Anderson's Vineyard

I saw this picture in a magazine that sells knick knacks - it was a photograph that they offered to personalize for you - it seemed fairly personal already (given that this is Bill's last name) and I thought why pay for a photograph when I could just paint it myself. It will soon be framed and hanging on display in my art studio at Bill's house.

Sea Stairs

I saw this painting in my Dentist Office and liked it so much, I took a picture of it with my Iphone, then went home and painted it. It looked better in the dentist office, but I had fun trying to make it look good!

Winter Sun

I really need to take better photos of my paintings - the photo came out so much darker than the painting, which is light and bright. I imagine that it's cold enough to see your own breath, if you were standing outside in the cold, but at the same time you would hear all the birds chirping happily in the sunshine.

Farmhouse

I really enjoyed painting this picture, especially the depth and the detail and the vibrancy of the colors (which got washed out in the photo). If I get the chance, I will take another photo and replace this one - the sun dancing on the grass really pops in the original painting.

Venice at Dusk

I can see that I need to work on perspective and water!

Waterfall

The photo of this painting doesn't do it justice - it's blurry and dark and doesn't show off the detail or the brigthness. This is my favorite so far

Cafe Margaretta

You might recall a recent painting I did of a bicycle leaning against a wall? Well, a co-worker told me that he imagined the owner of that bike had gone to a cafe just around the corner and this is what I came up with...

Here's the bicycle painting:

After the Rain

This painting was very satisfying to paint - I enjoyed the sense of accomplishment I felt at every stage of the painting: the clouds and the rain failling in the distance, the puddles in the road, the reflections and ruts in the road, the tree and the fence.

Still Life Painted

So, I didn't impress myself with this painting - I liked my sketch of it much better, but it gave me some more practice and it also helped me to know that I like painting landscapes better than still life.

Paint Exercises

I found another paint book that has exercises in it, and am trying out a few of them. They're just exercises, and not anything I would hang on my wall, but still I felt that I should post them here, as this is a place to note my progress and not just flaunt my art! I plan to complete a few more of these practice exercises before moving on to my next masterpiece (ha!) I still have my still life painting to do - I've prepared the canvas and traced the picture on to it, but am feeling a bit intimidated to paint it; maybe if I procrastinate and practice other things first, I might be more encouraged...

Eagle Mountain

Soar on wings outspread
Above horizons bathed in glory
Lifted by the currents
That bring us closer to home

still life

I'm going to try a still life painting next - but just in case it doesn't translate to paint well, I thought I would post the sketch first. I'm going to trace this onto the canvas and then paint it - I hope it comes out. I'll let you know!