Potting Shed

 11" x 14" 

Oil on panel

I was taking a morning walk on an August morning and took a picture of this little shed. I liked the wall in cool shadow and the cool picket fence set among the warm greens.

Crossroads

 20" x 60" Oil on stretched canvas

This is a big painting I've been working on for a while. I don't usually paint this big so it was fun to immerse myself in it over several evenings. My wife and I were out driving in the country on a nice summer morning and I took the picture from which I painted this. I liked the clouds, the distant barn, the roads disappearing into the trees and, of course, the tractor!

Neighborhood Watch

 9" x 12" Oil on panel

It had been raining all day and after dinner it stopped so my wife and I took a walk around the block, and encountered this sky as we walked west.

Summer Clouds

 

12" x 9" oil on panel

Plein Air

I took a day off this summer and spent the day out driving in the countryside taking pictures for future paintings and I stopped to painting this also. 90 minutes standing in a field was a beautiful way to spend a morning!

Quiet Afternoon

 12"x9" oil on panel

My wife was taking a walk in the Funderburg Conservation Area on a beautiful summer afternoon. She took this picture for me to paint and I loved the wispy clouds and the shimmering grasses on either side of the path.

Sunset on Main

 

11" x 14" oil on panel

My wife and I snuck away for dinner on a beautiful summer even recently. On the walk back to the car, I was struck by the contrast between the shadows and brilliance of the setting sun. Isn't that like life; equal parts brilliance and shadows?

Dappled Drive

 9" x 12" oil on panel

We were driving to a farm stand last weekend and my wife took the picture from which I painted this. She knew I'd like the pole on the right, the depth and sunlight/shadows on the buildings. And, of course, that dappled sunlight!