Figure Two

14x11 oil on canvas panel.
This is my second try at painting from the model. Even though this is from the Thursday night figure painting group, it is the same model I painted with the Sunday afternoon group. I feel pretty good about the progress from the first to the second paintings and can clearly see some areas I need to focus on during the next attempt.

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The Shady Side of the City - SOLD

12x9 oil on canvas panel.
The city is Dallas on a very hot afternoon made tolerable in the shadow of a large office building.

Figure One

11x14 oil on canvas panel.
I have been absent from blogging lately but, not from painting. I joined several figure drawing groups and figure painting groups and this is my first attempt with the Sunday painting group. What a struggle! I am determined to continue and hopefully learn and improve along the way.

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Connected - SOLD

11x14 oil on canvas board.
I made two trips to this location. The painting was ok after the first session but I felt I could improve it with one more go. I think it worked.

The First Biker - SOLD

8x10 oil on canvas board.
By the time I finished this sketch the street was full of motorcycles. They had just opened their brand new back patio and the party was in full swing. I noticed on the drive home that I was humming, "one bourbon, one shot and one beer".

Standing By The River

8x10 oil on canvas board.

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Sunday at the Lake

8x10 oil on canvas board.
A very pleasant morning at White Rock Lake. I was drawn to this spot with the willow growing right across the river and the lake beyond.

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Deep Ellum - SOLD

9x12 oil on canvas board.
I had dinner on Friday evening in Deep Ellum with two co-workers and knew I had to paint there. Saturday morning I returned to try and capture a bit of the neighborhood and a bit of the Dallas skyline.

Peaceful Afternoon / SERENITY NOW!

10x10 oil on canvas board.
I had set up my easel and was almost half way through my sketch when a policeman came up behind me. He asked me what I was doing, the easel, the painting, the brush in my hand somehow didn't register with him. As my friend Rick said, "he won't be making Detective anytime soon". Well it seems that I was painting on property belonging to the Meadows Foundation, specifically the Dallas Preservation Society and had to leave. They were closed and I was less than 20 feet from the sidewalk, it didn't matter. I scraped down my incomplete sketch and went home. I needed to calm down and this quiet scene in my apartment did the trick for me.

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Good Morning Pickets - SOLD

9x12 oil on canvas board.
I am going to try to paint before work, at least a few times a week. This morning I painted this fence at the corner of Oak and Greenwood Streets.

Auto Rest

14x11 oil on canvas board.
It is disappointing that when I get home after a hard days work, my truck has the better view.

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bin Laden Animation

Click here to see a short animation I did about the search for bin Laden.

Texas Nocturne

9x7 oil on canvas
Another view from my balcony. I am enjoying painting the evening.

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An Evening Observed

8x10 oil on canvas
A very quick sketch from my balcony. As I observe my new neighbors, I hope this will be the first of a series of "Rear Window" type of pictures.

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Polo Blue and Yellow Post It - SOLD

8x8 oil on canvas

Onion Wrapped

10x10 oil on canvas board

Red Bell

6x8 oil on canvas board

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Coffee Cup and Paint

8x10 oil on canvas board

Primary DNA - SOLD

6x8 oil on a canvas board.
Sometimes it makes sense to go back to the basics when you are struggling. Red, Yellow and Blue are the basic DNA of all color...or so I've been taught

Dallas Morning - SOLD

6x8 oil on canvas board
This is the last of my Sunday morning sketches. It was actually the second sketch of the morning but for some reason I posted it third...?

Overpass in the Morning - SOLD

6x8 oil on canvas board
This is the first sketch from Sunday morning. My goal was to paint 2 sketches in 60 minutes. In the end I only spent 40 minutes on the 2, partly because the results were less than satisfying and also I wanted breakfast.
This is a view from my apartment building. I think that is the 75 overpass in front of a portion of the Dallas skyline.

On Ramp

8x10 oil on canvas board.
Well, it's been awhile and I have begun my new adventure. I am in Dallas, Texas. Today was my first day at the ReelFX studio. I will be working on their first animated feature film. The studio is very cool and I met a bunch of great artists. It is a visual feast with beautiful art everywhere. I am very excited to be a part of their team.

This painting is the third of three sketches I painted on Sunday. The plan was to just "push" some paint around to get back into the swing of it. Unfortunately the results are what I expected. There just isn't any other way to work the rust out. Hopefully good works to come soon.

One Last Swing in the South - Daily Painting, Landscape, Tire Swing, Tree, Farmhouse, Alabama, Tennessee

12x16" oil on a canvas panel.
This has been one of the most hectic weeks I have ever had!
I have had work each day and freelance each evening and preparing for another move in between. I had a small break on my freelance assignment over the weekend and took a personal break from my packing to paint. This subject seemed to fit my mood perfectly. The nostalgia of an old tire swing and my very last painting in Tennessee/Alabama. I am bound for home in Ohio for awhile and then I am off to..................................................................my next adventure.

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Hay 4 Sisyphus - Daily Painting, Landscape, Hay Barrels, Hill, Tennessee Valley

8 x 10" oil on a canvas panel.
The task of rolling these hay barrels up the hill led me to the title, that and...
...the fact that I have past the 500th post on this blog, which means I have finally completed 500 daily plein air paintings. Not to pat myself on the back too much but, I am extremely proud of this achievement. Along with my plein air painting, I work full time and maintain a freelance illustration/animation business. Although it has often been exhausting, it has been a tremendous learning experience and loads of fun. One thing that I'm sure most of the daily painters have in common is family support. That is certainly the case for me, none of this would or could have happened without the loving support of Kathi and our 3 daughters who inspire everything.
Happy St. Valentines day to my family.

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End of the Snow - Daily Painting, Landscape, Snow, Sun, Road, Red Bushes

8 x 8 oil on a linen panel.
The last bits of snow along the road in front of my apartment.

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Passage to the Warm Side - Daily Painting, Afternoon Sun, Apartment Complex

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Down the Stairs - Daily Painting, Stairs, Bushes, Sunlight and Shadow

One step out of my door and paint! I was struck by the light on these bushes with their red, yellow and green leaves and the remains of yesterdays snow.

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February Field - Daily Painting, Landscape, Paint Rock Bird Sanctuary, Alabama

This morning at the Paint Rock Bird Sanctuary.

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Harsh Light on the Wooden Man - Daily Painting, Figurative Still Life, Wooden Man

Another sketch of the "wooden man". I enjoy these exercises very much.

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A Simple Sunday Morning - Daily Painting, Landscape, Corn Field, Alabama, Tennessee Valley

A simple picture of the stubble of last years corn. The simple pleasure of the light on a Sunday morning. This sketch is 8" x 8", oil on a canvas panel.

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Running Before and After the Fall - Daily Painting, wooden still life

Almost immediately after I "blocked" this picture in, the cardboard that I had clipped the background paper to...fell over. Everything was scattered, so this wooden man was running before he fell and then again after the fall.

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Tree, House - Daily Painting, Tree, White House, North Alabama

This painting is from Sunday when the weather was stunning, very unlike the gray, windy and wet weather we had today. Painting a white house on a bright sunny day is like skipping the meal and going right for the dessert.
This painting is 8" x 10", oil on a canvas panel.

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