Tuesday, March 30, 2010

"Late Afternoon Whitetail" revised


Oil on panel, 8"x8"

I have toned this image down a bit and refined edges, almost entirely repainting it from the original post.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

"A Fair Warning"


Oil on canvas, 24"x24"

This scene from Big Bend can be viewed as either a storm building or the sky clearing. My title would indicate an impending storm.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

"Ranch Road"


Oil on panel, 11"x14"

A ranch road disappears around a bend just outside San Antonio, Texas.

Monday, March 22, 2010

"Awakening"


Oil on panel, 8"x10"

Back to a quick painting, started and finished in a couple hours this morning. This scene is from a couple miles within my son Shauns' home in San Antonio. There is quite a bit of dormant winter foliage and new spring growth, that is where the name comes from.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

"Triplets"


Oil on panel, 11"x14"

This is another revised painting, entirely redone. I am not sure the original name but it was posted last year on my blog.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

"Fog at Seminole Canyon"



Oil on panel, 5"x7"

Fog blankets a summer morning in Seminole Canyon state park near Langtry, Texas.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

"Viva Castolon"


Oil on linen panel, 8"x10"

This is a revised painting from last year, entirely reworked.

"Beginning to Break"


Oil on panel, 8"x10"

Morning clouds begin to break and give way to blue skies in the Texas Hill Country.

Monday, March 1, 2010

"Summer Clouds"


Oil on panel, 10"x8"

A typical summer afternoon cloud buildup. This scene is from the football field looking east in Marathon, Texas.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

"End of Day"


Oil on panel, 5"x7"

Another beautiful ending to a day in West Texas.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

"Gray Day at the Park"


Oil on panel, 8"x8"

What a beautiful bright sunny day here in Houston today, in great contrast to this scene of a gray sky at County Park outside of Marathon, Texas.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

"Sky and Land"


Oil on panel, 5"x7"

This painting is from a photo I took through my windshield while driving hwy. 90 west toward Marathon. I cropped a portion of the far right of the photo and used it for a reference, slightly modifying the scene.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

"A Soft Evening Glow"


Oil on panel, 10"x8"

This scene is painted from a Hill Country photo I took, I changed the time of day from mid afternoon to near sundown to create the soft light of evening.

"Bottle Opener"


Oil on panel, 8"x8"

A cloud over a mountain resembles a bottle opener in Big Bend NP.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

"Cloud over Mountain"


Oil on panel, 8"x10"

A cloud hovers over a mountain formation in Big Bend NP.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

"Majestic Oak and Bluebonnets"


Oil on canvas, 22"x28"
I have finally completed this piece that had been sitting around undone. This is a tree I believe to be near Concan, Texas. I threw in the bluebonnets as an afterthought.

Monday, February 8, 2010

"A Memory of Spring"


OIl on panel, 10"x8"

This is a typical Texas Hill Country scene, entirely made up.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

"Fleeting Light" Marathon


Oil on panel, 8"x8"

Bare trees against a mountainside catching the fleeting light near the days end, outside of Marathon, Texas.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

"Backlit Trees"


Oil on panel, 8"x10"

Backlit trees near County Park, Marathon Texas.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

"Painted Pony"



Oil on panel, 8"x10"

This paint lives just around the corner from me and I have wanted to paint him for a long time. Here he is and of course a bit of a pun in the name.