Plein Air at Silverbrook Farm
Aug 20, 2014
Silverbrook. 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2014. This was done on location at Silverbrook Farm in Hillsboro, VA. I had a great perch from which to paint this scene, standing under a mature Norwegian Maple on the side of a hill which let me overlook the fields and valley....
Another Rabbit
Aug 20, 2014
Dandelion. 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2014 To be honest, it is difficult to keep finding a name for rabbit paintings so I've decided that I will just have to rely on my imagination a little more. I found this rabbit by going for a 2.5 mile walk down some of the unpaved country roads round our neck of...
Shelburne Glebe Revisited
Aug 12, 2014
Shelburne Glebe Meadows. 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2014. Unable to go painting on location today due to the rain, I spent the day in the studio. After working on a commissioned work this morning, I decided to revisit the plein air painting that I did last week at Shelburne Glebe in Lincoln, VA...
Featherbed Lane
Aug 10, 2014
Featherbed Lane. 24x20, oil on linen. 2014. Although I've been planning this painting for a long time, the actual painting part went very quickly: I started this last weekend and, after letting it dry for a week, I did the finishing touches today. In preparation, I did a few pencil scribbles, follow...
The Rabbit Next Door
Aug 9, 2014
The Rabbit Next Door. 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2014. Even though there are plenty of rabbits in our neighborhood, the hard part of painting them is getting a good photo to use: I have to sneak up on them with my camera and take a few pictures before they bolt. I photographed this rabbit in ou...
Clune Forest Sheep - Work in Progress
Aug 6, 2014
A work in progress: 24x30 oil on linen. A new painting that I currently have in progress. I felt compelled to paint in the sheep first and do everything else afterwards. I spent a day and a half working on the design and another day doing the layout before getting to this stage....