“Evening’s Last Glow”
5″ x 7″ Oil on Canson Paper
I worked up this plein air last night as the setting sun was falling behind this group of trees.
Tag Archives: Landscape
Big Pines
“Big Pines”
5″ x 7″ Oil on Masonite
I found these nice grouping of Ponderosa Pines the other night right at sunset.
I’ve been enjoying the opportunity to get out on these warm spring evenings.
Green Ablaze Thy Forest Towers
A quick watercolor/gouache sketch I painted over lunch.
It is nice to be able to nestle into the shade of some big pine tree and get lost in the paint and the forest.
Early Spring Aspens
“Early Spring Aspens”
8″ x 10″ Oil on Masonite
Here is a group of Aspens I painted the other night.
They are still sleeping, awaiting the warm spring days yet to come and stir them back to life.
Hockaday Museum of Art Miniature Auction – 2013
“Silence In The Deep”
9″ x 12″ Oil on Masonite
$395
The Hockaday Musuem of Art is holding their annual miniature auction on May 17th. Part of the proceeds generated by these sales help to fund the museum.
The bottom painting is a little 4″ x 6″ of a Native American that is being donated to the museum. If you are interested in any of these paintings pleasecontact the museum and bid them up!
Clark Fork Rocks
“Clark Fork Rocks”
8″ x 10″ Oil on Masonite
I had the chance to get out today and do a couple of quick plein air paintings. The snow is finally starting to abate, and the coming of spring is drawing ever closer.
Winter River Marsh
“Clark Fork River Marsh”
6″ x 8″ Oil on Masonite
Another recent Plein Air painting. I was drawn to the breaking ice paterns in the water, and how they lead your eye up into the painting.
February Thaw
“Graves Creek Canyon”
8″ x 8″ Oil on Masonite
“Herford Hangout”
6″ x 8″ Oil on Masonite
A beautiful day for for some plein air. The temperature has risen significantly, so it made painting in the beginning of February rather lovely.
Hot Springs Winter Plein Air
“Hilltop Angus”
5″ x 10″ Oil on Masonite
“Down In The Valley”
6″ x 8″ Oil on Masonite
“A Break In The Grey”
5″ x 10″ Oil on Masonite
“Camas Prarie Ablaze”
5″ x 12″ Oil on Masonite
“Feeding Time”
6″ x 8″ Oil on Masonite
” A Lone Pine Winter”
6″ x 8″ Oil on Masonite
I bundled up and headed and headed out today for a bit of plein air. I was able to get all six of these done, before I had to finally succumb to the darkness. There were a few times that I started to get cold, but other than that a rather nice January day to be out painting.
Winter Sketch
A quick oil sketch on watercolor paper of our wintery wonderland.