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Waterford Gardens
Jun 8, 2014
Waterford Gardens. 12x16 oil on linen panel. 2014. I've been working on this painting for a the past month and consequently it has a thicker paint layer than usual. My starting point for this painting was a plein air study that I made a few years ago, however, in a more recent photograph I not...
Painting on Location in Round Hill, VA
May 29, 2014
East Lynn I. 11x14, oil on linen panel. 2014. This year's plein air painting sessions have gone very well so far, with three paintings done in three painting sessions. All of the outdoor paintings I tried at home in March and early April were a failure, so perhaps I was due for a run of better...
Painting on Location in Waterford, VA
May 14, 2014
Talbot Farm I. 9" x 12" oil on panel. 2014 This is the first outing of the season for our local group of plein air painters. I decided to attempt a painting of the barns and it proved to be a challenging scene as the sun was partially towards me, something I usually try to avoid. I also w...
A New Pochade Box
Apr 10, 2014
Some images and a brief description of a home-made pochade box....
Yellow Wood in the Fall
Feb 1, 2014
Yellow Wood - Fall. 8" x 6" oil on linen panel. 2014 I painted this from a plein air study I made in the fall during a paint out at Yellow Wood Farm in Hamilton, VA. The final painting is very close to the original version, but with a few extraneous details removed....
Oakland Green Farm
Oct 30, 2013
Oakland Green Farm , Lincoln, VA. 9.5"x6" oil on linen panel. 2013. This week's outing with Loudoun Sketch Club was in Lincoln, VA. It turned out to be a fine day with lots of sun and cooler temperatures. I did this small painting entirely on location and (somehow) didn't make any ...