Plein Air 7/17/12

This little plein air is from this morning at the river. This bridge has made a small cameo in a couple of my studies but today I wanted to make it more of the focal point. 8x6, oil.

Figure Drawing 7-10-12

Here are a few quick sketches from last night's figure drawing.

Plein Air 7-10-12

From this morning at the river. Plein air. 10x8, oil.

Plein Air 6-30-12

It was an absolute scorcher today painting in the sun during the afternoon. This is a different subject matter for me but nevertheless fun to do. It's not important the subject so much as the elements of design that draw me in. I'm not a car person nor a speed boat person but the design of the scene begged to be painted and had a splash of nostalgia thrown in there as I'd venture to guess the Jeep Cherokee is from the late 70s and the boat is mid to late 60s. Like I said, I'm not a car or boat person so I can't say for certain. 10x8, oil.

Plein Air 6-24-12

Here's one from this afternoon. It was a rather quick painting and it was hot out there. I'm actually surprised that I used that much pure blue in the sky...I guess I was painting what I saw! 12x10, oil.

Plein Air 6-14-12

8x10, oil. Plein air from this morning.

Figure Drawing 6-5-12

Here's a quick sketch from last night's figure drawing.

Plein Air 6-3-12

Was a gorgeous afternoon to go out in the middle of a field and paint the river today. Plein air, 10x12, oil.

Interior Painting

Although it's great weather outside, it's too windy this afternoon for outdoor painting so I did this little study of our living room. 8x6, oil.

Figure Drawing 5-22-12

Some figures from last night's drawing session.

Plein Air 5-19-12

Here's one I did this afternoon. 12x9, oil. Boy was it hot. It was great though having some heat for once but I didn't realize until I got home how sun-burned I was, wearing a tank top with no sun-screen out in the middle of the

field.

Plein Air 5-11-12

This one is from this morning at the Fox River. Plein air. 12x10, oil. I aimed at simplifying my values and keeping my shapes abstract while trying to make sense of and tame the mass of intense spring green.

Figure Drawing 5-1-12

A couple sketches from last night's figure drawing.

Figure Drawing 4-24-12

This 20 minute sketch was from last Tuesday's figure drawing session. Just now got around to photographing and posting.

Thayer Copy

This is a small copy that I did of a section of Abbott Thayer's "Winged Figure." I have always admired this piece and it was nice to do a study of it. 14x11, oil.

Spring Bloom

New-ish plein airs freshly framed. I'll be down in Bloomington this Saturday, April 28th for Spring Bloom put on by McLean County Arts Center with 30 of my landscapes. Please feel free to stop by if in town.

Pregnancy Painting

Here's a painting I've been working on of my pregnant wife. 24x24, oil. I still might go back and clean some edges up.

Figure Drawing 3-6-12

Here's a 20 minute sketch from last night's figure drawing.

Plein Air 3-4-12

Well, it's my birthday today and I spent time with my family and got a chance to get outside to paint. 14x11, oil.

Burlesque Paintings Framed

The girls are just about ready to go to the show. The ones on each end have antique frames that I cleaned up, tightened a couple joints, and waxed the mahogany. The opening is March 10th, 6-10pm with the last hour being a live burlesque performance at ArtWorks in Kenosha.