Fields

Empty Fields, oil on board, 18x24"

Barreling down the highway for extended lengths of time never gets old.  The fun part is trying to take photos that aren't blurry, no matter how advanced of a camera (the camera operator is not advanced!).  Here is a flat, farm scene that I'm always on the lookout for.  I never tire of wondering how different their life is, compared to my urban dwellings. 

Storm over Kansas

Storm over Kansas, oil on board, 18x24"

I'm heading out to the knobs of southern Indiana today to hopefully set up shop, dog and daughter in tow.  I finished this painting a few days ago, but didn't immediately post until I thought it was finished.  Even though a landscape is often simple, there is always so much more going then at first glance. Storms in Kansas, if you have driven one side to the other, come up fast and furious.  So much so, that the rest stops have emergency alert notifications that go off before you can see a storm on the flat plain. It is one of the scariest and exhilarating experiences I have encountered. Nature showing its strength.

After the Harvest, Kansas

"After the Harvest, Kansas", oil on gessobord, 18x24"

I finally finished this landscape over the weekend. Was fun to paint larger with this one. My next landscape attempt will (hopefully) drift to more abstraction...I have tinkered with this lately on oil paper, but may use these as the references for a larger work. Stay tuned!