Turner Farm #1

I had the pleasure of painting with Liza Turner on her family's farm in Waterview, Kentucky today. They have a beautiful bunch of acres. Many paintings could be made there. I felt like I struggled a bit in the field today, but after working on it a bit in the studio, I think it's a keeper...for now.

Turner Farm #1
22" x 28", oil, mostly plein air

Shem Creek

Finally finished this one today. Visited Charleston, SC back in early December and stayed across the bridge at the Shem Creek Inn. This was the view from their deck one morning.

Shem Creek
22" x 28", oil

Rochester, KY Church

22" x 28", oil on linen panel

Industrial Light

Here's one that I've played with for a couple of days. Another exercise in simplifying and texture. Adding a detail shot of the royal mess in the background. ;)

Industrial Light
22" x 28", oil on linen panel

Escape

Here's something I've been playing with for a couple of days.

"Escape"
22" x 28", oil on linen

Haggard Branch

I've worked on this one for a while now. Finally got over being shy and threw the paint to it the last two days in between laundry, work, and kids.

This is a small stream that runs next to Leslie Road and crosses Jackson Hollow Road in Cumberland County, Kentucky. Adding a detail shot of the grasses on the right side.

"Haggard Branch"
22" x 28", oil on linen

Cedar Creek Thaw

Looks like today was the last of the snowy plein air pieces for a while. The weather is supposed to turn warmer early this week, and most of the snow was melting this afternoon. I did get a chance to jump down into another part of Cedar Creek today though. This one took about 2 and a half hours. I purposely used the same limited palette and the same size canvas, as I think these last three look good together as a short series.

For those interested, my palette consisted of Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Violet, Golden Ochre, Transparent Oxide Red, Burnt Siena, a touch of Cad Yellow and Mars Orange, and White of course.

"Cedar Creek Thaw"
22" x 28", oil on stretched linen

Little Renox Creek - Frozen

Went out again today. This time to Little Renox Creek at Salem Park in Cumberland County, Kentucky. It was a bit colder today than on Thursday. The moisture from my breath froze on my mustache and beard a couple of times. Had fun. Painting time was about 2 hours.

"Little Renox Creek - Frozen"
22" x 28", plein air, oil on stretched linen

 

Cedar Creek Snow Day

Don't you just love this winter weather!? Today was my first experience painting outside in the snow. Not only was it snowing, it was cold, and blowing, and snowing. Did I say snowing? I got my new Cabelas Snowy Range 1200 Pack Boots in the mail today. Just what I've been waiting for. Those puppies are rated to -135F, and let me tell you; I was standing on solid ice for about two hours for this painting and my feet stayed nice and toasty. Love 'em.

This was also my first time using my new easel outside. I've been using it in the study the past few days and was very pleased with how it handled, inside and out. It's a Beauport "Gloucester style" easel that was tuned up by the good folks at Take it Easel. You'll also see my new paintbox I made to go with the easel. Closed it's about 4" thick and 20" x 20" square. Opened it's huge. Worked great in the windy conditions today.

So here are some pics of my outing. I'll probably take this one further in the studio. It started getting dark and the wind really picked up toward the end.

"Cedar Creek - Snow"
22" x 28", oil on stretched linen

 

 

 

Corsica

Did this one for the January Virtual Paintout. This month we, our hearty group of artists, are traveling to Corsica, the beautiful island off the coast of Italy. Stop by the Virtual Paintout throughout the month and check out all the great artwork being posted. Last month was Mexico City, where we had more participants than ever before.

"Corsica"
22" x 28", oil on linen

Cows in the Meadow

I know it looks like I haven't been working by my lack of posts recently, but I assure you I have. Been working on a couple of Christmas things that I just can't spoil yet. I did get around to finishing this piece this morning though. I'm adding a few detail shots to show the cows, distant treeline and sky. This was painted from a ref pic I took down near Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park in Cumberland County, Kentucky.

Thanks for looking. It's always a pleasure to have you visit. Merry Christmas!

"Cows in the Meadow"
22" x 28", oil on linen

 

 

 

After The Rain

Painted this one from a photograph I took earlier today near Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park in Cumberland County, Kentucky. As always, I took some liberties with color and composition.

Thanks for looking.

"After the Rain"
22" x 28", oil on linen