Nothing conjures summer memories for me more than a Tanqueray and Tonic. A dear friend of mine called them 'Summer in a Glass' and this one is in memory of him.
I like painting a still life a couple times a year because it helps my observational skills. I especially enjoy painting glass! They always say 'Paint shapes, not things' and painting glass helps me practice this, which I then try to carry over to my next landscape.
My last painting from Steamboat Spring is from a walk along the Yampa River with my wife and son. As we were walking and chatting my son suddenly shouted, 'Dad, get your camera ready!" He knows I'm a sucker for classic old Beetles since I had a white one exactly like this in college. Would love to get another someday.
Had a bit of a hiatus as we had a wonderful week away at our nephew's wedding in Steamboat Springs, CO. I painted this in-between sessions building frames for 8 paintings I had accepted into an upcoming show. Looking forward to getting back to some new paintings on the easel soon!
We stopped for lunch at a brewery out in the country and there was this old tractor parked across the parking lot. I like the composition of of the geometric shapes of the old loading dock with the rusty old machinery out front.
This is a counterpoint to yesterday's post. After taking the picture of the tree in the sun, (yesterday's post) I drove past the tree and looked behind me. I loved the backlit tree and clouds, and especially those foreground shadow!
