There are a number of different ways in which I come up with ideas for paintings. Sometimes I just start painting, and see what comes out. Other times I use one of my photographs for inspiration. Often I will base a painting off of a feeling. Every now and then I do a preliminary sketch. [...]
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Sometimes it is hard to start a project. Sometimes it takes a catalyst. Here is an example of a painting with a catalyst. Lynley had been making some small paintings, but got disgusted, and threw them away. I fished them out of the trash, and painted over them, reacting to what she had done. I [...]
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Sometimes I paint something, and it doesn’t turn out nice. Thankfully, it is not a waste of paint. Oft times I will paint over it and have my painting turn out well. This is an example of a canvas that has 3 different things painted on it. I started out with a painting I don’t [...]
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Georgia has lots of swamps and marshes. They are wild and beautiful. One of my favorite wetlands was at Ocmulgee Mounds National Monument. I used to hike there a lot. One Christmas I was doing small oil paintings as gifts for guests at my Christmas party. I painted this painting as one of the gifts. [...]
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I know it has been a while since I did a post. We had a family crisis. This painting is called Copper Canyon. It started as a very abstract painting, but then as I began painting over it I saw the mountain appearing and it looked beautiful, so I went with it. This is a [...]
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The quality of light on a landscape comes from a lot of different things. These include the angle of the sun, the humidity or lack thereof, the time of day, whether or not one is near water, etc. I chose to paint this picture of Greece because of the interesting quality of light. The sun [...]
Filed under Artist Tips by on May 5th, 2010. 2 Comments.
Texas Inn is a Lynchburg, Virginia landmark. People go there for the Cheesy Western, a cheeseburger with a fried egg. This landmark sits next to downtown. I was commissioned to do this piece for a husband of my wife’s co-worker. He loves it so much, I hear it has a hallowed place in his bedroom. [...]
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I love color. Deep rich color, cool, light color. In order to make color appear strong, it needs contrast. When I was teaching painting at the University of Southern Indiana, I had a lot of students who loved to use strong colors. The only problem was that all of their colors were strong. It looked [...]
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I really enjoy being in nature. I love the beauty of the outdoors, the quiet sounds of the wind, plants and animals. My Dad and I spent a lot of time fishing in our canoe. We enjoyed watching nature. We have seen all kinds of animals wandering around. I still fish although it isn’t nearly [...]
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