Crab Apples

Here are a couple little 9x12s I recently finished using some crab apples I found. I discovered that since we Westerners read from left to right, it is a good idea to leave some empty space to the left in the composition to give your eye time to see the objects. Interesting!

Shaded

Here's a small 9"x12" I painted -- another in the "hat-shading-the-eyes" series. I'm sure I'll get this out of my system eventually! It was fun to paint a small portrait this time. Thanks for viewing!

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!

Autumn Oak

I painted this scene en plein air a few weeks ago. I discovered this spot last fall. It's not far from my house, but the only problem is that I have to stand at the edge of a little cemetery; but other than the background noise of the traffic at the four-way stop nearby, it's a nice, quiet spot. It was a perfect day, weatherwise. I could have stayed longer and painted, but I knew after painting for 1.25 hrs that I would ruin it if I worked on it any longer, so I went out the next day too.