Saturday, August 26, 2023

Puddle Jumping

 

28" x 22" oil on canvas

Just returned from a European trip ending with a couple days in Paris where we had a lot of rain. Walking out of the Louvre, we encountered this sky and reflections. I loved the colors, contrast and composition of the picture on my phone so I decided to try and paint it. Not my usual subject matter and I found it very challenging which is good for me. I try to paint something different every now and then because it makes painting in my comfort zone seem so much easier! 

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Cloud Show


 9" x 12" oil on panel

I was out of commission for a while on vacation and was excited to get home and paint! I forced myself to stay loose on this one and kept myself to 2 hours. My wife took the picture from which I painted this at the end of a beautiful, warm, summer day.