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An Apple A Day

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"An Apple A Day"  Oil on Cradled Panel  6"x 6" I finally got back in the studio after a ten day hiatus.  (I needed to keep my foot elevated and I just can't paint that way.) I had absolutely no inspiration and no idea what to paint, but I knew I had to just DO something!  So I grabbed an apple, put it down and started painting.  I was so rusty I ended up wiping it out 8 times.  But I persisted. "Another Sunflower Painting", Oil on Cradled Panel, 6"x 6" I am so excited to be the Spotlight Artist of the week on the DailyPaintWorks site.  Click here to read my interview .  If you have purchased a painting from their website in the last 30 days you are eligible to enter to win this painting. Good Luck!

The Red Barn

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"The Red Barn"  Oil on Panel  9"x 12" While I am convalescing from my foot surgery, and can not attend my still life class, I am practicing landscape painting from photos.  This was a farm on a creek in the Chesapeake.  The original barn was white but it just didn't look right.  I know red barns are cliche but I just couldn't resist.  I was inspired by a fantastic YouTube video by Roger Dale Brown.  Check it out here .   He explains his process as he goes along and offers up so many tips and bits of knowledge.  It is worth watching a few times.  I am considering recreating his painting while watching the video and painting along with him. Click here for purchase information

Chesapeake Cove

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"Chesapeake Cove"  Oil on Panel  12"x 16" I originally planned this to be a larger studio painting of a plein air study I did during this past summer, entitled "From the Dock", pictured below.  But I just couldn't get the boats to look right.  It was such a struggle and so frustrating that I just decided to leave them out.  I might put them in another time when I get more experience painting boats. "From the Dock"  Oil on Panel  8"x 10" I attended a workshop with John MacDonald in the fall and learned that he always frames his paintings in order to see if they are finished.  He taught us that a frame can make a huge difference.  I definitely think this is true of this painting.  It looks finished in a frame.  What do you think? Chesapeake Cove framed Both of these are available on my website. Chespeake Cove From the Dock

Snow on the Meadow ..again

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I did some more work on this last week.  I was inspired by some of the snow paintings by Peter Fiore and John MacDonald.  I love the blue on the snow and the orange light.  I lightened the mountains in the background and added more meadow grass.  My photo reference was taken during a very cloudy day and had no light effects at all.  It was quite a challenge! Click here for purchase information I finally got the cast off my foot and now I have this huge boot.  Still can't put any weight on it for another two weeks, but sitting at my easel is way easier now.