Spring Near Bandera - revised and completed

Oil on canvas, 24"x30"

I had previously posted this painting before it was complete, I let it sit for quite some time

before returning to it. It has changed so much that I decided to create a new post rather than edit the previous.. I still can not get good photos of large paintings. My camera just isn't adequate for the task.

Gated Community

Acrylic on board, 11"x14"

An old homestead and bluebonnets just outside of La Grange, Texas.

Horses near Ft. Davis

Acrylic on board, 11"x14"

These horses live and graze on a ranch just outside of Ft. Davis, Texas. The pasture is a large wide open range typical of the Davis Mountain ranches.

Under the Shade Trees

Acrylic on panel, 11"x14"
Another view of the same Brahman cow I painted last week. This view is a little closer, from a different angle and features the cow rather than the trees.

Pink and Blue

A revised version of this painting is posted above.

Acrylic on panel, 6"x8"
I wanted to paint something with a little more color so I chose this scene which I found near La Grange but I pushed the color a bit more than the actual photo.

Brahma Under the Shady Oaks

As is often the case, if I don't sell a painting right away I get to look at it to long and often repaint it. This is one of those I thought was close but just not quite right. I repainted most of the scene and added the fence. I believe the balance of the large trees is much better, the distant trees are much better and the overall color is much better too. I think I will leave it alone now.

Acrylic on panel, 11"x14"

This was painted entirely in one session on Easter Sunday. I started this piece very loose and kept most of it that way through the finish.

Seasonal Blues

Acrylic on panel. 6"x8"
Another springtime scene in the Texas Hill Country. I might make a few adjustments to this, or then again, maybe not.

On the Fenceline

Acrylic on panel, 6"x8"

Painted using Zorn's palette of cad red, yellow ochre, black and white, this is another scene from just outside La Grange, Texas.

Oak and Cactus

Acrylic on museum board, 6"x6"

Painted from a photo taken near La Grange, I modified the scene quite a bit and pushed the warm colors for contrast.

Early Morning

Acrylic on panel, 6"x8"

Another quickly painted piece from this last weekend. I did make a few minor adjustments this morning  before calling it done.

Blues in La Grange

Acrylic on panel, 6"x8"

This is the second of the 4 pieces I completed this weekend. I will post the others in the next couple days.  I would love to hear some feedback on these.

Blue Hills

Acrylic on panel, 6"x8"

This was a quick and loosely painted study. I did several of these pieces this weekend in an attempt to free up my brushwork and get a little more colorful as well.

East of the Chisos

Acrylic on panel, 11"x14"
Another acrylic piece. This scene is looking east from just north of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend.

Just North of Fredericksburg

Acrylic on panel, 11"x14"
I am doing some acrylic work for a while along with my oils. It's a nice change of pace and I believe I can improve my work in each by doing the other.

Sunrise over the Devils River

Acrylic on canvas, 24"x36"

This scene incorporates part of a ranch with a cookout pavilion and tennis court viewed from a hilltop overlooking the sunrise on the Devils River.

The End of Day

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

Another conceptual piece. The last bit of sunlight before nightfall on a carpet of spring bluebonnets.

Breaking Out of a Fog

Oil on panel, 6"x8"

This is a conceptual piece. I was trying to convey a mood and feeling of early morning fog beginning to burn off and a bit of sunlight breaking through.

Spring near Bandera

Oil on canvas, 24"x30"

A scene of springtime bluebonnets and hills near Bandera, Texas. I will make a few adjustments to this piece but it's 99% complete.

Passage

Oil on linen panel, 11"x14"
A scene of a lightly traveled road through spring bluebonnets in the Texas Hill Country.

Sunny Morning

Oil on panel, 11"x14"
A bright sunny morning and a field of Texas Bluebonnets.