The Meadow
Apr 18, 2016
The Meadow. 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2016 Following on from my previous post on making your own canvas. Before starting any kind of substantial painting on a new linen, I think it's a good idea to try it out and see how it performs. This afternoon I did a small painting to test it out. Overall, the ...
Grazing
Apr 18, 2016
Grazing. 11x14, oil on linen. 2016 It has been a long time since I started a larger-size landscape (if I remember correctly, the last one didn't turn out so well). I based this on one of the color studies that I recently posted, adding a couple of horses that I rustled from another locatio...
Preparing Linen - A Short How-To Guide
Apr 13, 2016
In this blog post I show you how to prepare and prime linen and cotton canvas for painting. This step-by-step guide will help you create your own high quality painting surfaces for a fraction of the cost. ...
Color Studies - Working Through Ideas Part II
Apr 13, 2016
Study: Meadows at One Trick Farm. 6x8, oil on canvas panel. 2016 Continuing on from yesterday's blog post, the other thing that helps me to decide whether a painting will work or not is to try it out on a small scale. Among other things, this lets me to figure out the palette I will use in advance, ...
Charcoal Studies - Working Through Ideas Part I
Apr 12, 2016
Charcoal Sketches on paper (full sheet). 2016 Before investing a lot of time, effort and materials in a painting, I find it's always helpful to first work though my idea on paper. Simple studies like these help me to test out the compositions and make sure they have a good chance of working. I can m...
Discovery Park on Foot
Apr 6, 2016
Field Study: Discovery Park 040716. 6x12, oil on canvas panel. 2016. Moving from the Virginia countryside the city of Seattle has forced me to take on a different type of landscape in my paintings; I spent much of the winter trying to paint gray seascapes. However, in Discovery Park there is ...