Category Archives: OPs New Paintings
Patterson’s Curse, #1
I’m intrigued by this weed – it’s toxic, but a field of it is a real vision. Who knew? I love to see fields of Patterson’s Curse and decided to paint several landscape scenes, here is the first. This 8×10 … Continue reading
Down the River, oil pastel painting
Down the River came about from a series of photographs taken of a river scene, by using the best angles of each shot and giving the background of bit of light shining through for a little atmosphere. I’m not one … Continue reading
Lakeview
The states of North and South Carolina have some of the most beautiful scenery in the northeast. One of the secrets of these States is that they offer many lakes lush with thick beautiful forests and gorgeous views of distant … Continue reading
Destination
This scene said, “it’s the Destination.” You know a place that one would hike just to see the valley below and feel the breeze from above – a peaceful destination. The place had a wonderful to it that I knew … Continue reading
Heather Vista
There is a place in the UK, Dunkery Beacon, that is pure beauty. It has trails you can take to walk among fields filled with heather that look like carpets spread across the landscape and hillsides. It’s gorgeous! I decided … Continue reading
Beyond
Landscape paintings showing distance always hold a special appeal to me. The view seems to draw me right into the scene and especially when distance hills has a mist in the air. This scene is cropped from a larger field-side … Continue reading
At The End of the Day
**Image of painting was updated and re-posted within the body of this post. An extremely talented member – photographer, David Smith, of an online artist community that I belong to has recently passed. So for this months challenge, as a … Continue reading
A Rough Sea
It’s been a while since I’ve posted on my blog because I have been locked in the studio staying focused on completing an oil pastel painting called, “A Rough Sea.” It was just finished this morning. A couple of weeks … Continue reading
Morning Walk
I’m getting hit with all kinds of spam again, hope to get it cleared up – seems to be coming from Facebook (of which I’m not even a member). Oh well, the joy (or pain) of the internet. So I’m … Continue reading
Rough Sea, study for larger painting
From time-to-time artists will paint a study to help them prepare and resolve any issues a the scene for a larger-sized painting. This allows them to check the composition, colors and values before moving forward. This is an 8×10 study … Continue reading
