This 12″ x 16″ oil on canvas was painted from a photograph I took on my birthday at Cheekwood Botanic Gardens in Nashville, TN. It was a beautiful deep purple iris that was shifting around in the breeze, was a gorgeous warm sunny day. I knew I wanted to paint this flower as soon as …
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Bouquet II
Bouquet II, oil on canvas, 12″ x 24″. I did a quick gesture on canvas in pencil based on a real life bouquet. This is my third flower with black background study and I love the way the colors pop! I took my time with this one, started it back on April 10th, went on …
Tulips
Tulips, oil on canvas, 12″ x 24″. I did a quick gesture on canvas in pencil, built up the dark and bright colors and from there this one developed nicely. It took a bit longer than usual, life commitments pulled me away for a couple of days, the tulips were falling apart when I finished …
Bouquet, oil on canvas
This oil painting is from life of a beautiful bouquet of flowers I was given. It’s 9″x 12″ and started out with a quick pencil gesture on canvas, then I painted in the dark and light undertones. The color palette started out as light pastels and evolved into bolder more radiant colors. It’s a good …
Santa Fe Sundown
“Santa Fe Sundown” is an oil painting on wood, 6″ x 6″ x 2″ which was inspired by my visits to Santa Fe New Mexico. This painting was a study of color and blending with a wet brush and dry brush.
Blood Sky
“Blood Sky” was painted on top of a painting I had given up on, using extra paint from a smaller oil painting I was working on at the same time. Just goes to show that if you leave something laying around long enough you will find a use for it. There weren’t any planned strokes in this …