Capitol Reef Sketch

"Capitol Reef Sketch", 5 x 9 In, Oil on Museum Board, Unframed

A couple of months ago I started on a new path, and with anything new, there are rough edges. But in part, "rough edges" are part of the plan. The goal is to paint small, abstract palette knife sketches with a "devil may care" reckless finish. This is working well for me, except for that annoyingly petty voice of anxiety that comes along when I actually decide to post one of these works of artistry. I would much rather be painting them than posting them. When painting there is more or less a clear start, middle, finish and go on to the next one.

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Clouds over Harstene

"Clouds over Harstene", 5 x 9 In, Oil on Museum Board
This is the far view out my window, looking out across Dana Passage to Harstene Island and beyond that to the Peninsula. Sometimes I like to do several of these small sketches.

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Sky Study

"Sky Study", 5 x 9 In, Oil on Museum Board
Often when I am in between things I turn to the ever changing view from my studio. There is always something to study, always an experiment in front of me.

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Zangle Cove #20

6/22/10 "Zangle Cove #20", 5" x 9"
Limited Palette: Ultramarine Blue, Venetian Red, Titantium White.
This is another small sketch with big brush strokes, this time with a limited palette.

Zangle Cove #6

6/3/10 "Zangle Cove #6", Oil, 5" x 9"
Limited Palette: Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red Light, Permanent Green Light, Titanium White, Ivory Black

The limited palette sketches of Zangle Cove are all exercises in finding new ways to paint a familiar subject.

Zangle Cove #5

6/2/10 "Zangle Cove #5, 5" x 9", Oil
Limited palette:  yellow ochre, ultramarine blue, cadmium red light, cadmium yellow light, titanium white, ivory black.

Common sense says that artists paint the colors they see. But somewhere I read that artists see the colors they paint, so it is interesting to paint with color mixtures that I really don't see right off in the scene in front of me.  At the very least, its a way of thinking about color in the landscape that can bring new inspiration and break habits.  This is one of the lessons and benefits of painting with a limited palette.