River Road

River Road
6" x 12"
oil on canvas board

Funny, but I didn't care much for this painting until today. I tucked it away in my wet canvas carrier to dry for a few days and lo and behold- I love it! It makes me want to get out and paint more. Maybe I am just in the right sort of mood to enjoy it now.

Enchanted Rock Project- WIP

This was my first attempt at painting Enchanted Rock. The colors are way off and the dome looks like a giant potato. I am going to rework it using Enchanted Rock Shadows and some reference photos I took as a guide.

Tomorrow Mom, Soren and I are heading to Austin to run some errands, have lunch at Whole Foods, and check out Plein Air Austin's "In the Plein Air Tradition: Art on Location" show. I love Austin! I have been able to see (in person) more incredible art in the past six weeks than I have in the past year.

A Lamplit Memory

A Lamplit Memory
6" x 8"
oil on canvas board
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This was a study of reflected light and colors. Once I really started looking, I was amazed to see colors in places I wouldn't have imagined. I love this little painting.

It says warm, cozy, safe, and peaceful to me... and the picture in the painting is one of my son reclining on my arm shortly after he was born. I just may have to do this one larger.

Still playing Catch-Up

Aunt Vicki's Garden
6" x 8"
oil on canvas board
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I loved the colors of the light, shadows and reflected light on and around that pot, and I had fun with the limestone paving stones.

A Break from the Heat

A Break from the Heat
6" x 8"
oil on canvas board
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Those clouds were a welcomed sight. It was so hot! I loved the cool swirling energy of the scene. It was a relief.
I truly saw something for the first time the other day- there is a warm band that usually stands between a cool color and a really intense/bright one. Does that make sense? Anyway I find myself looking for it everywhere now. I was so obsessed with it when I did this painting that I think I may have gone a little overboard with it, but I still like it. I love every painting that represents a transition in the way I see or think. It means progress.