Monday, September 15, 2008
I love camping. Sometimes I wish I could just spend weeks away from civilization but there are things I have to do. Living in the desert has made me appreciate the pine forests even more as it's such a contrast from what I see every day. I love to be able to go hiking where you can't hear cars riding on the road or the sounds of crowds gathering. It's relaxing to be able to simplify life that way.
I'm excited to be starting this next piece of the pine woods on Mt. Lemmon near Tucson, AZ. Not only will I get to play will great textures but I will also be able to reflect on memories of camping with family.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
day three
This is the third day's work on this piece. There are a few bugs to still work out but so far I think it's going fairly well.
Sometimes I look at my pallete and think it's a work of art that's always evolving. Even though it's always changing it still seems a stable structure I can count on.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
day two
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
starting Olea
This is the first day of work on the Olea piece. I hope to be able to show a sequence of working through posting in progress pictures on here. One the left is the preliminary sketch and on the right is the started watercolor.
chenencoux
The following watercolor was completed a few months back as part of a few watercolors a did of structures in France. This particular painting is of Chenencoux. One of my favorite chateux in France. I loved this area of France in the Loire Valley and hope to go back one day.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
whitetail!
My little family and I went camping this last weekend. I am loving Arizona and really enjoy all of the scenery. It gives a lot of great stuff to paint from. I was so excited that we can go camping in the mountains where it's nice and cool during the summer when it's hot in the valley. Really fun area and lots of great hiking spots.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Grass
This piece was completed to depict the grass of the land during the creation.
Genesis 1:11-12 "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good."
Genesis 1:11-12 "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good."
Earth One
This is the first of a trio of paintings done a different style than I normally do and is also different than the style of the rest of the series. I think it's important sometimes to branch out and experiment in order to help yourself grow. I'm pleased with the depth of layers and think that that can be pushed even more. The following two posts are the other paintings in the trio. This piece is currently on exhibit at the Central Utah Arts Center for their Fourth Annual Utah Juried Show until April the 23rd.
Genesis 1:10 "And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good."
Genesis 1:10 "And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good."
Dry Land
This piece is representative of the dry land appearing during the creation. It was the first completed in the series. I'm working out of order, but it seems to a good way for me to work.
This painting was also on exhibit for the 2008 Salt Lake City Community College Presidents Show.
Genesis 1:9 "And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so."
This painting was also on exhibit for the 2008 Salt Lake City Community College Presidents Show.
Genesis 1:9 "And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so."
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