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Re-work of an Existing Painting
Feb 19, 2015
Every so often I go off on a Quixotic adventure to try and rework or otherwise advance the look of a particular painting. The most favorable outcomes usually involve reworking from the design stage forward and starting with a fresh canvas. Sometimes things spiral out of control and I end up on...
Still Life Painting of an Apple
Jan 19, 2015
Apple Still Life. 6x8, oil on linen. 2015 I painted this apple from life in the studio just to play around with using abstraction to break up the form. In the end, I wasn't successful in pushing this as far as I wanted (it is hard to let go) but I thought the final result was a break from my usual w...
Study of 806
Dec 8, 2014
Study of 806. 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2014. 806 was one of the young heifers at Rocky Point Farm in Point of Rocks, MD where I spent a morning in the pasture with the young cows. I've been meaning to paint this Holstein cow for the last 18 months and I plan to turn this small sketch in to a l...
A Study in Layers
Oct 18, 2014
Overcast. 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2014 In this painting I tried to use layering techniques to enhance a small work that otherwise might otherwise not have made an interesting painting: the feeling of atmosphere was created by scumbling violet grays over the middleground and far tree line and a gla...
Catoctin View Lane
Jul 26, 2014
Catoctin View Lane. 10x8 oil on linen panel. 2014. This is a roadside scene just around the corner from our house, along the back road into our neighborhood. I pass it all the time and thought the look of the dark mass against the light mass would make an interesting sketch. I saved the thicke...
Studies based on a scene from Copeland Farm in Hillsboro, VA
Jul 19, 2014
In July I painted at a plein air session at Copeland Farm in Hillsboro, VA. The painting didn't survive once I got back to the studio, but I was interested in understanding how I could have approached it differently so I resurrected its basic elements in a series of studies: 1. I tri...