Bill Guffey

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Doc

My friend Doc hit a deer while riding his motorcycle and sustained some very serious injuries. There will be a benefit for him at the local park this coming Saturday, July 13th. This drawing will be part of the auction to help raise funds.

Doc
approx. 14" x 18
Charcoal

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Tree Gestures in Green

Late afternoon painting session trying to capture the movement of this small group of trees.

Tree Gestures in Green
18" x 24", oil, plein air

Shed on the Lane

Quick little palette knife painting.

Shed on the Lane
5" x 7", oil, palette knife

Sunday, July 7, 2013

M247 Sergeant York Tank

Actually, this is called the M247 Sergeant York DIVAD (Division Air Defense), and it was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG). This tank sits on the property of the Sergeant York State Historic park located in Pall Mall, Tenessee.

M247 Sergeant York Tank
18" x 24", oil, plein air

The Pride of Old Men

The Pride of Old Men
16" x 20", oil

Friday, July 5, 2013

Morgan Schoolhouse in Rain

It has rained inches over the last few days, and I'm still churning out paintings. It rained really hard at times early this evening as I set up under a pavilion at the city park. I have painted this old one room schoolhouse before, although it was from the other side. Tonight I painted it again with the sound of bottle rockets, firecrackers, and the boom of larger fireworks resonating through the air as the big softball tournament was under way, in the rain, on the other side of the park.

Morgan Schoolhouse in Rain
18" x 24", oil, plein air

South Main Rain

I had scheduled a paint out for the 4th of July this year, for the purpose of getting like-minded artists out and painting together. Well, we had 3 inches of rain during the day yesterday, which doesn't make for a nice turnout or conditions. But a few brave souls did decide to test the elements. We painted under any cover we could find. I think there were 8 registered plus me. Not bad for a monsoon. We'll try to get something together again real soon. Here's a link to the KOPS blog with a few pics from the day.

http://kentuckypainters.blogspot.com/

Here is my painting from yesterday.

South Main Rain
18" x 24", oil, plein air

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Miss Hazel's backyard

I've wanted to paint Miss Hazel's place for some time now. Finally stopped and painted there this afternoon.

Miss Hazel's Backyard
16" x 20", oil, plein air