More Plein air paintings...

Here are a few more plein air paintings which I've never posted on line.

For those of you that are curious, all of these paintings were done on-site in one sitting.

Fall Run State Park (Fall 2009)

Ohiopyle (Fall 2009)

Ohiopyle (Fall 2009)

Clarion River

(This one is a watercolor done from a drawing.)

Yosemite Valley (Fall 2008)

Studies for new pieces

These are some studies and oil sketches that I've been doing for a new series of pieces. With classes starting soon and shows coming up, it's going to be a busy couple of weeks!

Some newer drawings

Here are a couple of drawings from the Monday night sessions at Panza gallery. More to come later!

Long time no see...

Hi everyone (all three of you!)- I'm still here. I've been doing a lot of drawing lately & I will post some of the work soon. Also, I've been reading "The Painter's Secret Geometry" by Charles Bouleau. Good stuff! The fall semester @ CCAC ends on December 7th, so I'll be concentrating on wrapping things up for my classes in the next few weeks. Until next time...

Some newer stuff

New painting...

new study

Last fall Krista & I went to the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, & Yosemite - I did this study from a photo that we took when we hiked down the South Kaibab trail into the canyon. The color in that place is like nothing I've ever seen - I am planning on turning this into a larger painting. The goal with the next group of paintings I want to do is to loosen up & simplify things alot more - but still retain the accuracy of the drawing , which is absolutely key.