Tag: Painting

MGandE Smokestack

This is one of some first attempts to return to plein air painting, after having basically given it up to “go back to school” to improve my basic art skills. Done on an amazingly warm day in January.

Sauce Pan

The latest color study. Instead of the primary colors the book called for, I picked my own more muted colors for a more harmonious look. Although that doesn’t show up very well in the photo, which I had to take with my cell phone because my new camera broke and was in for repair. The… Continue reading Sauce Pan

An Orange and a Bowl

Two small paintings I did for practice contrasting warm shadows with cool highlights without losing the intensity of color in the highlights. Lesley has a whole stack of these small bowls in different colors, so I’m thinking of doing a series.

A Pair of Pears

Here are the pears. The black and white pear from the first class and the color one from the second. The point is to get the value and color contrast right. The b/w version went pretty well, although I struggle with finding and painting the darkest part, the core, of the shadow. I know intellectually… Continue reading A Pair of Pears

Olbrich Park

I live right over the hill from Olbrich Park and often walk my dog to the top of the sledding hill (actually the top of a big tank that holds our drinking water) to see how the morning looks across to the east.

Show a Success

The October show at EVP was great. A lot of friends came to the opening. I’m very grateful to those who bought pictures. Here are a couple of the pictures that are still available. Write me if you’re interested.