Oil Painting

14 x 11 inches

a quiet street in Washington DC

Oil Painting
11 x 14 inches
A scene in the south of France

Oil Painting
20 x 16 inches
View of Wisconsin Avenue, Washington DC
The idea of this painting was a scene mostly in shadow, but with the main area of interest bathed in warm light.
A few days ago someone asked where I am showing my Washington paintings...I am showing them at a gallery in Georgetown, SUSAN CALLOWAY FINE ART, 1643 Wisconsin Ave.
www.callowayart.com

Oil Painting
20 x 16 inches
A view of Lake Michigan from Chicago.
It was in early August, and the lake was catching a lot of light. A sky with subtle gradations of color. A joy to paint it.

Oil Painting
20 x 16 inches
a scene in Chicago
The driving force behind this painting was the color strategy: black, white and red.

Sometimes the reason for creating a painting has more to do with the color scheme than the subject...that was the case here. Although this is a composition similar to others I have painted, the thing that really got me interested here was the arrangement of primary colors. The red and blue were almost straight out of the tube, while the yellow of the wall was very much tinted with white. The painting is actually a little less yellow than shown here...I must have had some warm lighting on while I photographed it.

This oil painting is 12 x 9 inches.