Thursday, May 31, 2012

Oil Painting
30 x 40 inches
I had an urge to do some larger landscapes, so this is one of them.  It is a scene in the south of France, one of the many tree-lined country roads.  Such roads are among my favorite subjects to paint, and among my favorite places to explore on road trips (I suppose those two are connected!)

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Oil Painting
10 x 8 inches
Painted on-site along the Platte River in Colorado.  A pleasure to paint with the sound of the river so close by!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Oil Painting
10 x 8 inches
A white iris painted at a garden in Denver.  

The plein-air season has begun!  I had a great winter painting in the studio but now it's refreshing to paint outdoors again.  It's a little extra bother, with all of the packing/unpacking and transport to the painting location...but it is such good practice and so enjoyable that it's worth it.  I did a couple of iris studies on location, and this was my favorite.


Monday, May 14, 2012

Oil Painting
20 x 16 inches

A scene in Lyon, France.  In this view I was interested in the narrow slot at the bottom of this outdoor staircase between two old buildings.  Lyon is built between and along 2 rivers and on one side goes up a steep bluff.  This scene is at the bottom of one of the routes down the bluff.