This scene in front of my studio is ever changing and often in the morning there is a stillness before the wind comes up.
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Before the Wind Came Up
This scene in front of my studio is ever changing and often in the morning there is a stillness before the wind comes up.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Still Life with Apples - SOLD
Sometimes I set up a still life and paint it more than once. It's an opportunity to get out of my own mindset or to experiment with one particular thing.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Harstene Island - SOLD
In some ways this is another painting based more on feeling than "reality." Why is this a direction I feel I need to pursue? Hard to know.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Zangle Rainy Day
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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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Blue Dress - NFS
I don't know if it is possible to portray someone's feelings, but it is important to try. Maybe "enigmatic" is the best you can do. I decided not to "finish" this one--it needed something else.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Storm over Teton Hillside
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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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Roses and Apple - SOLD
I am painting these roses over and over. I am drawn to it, just as I am drawn to painting Zangle Cove over and over. Sometimes I think it is a kind of laziness, but I recently read from some well-known artist that its good to do the same scene or set-up over and over. I've read that some artists will do the exact same set-up more than once during the day, making each subsequent painting of shorter duration time.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Capitol Reef
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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