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Paint Out at Bronze Hill Farm
Sep 15, 2015
Today's paint out was at Bronze Hill Farm in Middleburg, VA. It was a near-perfect day for working outside. As usual I started with a small 5x7 to get myself in the mood. I ghosted-in the image with raw umber (applied with a paper towel) then troweled on the paint and finished by working the edges w...
Wind Field Farm (plein air and studio work)
Sep 2, 2015
Wind Field Farm (plein air). 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2015 As September arrives the colors of the sky and landscape start to transform and the yellows get darker. It's tempting try and convey the sense of early fall by adding orange to all the paint, but that doesn't always work out well; I toned t...
Return to Rock Spring Farm
Aug 22, 2015
Rock Spring Pond (plein air). 7x5, oil on linen panel. 2015 This small sketch was done in an impressionistic style with a very compressed value range. It was a humid, overcast day and there was no strong light. To avoid creating a somber mood I keyed the painting off the darks in the trees which I s...
Small Abstract Landscape
Aug 14, 2015
Meadow Grove Pond (Abstract). 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2015. This little painting is based on a plein air painting I did at Meadow Grove Farm late in July. Actually, it's painted directly on top of the old painting. The new painting is done in two layers: a fairly dull layer where I created colors ...
Molly Part 3: The Final Layers
Aug 11, 2015
Molly. 14x11, oil on linen panel. 2015 This is the painting of Molly nearly finished. I've taken a break from it for a day or so to rest my eyes and I'll put some finishing touches on it when this layer is dry, although I don't think it needs much. With a nearly full monochromatic block-...
Painting at Rock Spring Farm
Aug 11, 2015
Rock Spring Farm (plein air). 10x8, oil on linen panel. 2015. Today's paint out was at Rock Spring Farm which is right in the center of Leesburg, VA. It's a great location and there was no shortage of material to paint. so naturally I settled on painting a window on the old house - I thin...