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Study of a Horse at Trappe Farm Revisited
Feb 22, 2014
Horse at Trappe Farm. 9" x 12" oil on linen/panel. 2014 After letting the painting sit for a few weeks I decided to revisit the study of the filly. I decided try a simple background around the horse to give the painting more interest. The setting I used was taken from a view at an...
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...
Monochromatic Sketch - Waterford
Jan 10, 2014
Waterford House. 8"x6" Oil on linen. 2014 This sketch was done with Gamblin's Torrit Gray (2008 version, I think) and white. I wanted to see how this building looked in paint, but I found the actual colors a bit overwhelming. I premixed the paint into five piles, each a different values and la...
Dusk
Dec 28, 2013
Dusk. 20"x16". oil on linen. 2013. This is one of the most challenging commissioned paintings I've ever accepted. It was being given as a holiday gift and was a surprise for the recipient. I was given a brief description of what the customer wanted (a dog walking down a path towards ...
A Sketch of Blazer
Dec 28, 2013
Blazer. 18"x14", oil on linen mounted on board. 2013. This portrait sketch of Blazer is one of the holiday commissions that I completed this year. I managed to get some nice photographs of Blazer at the stable and the early December light was perfect for his light coat. The background fo...
A Plein Air in Black and White
Nov 2, 2013
Stonehedge Antiques. 8"x6", oil on linen. 2013 The fact is that some paintings don't go as well as others. It was raining in Hillsboro, the light was dim, and I had spent an hour and a half painting a scene that looked like a brown mess. In frustration, I scraped the canvas, turned 90 degrees ...