Monday, November 26, 2012

Hilltop View

Oil on panel, 6"x8"
This scene was created from a thumbnail sketch idea.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Bluebonnets and Paintbrush near La Grange

Oil on panel, 8"x16"

This was painted from photos I took near La Grange, Texas.

Moonlit Meadow



Oil on panel, 16"x20"

Painted from a thumbnail sketch idea I had.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Fall Color

Oil on panel, 11"x14"
I wanted to paint something with fall color, a lazy brook or stream and distant mountains, and this is what I came up with. Painted from one of my thumbnail sketches.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Pastoral Blue

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

Another scene from La Grange, Texas. Just a beautiful pasture of bluebonnets and Oak Trees.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Barn in La Grange

Oil on panel, 6"x8"
I  found this barn in La GRange, Texas. It was late in the afternoon and the trees and barn were casting long shadows.

Friday, November 2, 2012

The Grapevine Hills

Oil on panel, 11"x14"

Another repaint of an older piece. This is in the Grapevine Hills of Big Bend National Park.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Cactus

Oil on panel, 8"x6"
This cactus was growing at altitude in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Reflections of October

Oil on panel, 8"x10"
This is another redo of an older painting. I just painted right over the top of the old piece.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Red Barn

OIl on panel, 8"x16"
I found this scene in La Grange, Texas. The barn was actually being worked on and had scaffolding covering the front left side. Obviously I removed the scaffolding and fit the scene to a wide format.

Friday, October 26, 2012

County Road

Oil on panel, 6"x8"
This is a lightly improved county road near Hallettsville, Texas.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Dusk

Oil on panel, 8"x8"
This scene is at dusk just as the sun is setting.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

September Moonlight


Oil on panel, 8"x10"


A simple moonlight scene. Not sure about the photo of this painting being representational of the actual color. It seems as though every computer I view my paintings on have vast color differences making it hard to judge what is being viewed by the masses and adjust color with any certainty. 

Friday, October 5, 2012

September Sycamores

Oil on panel, 6"6"
Fall colors and sycamore trees.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Spring in the Hills

Oil on panel, 16"x20"
A spring scene of bluebonnets and oak trees in the Texas hill country.

Facing the Rosillos

Oil on panel, 6"x8"

This scene is in the northern portion of Big Bend National Park.

Desert Storm

Oil on panel, 8"x6"

A Storm in the desert from Seminole Canyon State Park near Langtry, Texas.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Oak


Oil on panel, 6"x8"

A spring Oak tree and bluebonnets in Texas.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Oaks and Hills

Oil on panel, 6"x8"
Another scene of spring bluebonnets, oaks and hills.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Reflecting

Oil on panel, 6"x8"
Trees reflecting on a small Texas Hill Country stream.