Abstract
16" x 20" oil on board
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Sunday, October 14, 2018
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Backyard - Early Summer
Backyard - Early Summer
18" x 24" oil on board
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When I look at the last few paintings I've done, I see more confidence in value, color, and brushstroke. I think that's because I've started them as though I wasn't going to do anything with them (i.e. post or attempt to sell). Lesson? Stop thinking and paint.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Daffodils
Daffodils
6" x 6" oil on board
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These daffodils were a little unhappy after being pummeled by rain and then picked...I painted this waaaay back in the spring. The last painting from the old house.
Tree - Potomac River
Tree - Potomac River
6" x 6" oil on board
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I took one day off from moving/unpacking this summer to paint outside. My easel broke after carrying it 1/4 mile down the Billygoat Trail on the Potomac River, and I nearly gave up. This one makes me happy, though.
Sweet Potatoes with Avocado
Sweet Potatoes with Avocado
8" x 10" oil on board
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This was a super-quick painting - the first painting completed in my new paint studio! Boxes everywhere...I like it, but my camera did not accurately portray the colors.
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Desktop
Desktop
9" x 12" oil on board
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This is the one painting I was able to "finish" during the Duane Keiser workshop I attended. The workshop was amazing, and it wasn't really about finishing paintings, but being able to pass along your perceptions of an experience in a limited time or even through an unfinished painting. I had about 30 minutes for this one.
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Beards Mountain Copy
Beards Mountain Copy
6" x 6" oil on board
This is a copy of painting by one of my favorite painters, Frank Hobbs. Frank has a studio in my hometown of Staunton, Virginia, which I have never visited. I didn't discover Hobbs' work until long after I had moved away from Staunton, but I really need to go back and visit. He is my painting idol.
I see a lot of my favorite artists copying other artist's work as a way of learning technique and color mixing- I think it's ok as long as you give them sufficient credit...I'm not offering this up for sale, just in case. Here's a link to Hobb's version, the original: https://www.flickr.com/photos/frankimbodenhobbs/33106892423/in/album-72157639674998133/
His painting is more muted and, admittedly, better. Be sure to check out the rest of his paintings!
Brandywine River
Brandywine River
5" x 7" oil on board
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This is Andrew Wyeth country. In fact, the reference for this painting was taken on the Andrew Wyeth Museum grounds. I wonder how Wyeth would feel about people painting from photo references?
Lake Fairfax - Late Afternoon
Lake Fairfax - Late Afternoon
5" x 7" oil on board
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I added the red-shirted person and deleted some park buildings that were in the background.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Beach Reader
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This is my Aunt, Diane, reading on the beach at Pawleys Island, SC. My hope is that it could be any beach reader
Depression-Era Breakfast
8" x 10" oil on board
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This is a green, depression-glass syrup pitcher, sitting on a depression era Hoosier-cabinet, lit by a depression era hurricane lamp; all passed down from my grandmother, to my mom, and then me. The butter dish and knife are modern.
My camera amped up the greens and muted the oranges...
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Evening in Zion II
5" x 7" oil on board
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The annual Marriott Craft Show is coming up. I usually do well there, so if you've been thinking about buying something, this might be the time.
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