Buddy - a portrait sketch
Jul 25, 2015
Buddy. 12x12, oil on linen panel. 2015 Started the morning by finishing up this painting of Buddy. It was painted using the customer's own photos as a reference. I tried to paint the whole thing in a loose style and integrate the body into the background as much as possible. The palette ...
Hillside Sketch
Jul 21, 2015
Hillside Sketch (plein air). 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2015 This plein air sketch was done at a property where the Loudoun Sketch Club had a paint-out. Technically speaking, it was next door to the host's property and I felt a little guilty about leaning over their fence to paint the neighbor's field...
Back to Meadow Grove Farm
Jul 21, 2015
Front Field (plein air). 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2015 It was back to Meadow Grove Farm today for a second paint-out. I started with a small sketch to try capturing the cloudy sky and experiment with alternative mixes of green. The grass in front is mixed with Holbein violet gray (like King's Blue) ...
Meadow Grove Farm
Jul 14, 2015
Meadow Grove Fields (plein air). 11x14, oil on linen panel. 2015 Meadow Grove Farm in Upperville, VA is one of my favorite paint-out locations: lot of distant views across the fields, animals in abundance, a variety of scenery, trees singular and clustered, and the ever-present Blue Ridge. In ...
Portrait Sketch of Apollo
Jul 13, 2015
Apollo. 14x11, oil on linen panel. 2015 This portrait sketch of Apollo was a tough one to paint: I had to use customer supplied photos (non digital), the lighting was harsh and it was hard to pick out the true color. I painted this twice, once with a regular approach, trying to duplicate the origina...
Jackson
Jul 8, 2015
Jackson. 14x14, oil on linen. 2015 Like other portraits that I've recently completed, this painting of Jackson was done over several weeks. I spent a lot of time trying to work out the design and did several color studies before I landed on a scheme that seemed to fit. The colors used we...