Capitol Reef

"Capitol Reef", 14 x 18 In, Oil on Panel
I like to do landscapes all year round but since it rains in my town so much I sometimes do them from photographs. It is a chance to use my own imagination about how I want to paint the scene. Such was this one--many things were changed from the actual photo. Its also from an area that I found astonishingly beautiful--Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.

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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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Changing Light Idaho - NFS

"Changing Light Idaho", 14" x 18", On on Panel
One of the methods that Ovanes uses on his own paintings and recommends to students is scraping areas that are not working and re-doing them This painting was one I generously scraped in order to experiment with the idea. Sometimes scraping can leave a base of beautiful modulated color on which to re-paint. I never showed him this version of the painting but the one thing I like about it is the feeling of the light.

Last Lilacs - NFS

5/9/10 "Last Lilacs", 14" x 18", Oil
This is my first still life for the year painted outside in direct sunlight.  And now the weather is socked in again.  I love the lilacs and that yellow apple!