Child

"Child", 12 x 10 In, Oil on Raymar Panel
Sometimes everything about the painting has to be as simple as possible.

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Zangle Rainy Day

"Zangle Rainy Day", 16 x 12 In, Oil on Raymar Panel
It is actually sunny today in the Northwest--the first two days of solid sun for many days. So this painting was done last week when it was still raining--I am a little behind on my postings! You know that I paint this beautiful scene over and over, but this land of green is a challenge.

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Storm over Teton Hillside

"Storm over Teton Hillside", 11 x 14 In, Oil on Raymar Panel
This is a scene that I first painted on site last fall in the Tetons, but that was a painting that didn't quite work out, so I did it again in the studio trying to get a different feeling and spirit in it. Usually when I re-do a painting it comes out more or less the same and that is frustrating. This one definitely changed in all aspects aside from the basic composition. Its interesting to switch from painting what you see to just painting.

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Roses - SOLD

"Roses", 14 x 14 In, Oil on Raymar Panel
The thing I like about this painting is that there was not any angst in painting it--just big brush strokes. It is strange how in experimenting it is possible to circle around pushing on one area or another or maybe I should say sometimes beyond one area or another.

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Waiting - NFS

"Waiting", 16 x 12 In, Oil on Raymar Panel
For the last few years I've been working with mostly smaller panels and I didn't think I could go back to the larger ones I painted 20 years ago. But I'm moving up! I'm actually taking old paintings and sanding them down and painting over them. There is something extremely satisfying about doing this. It is also March 21 and the sun came out today--the winter may not be completely over, but things are changing--the new rhodies we bought have buds and one is starting to bloom. If anyone around here wants to buy rhodies, I highly recommend Rogers Rhodoes. Paul Rogers has the nature of an artist--rather than miles of canvas, he has miles of rhodies and he can't seem to stop himself from acquiring ever new varieties. You have to see it for yourself. Be sure to wear boots.

Vancouver Island Winter

"Vancouver Island Winter", 14 x 18 In, Oil on Raymar Panel
When I first started painting regularly, I routinely painted 30 x 40 canvases. With plein air, the canvas size became so much smaller and for years I was happy with 8 x 10's and 10 x 12's. Now, at least some of the time, I am moving up in size, though 14 x 18 is not really that big. My thinking has to change with a bigger canvas and that is the challenge.

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