Barbed Wire Fence

Hedgerow at the Tree Farm (sold)

By the Side of the Road

5x7, oil on canvas panel

Afternoon Grazing, Union County, NC

5x7, oil on canvas panel

Cows are so funny. Before I could finish the cows dotted around the pasture, they all came to the fence, all facing the same way, all looking at me painting.

The Willow by the Small Pond, 7:00 pm

5x7, oil on canvas panel

Spring in Union County, NC

8x10, oil on canvas panel

The little yellow spring flowers made an almost perfect Z in the pasture. I thought that might look a somewhat contrived, so I softened the shape. It was a beautiful day for painting--warm, gentle breeze, no humidity

Red Horse Shed

5x7, oil on canvas panel

Tree Farm Buildings

5x7, oil on canvas panel

Afternoon Light (sold)

8x10, oil on canvas panel

Leland Cypress, 7:00 PM

5x7, oil on canvas panel

Beginning a Painting

I have no finished painting to post today, so I am posting three paintings in various stages of "unfinishedment". It's interesting to see the progress of a painting. Sometimes I love the beginning much better than the finish.



On the landscape, you can see new lines drawn to correct some shapes. They will not show in the finished painting.

This one just need a little tweaking, plus adding the pile of logs in front and adding the gate. You can currently see the shadow of the gate on the red shed.

The painting above, an antique shop interior, is drawn and somewhat blocked in. Everything is extremely loose and experimental at the beginning.

Split Rail Fence and Pampas Grass

8x10, oil on canvas panel

Picket Fence

8x10, oil on canvas panel

Working the Field

9x11, oil on masonite

This painting has been varnished, hence the strange color of the hedgerow behind the farm equipment. I have not yet figured out how to advoid the glare of varnish.

I will be out of town through next Tuesday. Please check back then for a new posting.