#88 - Thaw

11x14 Oil on gessobord
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A warm spell in northern Illinois means some cool puddles.

#87 - Backroads

11" x 14" Oil on gessobord
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I was out driving late autumn in the backroads of northern Illinois and came across this scene. I liked the way the telephone poles and wires act like a gateway into the scene ahead, and I liked the warm colors of the harvested fields with the cool green grass bordering the cinder road.

#86 - Backstage of the Woodstock Opera House

Oil on canvas panel

8" x 10"

Not too many people choose to paint the back of the historic Woodstock Opera House but we were walking downtown last summer and came upon the pickup truck in front of the half opened door and I snapped the picture.

#85 - Pickwick Theater

12" x 24" Oil on gessobord

This was a Christmas gift for my son who lives right next door to this Art Deco gem.

#84 - Family Farm

Oil on canvas 48" x 36"
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This painting has been keeping me busy for a couple months. I've posted smaller iterations of this scene which led up to this bigger painting. I have never painted such a big painting and actually really enjoyed dealing with each section in detail. I have the online mentoring of Kim Casebeer to thank for any success I might have had.

#83 - Harvest Time

8" x 10" Oil on canvas panel

It is harvest time in Illinois and farmers are getting their crops in. It was a beautiful day so I parked next to a cornfield and captured it during harvest.

#82 - Country Lane

18" x 24" Oil on canvas

I've been working on this scene for a while. I painted it 8" x 10" first and then the above. I'm now doing it 36" x 48". It has been a good exercise doing the same painting three times and at a different scale.