Monday, March 28, 2016

Rose Garden, McKinley Park

A plein air painting from this spring at McKinley Park.  I think I may try to make a bigger painting from this study and my photo reference.  Maybe. Maybe not.  It's hard to reinvent the inspiration felt while painting on location and the excitement of being in the moment during a plein air outing. 
8 x 10
oil on panel

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Alley behind Guild Theater

I saw this scene while on my morning walk one spring day and knew I had to try and capture the textures and colors in this alley scene
18x24
oil on stretched canvas

Saturday, March 12, 2016

Spring Tree

A plein air painting from this spring at McKinley Park.  Pink is my color!
9 x 12
oil

McKinley Park, Spring

A plein air painting I created from a scene in McKinley Park.  This piece I had to come back to the studio and finesse it somewhat as it was a particularly cloudy and sunny combination of an afternoon and the color and shadows were shifting every few minutes.  
12 x 12
oil on panel