Painting in Progress

This is the beginning stages/underpainting for an oil painting I am currently working on. It is a common street scene in India, at a street vendor in the marketplace. I did a lot of sketching while I was there, and then I have been doing artwork from photos since then. This is a composite from photos, sketches, and memories of various street scenes and people that I observed. People watching is always my favorite activity when I travel.

Painting in Washington Park

Slow down, you move too fast... Had the best day painting in Washington Park. "Feelin' Groovy" was running through my head the whole time. (and who do I have to thank for that?) Three wonderful things happened: 3) a gaggle of geese swooped low and landed on the pond, 2) I looked up just in time to see a young man on his knees proposing to his surprised beloved on the other side of the pond, 1) girlfriends of the beloved on this side of the pond shook-up and sprayed bottles of champagne, right into the pond! Still Feeling Groovy!

The Flatirons

This is another palette knife painting. It is based on a view of the Flatirons, a geological formation located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, near Boulder, Colorado. After the Maroon Bells, it is probably the next most painted/photographed scene in Colorado.

The Flatirons, Rockies Oil on Panel 9 x 12

Surf and Shore

This is an oil painting, semi-abstract in nature, done entirely by palette knife. The palette knife (painting knife actually) is great for impasto or thick swaths of paint. Basically I started in one corner and worked my way down and across to complete the painting image.

Surf and Shore, oil on panel, 9 x 12.