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More Painting at One Trick Farm
Aug 4, 2015
Today we returned to One Trick Farm for the second of our two outings there. Fortune smiled on me and I managed to get two small paintings done. White Barn (plein air). 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2015 The first painting I did is of some fields and a barn that were technically on a neighboring ...
Painting at One Trick Farm
Jul 28, 2015
One Trick Farm (plein air). 8x10, oil on linen. 2015. Today's paint out was in Hillsboro, VA. It was one of those days when I wished I carried a large canvas with me as the sky was full of interesting cloud formations. I found a great spot on a mowed pathway in the middle of a field with a large tre...
Buddy - a portrait sketch
Jul 25, 2015
Buddy. 12x12, oil on linen panel. 2015 Started the morning by finishing up this painting of Buddy. It was painted using the customer's own photos as a reference. I tried to paint the whole thing in a loose style and integrate the body into the background as much as possible. The palette ...
Hillside Sketch
Jul 21, 2015
Hillside Sketch (plein air). 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2015 This plein air sketch was done at a property where the Loudoun Sketch Club had a paint-out. Technically speaking, it was next door to the host's property and I felt a little guilty about leaning over their fence to paint the neighbor's field...
Back to Meadow Grove Farm
Jul 21, 2015
Front Field (plein air). 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2015 It was back to Meadow Grove Farm today for a second paint-out. I started with a small sketch to try capturing the cloudy sky and experiment with alternative mixes of green. The grass in front is mixed with Holbein violet gray (like King's Blue) ...
Portrait Sketch of Apollo
Jul 13, 2015
Apollo. 14x11, oil on linen panel. 2015 This portrait sketch of Apollo was a tough one to paint: I had to use customer supplied photos (non digital), the lighting was harsh and it was hard to pick out the true color. I painted this twice, once with a regular approach, trying to duplicate the origina...