by admin | Jul 8, 2010 | concepts in painting, plein air
Thoughts before the session: Painting a live model outside has much to offer the oil painter. Unfortunately, most artists (even some of the original Impressionists) paint their live models inside, and only move outdoors to paint their background. Fortunately, I like...
by admin | Jul 7, 2010 | Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air
Finished! It’s hard to paint things to which you have an emotional attachment. Grob Farm is one of those things: Not only does it have historical importance, but my father, grandfather and three generations before were all farmers in Avon, OH. Going to and painting...
by admin | Jun 29, 2010 | Daily Painter, Oil Paintings for Sale
These are three sketches I completed with a long hair filbert brush at the Cincinnati Art Club. The filbert brush was a departure from the pallet knives I’ve used over the last few years. Pallet knives taught me to simplify and match the color I wanted. I attempted to...
by admin | Jun 17, 2010 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale
I WEPT! That’s what my current wife, Robyn, tells me now. Five years ago when I first met Robyn, I had recently been divorced. I was in pain. Divorce is hard, regardless of how good or bad the marriage is. Although I had experienced one of the bad marriages, it was a...
by admin | Jun 14, 2010 | concepts in painting, Daily Painter, Education, Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air
Read more about this story in a previous blog post: Developing a Painting of Grobs Farm #1 Read more about this story in a following blog post: Developing a Painting of Grobs Farm #3 Painting on location, there are many artistic choices to make. First, there’s the...