Loved the shadow patterns on the image I painting this from. That and the warmth of the sunshine on the barn compared to the cool shadows.
A Canvas a Day - Eric Larson
Waking up dormant artistic aptitude by painting as often as possible.
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Sunset Blvd
This was a from a picture taken while driving west to visit our son in Kansas City. God is the ultimate artist! Just look at those colors.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Another Country Road
This painting and the one previous were done on two consecutive days when I was limiting myself to 2-hours to complete the painting. I try to do this every so often, especially when I feel like I'm tightening up in my paintings and spending too much time on details. Working fast and loose is a good antidote!
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Lush Farm
As we are still in the grip of cold weather here in northern Illinois, I went searching among my archived photos and found this scene from beautiful summer day.
Monday, March 10, 2025
Desert Highway
The photo reference for this painting was again supplied by my California son. I like the desolate landscape surrounding the classic old VW buses on the desert highway.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Backporch
I was having some trouble with February/March weather so I dug up a photo from last summer. Looking forward to warmer weather!
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Laguna Light
This one from last January as we were visiting my son in southern California. It's currently in my show Backroads at McHenry County College thru March 28th.