Indigo

"Indigo," Oil on Board, 24x30"

I know that I almost always like the painting I just finished, but I think this one is something special.  I love the angle looking down on the figure and the visual richness of the pattern, drapery, etc.  I'm inspired to more in a similar vein.

Books

"Books," Oil on Board, 36x24"

I'm quite happy with how this one turned out.  I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of oils.  I may noodle around with this a bit more, but it's pretty much done.

I love the pose and expression. Thank you Kelli Bland!

Northern Forest

"Northern Forest," Acrylic on Board, 24x18"

Second painting from the Alaska trip.  It's so hard to capture the sense of the soaring trees in two dimensions, but I'm ok w/how this one turned out.  Somehow the wild colors work with the subject matter - make it look oddly more realistic.

Wake

"Wake," Acrylic on Board, 12x16"

This is the first of the painting inspired from my recent trip to Alaska -- such a beautiful place!

Inverness

"Inverness," Acrylic on Board, 30x40"

I tend to be a homebody, but luckily I have a sister who travels often.  She's gotten in to the habit of taking pictures of trees that she thinks I'll like.  This specimen is on the shores of the river Ness in Scotland.  So beautiful that I might even be tempted to go in person!

Willow

"Willow," 24x30", Acrylic on Board

When I took the kids back to Ohio this summer to visit their grandmother, I spotted a beautiful willow tree growing in someone's front yard.  I went to photograph it, hoping to get something worth painting and my daughter, 6, decided she wanted to come along.  I took a dozen or so photos and then my daughter asked if she could take some pictures too.  So I let her.

When I was home developing the pictures I saw that her, more unusual angles of the tree were much more interesting than anything I captured.  I'm giving credit where due. :)

Huddle

"Huddle," Oil on Board, 20x16"

I'm continuing to develop my technique in oils.  I like many aspects of this painting, but am not as happy w/the likeness.  I may go back to it.  I find it so hard to 'finish' a figure in oils...