"Sudden Storm (sold)

6"x6"

Oil on Panel

 

This little painting inaugurates my "sale" page which can be seen by clicking to your upper right on the appropriate page.  I will be listing sale paintings there on a regular basis to make room for fresh work.

This painting is of a scene of a storm in southeast Oregon, in the Steens Mt., high-desert country.  I love the big skies and the drama!!

"Sudden Storm"

6"x6"

Oil on Board

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It felt great to paint something looser and with more of a feeling of freedom after spending so much time on my previous painting! Maybe it's partly to do with the location of the scene pictured here. It's over in south-eastern Oregon near Malheur Wildlife Refuge and Steens Mountain. I spent some time there soaking up the feeling of the wide open spaces and enjoying the continuous drama of changing clouds.

"Storm From the North"

7"x7"

Oil on Cradled Masonite

$110 includes domestic s/h

This is another painting from my day out in the country last weekend. The sun was glistening off the stubble as the dark clouds were moving in. I am teaching on Wednesday mornings for a while so I actually painted this yesterday knowing I wouldn't be able to get to the studio today. It was one of those afternoons where nothing was going right and by the time I got to this painting I was in no mood to worry much about what came out! I just decided to use as thick a paint as I could get and try not to use little brushes much. In the years past, I have always painted quite thin--blending and blending so you'd never see a stroke and there would never be any texture on the surface. I've secretly wanted to see some juicy paint for awhile, I think!

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These are shots from the class I am teaching. It's on using the color pencil. It's a great group of talented people. As you can see, they don't always have to work in the dark. . .