Breaking Through

This is a studio painting I did from a beautiful scene I saw this summer on a trip in the mountains. It was stormy all day and then towards sunset the clouds opened up letting a brilliant backlit setting sun hit the landscape. There was no time to paint it - it lasted only a few minutes and then it was gone. I was lucky enough to see it while it lasted.  I've revised this several times so here it is in it's latest reincarnation.  Breaking Through 2, 11 x 14.

Changing Seasons

I've been out painting several times lately, a few times interrupted by rainstorms, but last weekend the weather cooperated and I was able to finish up my painting. It was a very beautiful and peaceful morning - lots of birds around flocking up. Leaves are just starting to turn color. Early Autumn, 8 x 10.

Rocky Cliff revisited

I went back last Friday to the rocky cliff where I'd painted on a rainy day in August and made another stab at it. This time the light stayed fairly good until the end when, as it has done all summer, it clouded over and began to rain. I did have time to finish the picture before I had to pack up and hurry out of there. Old Quarry, 8 x 10.

Reflections

Here's a painting I did a couple weeks ago. The light was constantly changing with clouds forming and breaking, finally culminating in a big thunderstorm. So, the water was a real challenge and kept changing from dark to light and back again to something in between. The algae went from fluorescent green to orange to brown, from bright to dark.  I had to decide how I wanted it. While I was painting it I took pictures so I have photos of the pond in it's various phases. Walden Reflections, 9 x 12, sold. This has been the rainiest summer ever.