Wow!

Wow! It's finished and it is pretty fantastic (if I should say so myself!). I figured the foreground would be hard to negotiate but I must have been in the mode for it - it just came to life more and more with every stroke. Now it just needs to dry!!! I've titled it "Early Evening Radiance."

Tomorrow we will be heading to Chicago again. This will be the last trip to that area for this season. I will be at Highland Park this weekend and Oak Brook next weekend. I've got to keep packing.

Until next time...

Wet paint

I'm back!

I decided to work on the sky for the sister piece to the big sky while the sky colors were still good. This was fun because it had different kinds of clouds than the big one. It was a nice change of pace! I am planning a lone tree and a meadowed hill at the bottom of this beautiful and quite colorful sky. Now, I need to get back to the the big sky and this one will dry. Chris caught me in action and it also is a great shot of how my paintings are painted around the sides!

Until next time...

More paint

Hello!

Today I am back in the studio and I am working on the monster painting we are following, "the big sky." I was able to finish the sky and the under painting for my trees and meadow area. Today I get to work on those trees and meadow areas. I have plenty of space to work with!! I should be back later today with more!

Until next time...

The Big Sky

Good Afternoon!

Introducing a new follow a painting! For the moment, I am calling this one The Big Sky because it is probably my most ambitious painting of the summer. This painting is 60" wide by 40" tall. It is inspired once again from the beautiful evening skies I have been witnessing. It will probably be similar in subject matter and ambiance of the Yellow Sky we followed earlier in the month. I am sure the sky alone will take a good 8-12 hours but I can't wait to see how it goes! Here is a picture of the under painting. This is now dry and ready for it's magic! I will keep you posted!!

Until next time...