Preliminary painting development takes some of the anxiety out of painting. “Woman with Basket”

by admin | Apr 4, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education, Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air, sport, Table of Contents

For as long as I can remember I have heard how beneficial doing pencil sketches, small thumbnails or color studies can benefit my work. But thinking I know better, I skip ahead missing these important steps. Now I go back to these most important steps in developing a...

Visit New York City Art Museums & the Barnes Foundation This May 12 – May 16, 2011. A once in a lifetime opportunity!

by admin | Mar 18, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education, Historical Sites, online event

Travel with other artist coinsures to New York City in the roomy comfort of a charter bus. Stay in the prestigious Affinia Gardens Hotel just blocks away from the museums. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Barnes collection, the best Impressionist...

Old Door

by admin | Mar 12, 2011 | Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale

This door so impressed me on the old farmhouse in Russelville Ohio. I was not sure I would be able to capture all of the rustic nature of the old wood and weathered paint that was self-destructing and lifting itself from the wood it was attached to. The color changes...

Buffing up for the New Year?

by admin | Jan 3, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education, Historical Sites, sport

I plan to buff up before the Arnold Schwarzenegger Event in Columbus Ohio in March. Last year I won the Arnold Choice Award, and am hoping for even better things this year. To accomplish my goals, I’m visualizing them. So I how can I buff up my paintings? I have a few...

Divided Spaces

by admin | Nov 16, 2010 | Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale

When the 9 different paintings are combined they create one image in which 2 opposing forces are held together by one symbol. The 2 forces are the homes in the backyard of the farm and the disfigured tree holds them together. Although these structures are separated,...

The Hillside by Meyer Farm, Brookville, Indiana

by admin | Nov 3, 2010 | Historical Sites, plein air

It was love at first sight. When I came across this site, I knew I had to paint it. It was 9 am, and the orange-yellow glow of the early morning sun shimmered across the landscape. There was an “S” pattern in the hillside above the farm, which drew contrast from the...