Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Canyon de Chelly Sketch 4

"Canyon de Chelly Sketch 4", 9 x 9 In, Oil on Museum Board
The interesting thing about the Canyon is that the land is owned by members of the Navaho Tribe and the areas we got permission to paint on were most often owned by relatives of our guides. There was a beautiful small orchard on this land and behind it the canyon walls.

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Canyon de Chelly Sketch 3 - SOLD

"Canyon de Chelly Sketch 3", 10 x 8 In, Oil on Museum Board
The colors of the Southwest are so different from the colors of the Northwest where I live. It is a challenge to paint these colors and I wonder if I made them a little too intense in compensation for my eye which is use to gray!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Canyon de Chelly Sketch 2 - SOLD

"Canyon de Chelly Sketch 2", 8 x 10 In, Oil on Museum Board
Sometimes it was the abstract visual of the canyon walls that was most fascinating to me.



Sunday, October 21, 2012

Canyon de Chelly Sketch 1 - SOLD

"Canyon de Chelly Sketch 1", 8 x 10 In, Oil on Museum Board
Because of the health issue I mentioned in an earlier post, I am spreading out my "daily paintings". I have slowed down on my painting activity. The next series of paintings are sketches I did with a group of artists in Canyon de Chelly a couple of weeks ago. We had beautiful weather and our Navaho guides were amazing! You can't just drive into the Canyon--guides are required and special vehicles necessary. Most of the land is still owned by tribal members so it is necessary to get permission to paint on their land. I'm labeling all these paintings "sketches" because that is what my state of mind was and what they really are. Maybe I will do more finished paintings of these in the future.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Red Flowers in Vase - SOLD

"Red Flowers in Vase", 10 x 10 In, Oil on Museum Board
This is the last of the flowers paintings done before my trip to Canyon de Chelly. I will do more of these--something about doing them so appeals to me.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

White Roses - SOLD

"White Roses", 12 x 9 In, Oil on Museum Board
I am still exploring roses--I could probably do this for a long time.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Today's Roses - SOLD

"Today's Roses", 10 x 8 In, Oil on Museum Board
Some of these paintings are more about the paint than anything else.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Roses in Orange Cup - SOLD

"Roses in Orange Cup", 8 x 8 In, Oil on Museum Board
This is another small painting with big thick brushstrokes--I way I particularly like to paint.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Roses in Glass - SOLD

"Roses in Glass", 12 x 8 In, Oil on Museum Board
This is a painting that I did awhile ago and it has a different feeling that the others I have done lately. Its always a journey.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Orange Poppies


"Orange Poppies", 10 x 10 In, Oil on Museum Board
I love this cloth this background cloth that is black with blue flowers. Its a perfect background for yellow and orange.

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Beach at Port Gamble

"Beach at Port Gamble", 10 x 12 In, Oil on Museum Board
A group from Plein Air Washington painted in Port Gamble back in July during a rainy spell. Most of my paintings were done from the back of the van.

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