Behind Aldie Mill
Oct 21, 2014
Behind Aldie Mill. 10x8, oil on linen panel. 2014 I found a nice view behind the old mill in Aldie quite by accident as I was walking around taking a few reference photos. I painted this by the side of a small rill, huddled close to an old tree for shade, and if I moved just a few feet to eith...
Sketch of the Orchard
Oct 18, 2014
Orchard Sketch. 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2014. I did this small sketch as an exercise in trying to get a quick, loose rendering of the trees in the orchard at Riverside Potomac. I had wanted to try this on location, but the weather wouldn't cooperate and I had to do all the painting in the studio....
A Study in Layers
Oct 18, 2014
Overcast. 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2014 In this painting I tried to use layering techniques to enhance a small work that otherwise might otherwise not have made an interesting painting: the feeling of atmosphere was created by scumbling violet grays over the middleground and far tree line and a gla...
Painting a Sheep
Oct 16, 2014
Sheep. 12x9, oil on linen panel. 2014. I based this painting on a small study that I worked on over the winter while trying to determine the best approach for a painting of a sheep (in the end, I decided against doing it altogether). I kept the study because there was something in it that I th...
Sweet Potato Dog Cookies
Oct 13, 2014
A new recipe for homemade dog cookies, currently Hannah's favorite snack:3 tsp dry yeast1 cup plus 2 tablespoons low fat milk and water (I mix this 50/50 milk and water)3 cups whole wheat flour2 cups white flour2/3 cups corn meal1 cup oats2 or 3 tablespoons vegetable oil8oz can sweet potato puree2 o...
Reworking a Painting
Oct 12, 2014
Groveton Farm III. 6x10, oil on linen panel. 2014. I just finished updating this small painting of the wheat fields at Groveton Farm which I had originally painted at the end of July. I made the foreground a little more interesting and filled in the foliage in the tree where there had originally bee...