Red

Red, oil on gessoed watercolor paper, 6"x8"

Day 20, 30 paintings/30 days

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I started this painting late last night to post for today, and I'm not really a late night person (anymore). The redeeming factor was I that I am very pleased with it.  I took the reference photo while taking my son back to college, and in that fleeting second, captured a scene I was thrilled with. So much so, I may do a version 2.

Farther

Farther, oil on gessoed watercolor paper, 6x8"

Day 17, 30 paintings/30 days

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These cliffs of slowly wind-eroding rocks from southeast Utah have become a favorite of mine to paint.  I took hundreds of photos when I was there at the end of the summer, but after careful examination stored them in a file after returning, due to a few failed attempts at painting them. They are so complex, one's first instinct is to try and capture every nook and cranny, which isn't possible. My interpretation took on a new freshness when I took a broader mindset, so to speak. The theme of this challenge has been "Looser", and that certainly applies to Farther.

Overlap

Overlap, oil on gessoed watercolor paper, 6x8"

day 15  30 paintings/30 days

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I worked and reworked this little painting, and I am just not satisfied with it. I did not want to scrap it because I love the composition contained in the reference photo, but somehow could not interpret it quite how I envisioned. But, I decided to post it as-is, to show that I painted for day 15, even though the end result was not up to par.

Distance

Distance, oil on gessoed watercolor paper, 6x8"

Day 12,  30 paintings/30 days

I can't remember where I took this picture, but it did not get lost in the shuffle of the plethora of pics I took at the end of the summer. It signifies the vast, vast area of the American West. I would have named it Vast, but I've already used that title on another painting from the series :-)

Old Cedars

Old Cedars, oil on gessoed board, 6x8"

I mentioned in a previous post that on one side of the cove I was painting on this day, there were thriving green cedars, and on the other there were worn out, last-leg cedars. This painting is of the latter. Despite their days being numbered and nature reclaiming them, they were the first colors of Fall I saw, and in the sunshine, they glowed!

Lakeview

On Sunday, the weather in Louisville, KY seemed to cooperate for the first time in 2015. Really!
So what's a painter to do but paint...outside where it was perfect.  I actually took the photo above of the lake only, after I had finished my painting.  The easel photo was taken after the ground was put on.  The light changed each minute I was there, but it was all a wonderful experience. Even though they did not make it into my painting, the clouds were the best part. 
Here is what I came up with:

Lakeview, oil on gessobord, 6x8"