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Study of a Horse at Trappe Farm
Jan 25, 2014
Filly at Trappe Farm. 9" x 12" oil on linen panel. 2014 A small figurative painting that I did earlier this week....
Barn Cat - the Original
Jan 25, 2014
Barn Cat. 12" x 9", oil on linen panel. 2014 I came across this cat at Oakland Green farm while plein air painting in the early fall. She just happened to be sitting in the way when I was taking photos of one of the barns. I played around with the composition slightly, especially the foregroun...
A Portrait of Ezekiel and Natasha
Jan 25, 2014
Ezekiel and Natasha. 20" x 20" oil on linen. 2014. This commissioned portrait was worked on for about 6 weeks from the beginning of December 2013 through the middle of January 2014 (I mention this as a note to my future self when I start to grumble about how long a painting is taking). Ezekiel and N...
Portrait Sketch of Hudson
Jan 16, 2014
Hudon. 12" x 9", oil on linen panel. 2014. A portrait of Hudson that I finished this week. After toning the canvas with a two color wash I did a full value monochrome block in prior to putting on the final layers (there's a bit of glare in the image)....
Another go at the Duck
Jan 16, 2014
Duck - transparent oil on linen, 9" x 12". 2014 I recently painted and posted a painting of a duck, but I never really took to the painting. So today I started again with a different approach. This painting is done using transparent oil paint (i.e. I didn't use any white). Using this app...
More Sketching
Jan 6, 2014
Sheep Sketch. 9"x 12", Oil on linen panel. 2013 With all the holiday commissions completed and delivered I managed to find time to work on some sketches, and studies for future paintings that may or may not happen. In the fall I spent one Sunday morning roaming around a sheep farm and I had some nic...