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Woodgrove Meadow
Sep 27, 2014
The Shed at Woodgrove Meadow. 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2014. I started this painting on location and did most of the work there, but back in the studio I felt that the tree on the right was a problem. I reworked it a couple of times before I was happy with it. The areas of bright color in the...
Plein Air Return to Silverbrook Farm
Aug 27, 2014
Pines Trees. 10x8 oil on linen panel. 2014. A small plein air sketch from yesterday's paint out at Silverbrook Farm in Hillsboro, VA. Standing at the bottom of the hill and looking up gave an interesting perspective on the large tree on the right....
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....
Plein Air at Oak Hill, Bluemont
Jul 22, 2014
Oak Hill Farm. 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2014. I think this is one of my more adventurous plein paintings of the year: I had to work quickly to get the sky down before it changed too much and rearrange elements in the scene in front of me to make a good picture. All while I stood in a horse pasture ...
Tuesday's Plein Air at Innisfree Farm
Jun 17, 2014
Innisfree III. 8x10 oil on linen. 2014 Plein Air This Tuesday's outing with Loudoun Sketch Club was back to Innisfree Farm in Marshall, VA for the second week. We had a great tour of the farm in the back of a 4x4 and I got the chance to see the inside of some Purple Martin nesting boxes. This ...
Painting on Location in Marshall, VA
Jun 10, 2014
Innisfree Farm. 9x12 oil on linen. 2014 I spent this morning standing in the middle of a field at Innisfree Farm in Marshall, VA. It started out quite cloudy and overcast but by the time I was half-way through the painting the sun had come out. I laid this one down fairly quickly and did...