Friday, February 17, 2012

Madonna and Child


This is a copy of Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo's Painting, Virgin and Child with a Rosary, hanging at the Prado in Madrid.
I painted this for a friend, whose print faded,I painted on a 29 by 19 masonite Panel in oil.

Plain Air on the Willamette River


Here is my impression of the Willamette River,from the weekly paint-out with the Plain Air Painters of Lane County, 9 by 12 in oil.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Royal Wetlands, Plain Air



11 by 14 oil at the Royal Wetlands, it was a beautiful warm day in February. Quite a few members showed up this afternoon, with a beautiful sunset to follow.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Wetland in Cottage Grove


Small Painting 8 by 10 in the evening hours at the local wetlands, 5 minutes from home.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Saturday, Delta Ponds Paintout.



Plain Air painting at the Delta Ponds Wetland, with the Plain Air painters of Lane County, nice warm winter day, with lots of passerby and spectators, one of them took this shot.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Don Howard, Workshop



I participated in a "Plain Air Technique" Workshop hosted by the Plain Air Painters Of Lane County and run by Don Howard an excellent Artist and Teacher. We learn how to premix colors to start confident on location, water reflections, the different planes in a landscape, building perspectives and many more golden nuggets to complete a successful landscape study.

Wetcanvas week2 homework


I pushed the colors a lot on this 8 by 10 oil.