Fine Tuning

Many of my plein air works need a little tweaking back in the studio especially the larger ones. This Capitol View painting really started to shine with some fine tuning. Greeting the Sun Oil on Linen 24 x 24.

New Skyline Plein Air

The rain finally abated and I went to a new location to paint some Little Rock Skyline views. Fort Roots is the VA hospital in North Little Rock. It has wonderful vistas of the city.

Capitol View from Ft. Roots - 10 x 10 Oil on Linen

View to the Railroad Bridge - 12 x 16 Oil on Linen 

Evening Skyline at Victory Lake Burns Park - 6 x 12 Oil On Linen

Challenge of Florals

We have had a rainy last couple of weeks. It has been a while since I set up some florals so rainy days are perfect still life opportunities. I have been experimenting with my palette knife more. Learning how to move the paint with the knife is a challenge but enjoyable. "Jumping Up Lilies" has a good bit of palette knife work. "Spring Bouquet" has more roses in it than I have ever put together before. The shapes of the flowers change by the hour!

"Jumping Up Lilies" 24 x 20 Oil on Linen

"Spring Bouquet" 20 x 24 Oil on Linen