Michigan Yucca

8x10" oil on masonite

I was captured by the repeditive arrangement and the blooms of the yuccas along the path to lake Michigan on a recent trip to Port Shelton.  I painted started and finished this one over a few hours.  I am feeling the need to start and finish work quickly these days.  I am aiming to learn by doing and doing a lot.

Surfside

I had fun painting this one.  I think it is the texture of the oil paint on smooth masonite that made it fun.  It did not turn out the detail I was originally going for but, I am really liking the forground on this.  However, I'm not convinced that the sky working well in the rest of the painting.  There seems to be something off balance and disjunct between the foreground and the background.  I may try and tone the sky back to add depth.  Check back and see if it works!

I am currently working on painting of the ocean and pulled this drawing from my files.  I completed this this past spring/early summer.  I drew this from an imagined scene but, think it would have been better if drawn from life.  Perhaps the lighting would have been sharper, lines crisper and perspective less dream like.  I like the subject matter (the interesting swim cap and bright sunlight).  So I would like to use it and am brainstorming on a different perspective for an oil painting.

Aquarium2

Second of the series. I finshed this one this evening and entered it into the CNote show in Columbus, Ohio. Check out other artist at the show and cast a vote.
http://cnoteartshow.com/fall2009/

Swim with The Fishes

So I am jumping right in; new to blogging and more importantly new to posting.
This is a painting I finished this morning. 10"x 16" oil on masionite board.
This past spring we took a trip out to the Outer Banks aquarium and my goal is to create a series of these. One down, more to come. Please stay posted!