Monday, November 29, 2010

"Tule Mountain"


9"x12" acrylic on panel.
Tule Mountain is in the western portion of Big Bend National Park.

"Sundown"


9"x12" Acrylic on gallery wrapped linen canvas

Friday, November 19, 2010

"Setting Sun"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

"Autumn Reflections"



Oil on panel, 8"x10"
This is a made up scene and almost painted itself.

"Abstract_no.1"


Acrylic on canvas, 18"x24"
This is an experimantal piece, sort of an alter ego. It was fun to paint and I might do more.

Monday, November 15, 2010

"Chisos"


Oil on panel, 16"x20"
This is the repainted version from a few months ago. The smaller study in the previous post helped me to get the light and shadow colors the way I wanted them. The the scene was in total cloud shadow in the photo I used and the intial painting was flat and had too much foreground detail. I painted out the foreground and made it secondary to the mountains.

"Chisos" study

Oil on panel, 5"x7"
This is a prelim for a redo of a painting I completed some months ago but was totally unhappy with. Thought I would workout the light and shadow on the mountains in a small version before I repainted the larger version.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

"High Desert"


Oil on panel, 8"x8"
A scene from the Ross Maxwell scenic road in Big Bend National Park.

"Home in the Hills"

Oil on panel, 11"x14"
Another made up scene, maybe a place I would like to live.

Monday, November 8, 2010

"Rolling Hills" ...in Progress


Oil on panel, 11"x14"
This painting is not quite complete, it is something I had in my mind and painted pretty quick but want to view it online before I make any adjustments.

Friday, November 5, 2010

"Juniper Canyon Overlook"

Oil on panel, 11"x14"
Occassionally a painting rolls off your fingers as if it's meant to be. This was one of those. The view is of Juniper Canyon from the Lost Mine Trail in Big Bend National Park.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

"Iron Mountain - from behind Joe's House"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"
This is Iron Mountain north of Marathon. The view is from behind my brother Joe and his wife Adrienne's house.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

"Summer Trees"


Oil on panel, 8"x10"

This scene is from photos taken near Roundtop, Texas. I added the background hills.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

"Pastoral"


Oil on panel, 8"x8"
Another scene made up from initial abstract shapes.

Monday, November 1, 2010

"Trees and Field"

Oil on panel, 5"x7"
This is a conceptual piece that started as abstract shapes and developed from there.