Cypress

Cypress, oil on arches paper, 8x6"

A sunny day at last to go do a quick( it's coollddd) painting of the plethora of cypress to choose from.

#stradaeasel, day 4

Colors Revealed

"Colors Revealed", oil on gessobord, 7x5"

Another day of painting in the fog (and drizzle).  Everything was so monochromatic except for a few patches of green and red.

"The Introvert"

"The Introvert, oil on gessobord, 6x6"

Day 2, Stada easel 31/31 challenge

We have had fog in the morning (and into afternoons) in the Ohio valley for several days now. It makes for interesting subject matter, and the colors are still. This painting has more color in it then just black and white if you look hard enough you will find blue, pink and orange.

Bald Cypress

Bald Cypress, oil on gessobord, 8x6"

Day 1
January 2017
31 day challenge

Happy New Year!

Painting in the fog this morning, and with a subject matter that is the first thing I look at each morning from my deck...two 30" Bald Cypress Trees.

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. 

Long Run

Long Run, oil on gessoed hardboard, 8x10"

I have been looking at several contemporary painters that I consider successful abstract landscape painters. This can be a blurry area, and many attempt it. However, it is obvious when it is not done well.  This is my first honest and conscious attempt at abstraction with landscape.  I'm not sure it worked, but I am still happy with it and feel like I worked through it more then the eye can see. I believe I will continue to work on these - as small scale, learning works. Note to self: prepare a limited palette prior to painting based on reference photo or subject matter. 

The one less traveled by

"The One Less Traveled By", oil on hardboard, 20 x 16"

Last weekend my son and I went hiking at a mysterious patch of woods in the middle of the city. It is owned by the Archdiocese of Louisville and it is entered behind a parish church and a wonderful historic building that used to house Passionist Priests.  Way down this very path we found remains of a swimming pool formerly used by the priests, and a gratto that still housed Mother Mary, left behind after close to a century of standing in one spot.