Stairway

This was a tough painting! The view from below made the drawing difficult--especially the facial features. It was also a challenge to paint the effect of the light hitting the black painted railing. But all in all, I am pretty satisfied with the outcome.

Flower Girl

I finished this painting a few days ago--the latest in my quest of trying to capture the effects of bright sunlight that creates interesting patterns. The possibilities are endless if you have a nice, bright window. Unfortunately, the lightest areas on her skin were washed out to pure white in the photo. To see what was really happening in those areas that the photo couldn't record, I had my daughter sit in front of a sunny window a few times and took some notes. Wouldn't it be nice to have a model sit perfectly still with the light never changing for hours at a time?

November Farm

Here is the painting I did the day after I painted "Autumn Oak". It was looking out at the same farm scene, but turned a little bit more to the east. It was another glorious day! The colors in this photo aren't really true to the painting. I need to play with the saturation a bit to get it closer. The next day was yet another beautiful day, so I went out to paint but gave up after driving around for an hour. Sometimes it's hard to find a place to pull over and safely set up!