Cottonwoods
Oct 19, 2015
Cottonwoods. 11x14, oil on linen panel. 2015. Today's paint out was at Great Country Farms in Bluemont, VA. This will probably end up being my last plein air of the year. This is one of the few locations (perhaps the only one?) in Loudoun County that has stands of cottonwood trees, so I made the mos...
Another View of Meadow Grove Farm
Oct 16, 2015
Trees at Meadow Grove Farm. 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2015 This small sketch was done earlier in the summer after a paint out at Meadow Grove Farm in Bluemont, VA. It's almost exactly the same view as another painting I did two years ago, but done at a different time of year. It's one of those scenes...
Chester
Oct 14, 2015
Chester. 12x12, oil on linen panel. 2015. This recent commission was based on some reference photos that I'd taken back in 2008. Sadly, Chester passed away unexpectedly this year. I painted the portrait at the same time I was working on another, and having both in the studio at the same time led to ...
Return to Ayrshire Farm
Oct 13, 2015
Ayrshire Farm North Fields. 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2015. There were so many things to take in at Ayrshire Farm today that I spent most of my time on photographs rather than actually painting. As a squirrel gathers nuts, at this time of year I try to collect as much reference material as possi...
Paint Out at Ayrshire Farm
Oct 6, 2015
Ayrshire Farm South Field (plein air). 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2015. Today we finally got the opportunity to paint at Ayrshire Farm in Upperville, VA. The farm is about 800 acres in size (if I remember correctly) and we were provided with satellite pictures as a guide to the different fields. I st...
Waterford Art Harvest
Oct 1, 2015
The forecast for more bad weather finally did it and the Waterford Homes Tour and Crafts Exhibit (otherwise known to everyone in Loudoun County as the Waterford Fair) was cancelled. Some of the activities have been rescheduled as a new event on October 17 & 18: Waterford Art Harvest. This event ...