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Winter Ferry Crossing - Light on the Water
Jul 20, 2017
Like many of my recent landscapes, this started out as something different, and was reworked several times. It was based on a photo taken during a ferry ride to Bremerton in January....
Painting Tip #3: Add Light to a Painting to Make it More Interesting
May 19, 2017
Some revisions are made to a plein air painting of a fishing boat....
Painting Tip #2: Simplify the Landscape
May 15, 2017
This is an older plein air painting that I reworked in the studio. I simplified the composition and added a few sheep for added interest....
Painting Tip #1: A Simple Way to Improve a Sky Painting
May 12, 2017
For an artist there is nothing better than having good paintings on hand, ready to sell. And turning an old painting into a better one will make you happier than finding money in an old coat pocket....
Rain Over Winslow
Dec 14, 2016
Rain Over Winslow. 6x10, oil on linen panel. 2016. As the pile of sketches in my studio can attest, trying to paint the Puget Sound in winter is a recipe for failure. Studio or plein air, it's especially hard to do because there's so little to actually build a painting around. The only thing that br...
Embracing Tonal Impressionism
Dec 13, 2016
In this blog post I discuss a painting done in a tonal impressionism style to see where it could be improved and compare it with a similar painting by Charles Warren Eaton. ...