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 ...
Return to Trough Hill Farm
Sep 29, 2015
Corner of the Field. 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2015 Today's paint out was a return to Trough Hill Farm in Middleburg, VA. The sky was overcast and dark all morning. Fortunately the rain held off until mid afternoon. After walking around the property I settled on a corner of one of the back fields as...
Paint Out at Trough Hill Farm
Sep 22, 2015
Although started on location, this painting underwent several revisions in the studio over the next three years....
Paint Out at Bronze Hill Farm
Sep 15, 2015
Today's paint out was at Bronze Hill Farm in Middleburg, VA. It was a near-perfect day for working outside. As usual I started with a small 5x7 to get myself in the mood. I ghosted-in the image with raw umber (applied with a paper towel) then troweled on the paint and finished by working the edges w...
Wind Field Farm (plein air and studio work)
Sep 2, 2015
Wind Field Farm (plein air). 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2015 As September arrives the colors of the sky and landscape start to transform and the yellows get darker. It's tempting try and convey the sense of early fall by adding orange to all the paint, but that doesn't always work out well; I toned t...
A WIP of a New Horse Portrait
Sep 2, 2015
Block In for New Horse Portrait. 24x20, oil on linen. 2015 This is the block in for the commissioned horse portrait I'm currently working on. I did this in two stages: a careful drawing and separation of the light and shadow with raw umber, and when that had dried I applied layers of terra rosa/yell...