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Colorado Atmosphere – acrylic
“One eye sees, the other feels,” by Paul Klee Sometimes when I paint it is both and it’s then that the painting session gives me that endorphin rush that artists seek when they are creating. It’s like you get this … Continue reading
Posted in Acrylic Paintings
Tagged art, colorado, fine art, impressionism, landscape, painting, sky, tree
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Meadow Light, charcoal and carbon drawing
Time to get my hands a little dirty, so I decided to pick up some charcoal and oh yeah, did I make a mess or what – but it was a lot of fun drawing with this medium again! Meadow … Continue reading
Snowy Day, oil pastel
Cold and blustery, that’s the atmosphere I wanted to create. A day when some of you prefer to stay indoors where it’s nice and warm, but if you are the adventurer type – you grab your snow shoes and have … Continue reading
Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings
Tagged art, fine art, impressionism, Oil Pastel, painting, pastel, snow, tree, winter
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Winter Silence, acrylic painting
Oh I know, snow scenes already? Yes, but it’s that time of year to get started painting a series of scenes so there is enough to choose for our Christmas card. Winter Silence, acrylic (7×5) is my first snow painting … Continue reading
Posted in Acrylic Paintings, Posts
Tagged acrylic, art, fine art, impressionism, landscape, painting, snow, tree, winter
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Apple Tree, oil pastel
Talk about character . . . apple trees are loaded with them. Each tree having branches with large knobs and elbows – they are a fascinating fruit tree to see and the older the tree the more pronounced these characteristics … Continue reading
Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings
Tagged apple tree, art, blossoms, fine art, impressionism, Oil Pastel, pastel, tree
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Golden Hillside, oil pastel
After a weekend of working in the gardens and painting outdoor furniture I got a new perspective of a painting that I was struggling with last week and finished it this morning. Golden Hillside, an oil pastel (11×14) was painted on a gesso prepared … Continue reading
Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings
Tagged Hill, oil pasel, painting, sunset, tree
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Sentinel, oil pastel
Should I break the rule or not – I thought about this one rule the entire time I was painting Sentinel. Want to know what the rule is? Good composition rule #1, never put the subject or point of interest … Continue reading
Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings
Tagged field, Oil Pastel, painting, sky, tree
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Silent Walk, oil pastel
Yes, I’ll bet you thought I was done with winter scenes. Well I couldn’t leave well enough alone, after receiving a couple of requests for more . . . besides there are so many winterscapes waiting to be done, why … Continue reading
Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings
Tagged Oil Pastel, snow, steps, tree, winter
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Winter Guard, oil pastel
Here is another oil pastel winter scene that I’ve had my eye on painting for a while now. The oil pastel (7×5) was painted on Mi-Teintes blue-gray tinted pastel paper. Using my fingers, clay shapers and a razor blade was able to … Continue reading
The Hill
My latest oil pastel (OP) painting is from a landscape image that seemed to capture all the right ingredients for a warm summer afternoon. I imagine that this little place provides walkers a needed slight breeze as they walk the … Continue reading
Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings
Tagged grass, landscape, oil pastels, painting, tree
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