Four very small pieces, 6″ x 6″, acrylic paintings. Continuing on with smaller art due to work space limitations. I am planning on doing some 10″ pieces next as these little guys don’t allow for room to roam.
Tag: landscape
Studies in Gloom
I currently find myself without a good place to paint. Moving has left things tucked away in boxes and even the garage has no room to roam.
As a result I am choosing to do some smaller works. It is also an opportunity to experiment with similar themes but explore technique and look for unique qualities I find intriguing. BTW this is making me sound like a real optimist, I think when it comes to painting it might be the one place I really feel that way. There is endless potential even if the work disappoints there is still that next piece that might find the magic.
So much typing, it’s like I’m really a blogger! Anyway let me know your thoughts and bare with me in the near future with my small paintings and big hope (yuck).
Wave Studies
I have completed a couple of small sketchy wave studies in acrylic paint. I am planning on doing a fairly extensive waterscape/landscape series and these were just quick little works to try a few things out.
Schweitzer Mountain
I am finally living in North Idaho. Not really moved in and there are a lot of giant loose ends but I’m catching the tail end of summer!
My sister and her family came out for my first official week here. We took a really fun outing up Schweitzer Mountain. We road the chair lift up to the 6,400 foot summit then hiked down 2.5 miles (2,440 feet elevation change) to the ski village. It was a breathtaking vista and a beautiful sunny day. We carried to go cup drinks up the chair lift and snacked on mountain huckleberries most of the way down the mountain.
What a great day!
Art Show
Made the trip to Eugene for the Maude Kerns Art Center. Fun times but very hot!
Maude Kerns Art Center
Join Us! The Opening Reception for “Evoking Narratives” exhibit featuring artists James M. Lilly, Susan Rochester, and Brian Sostrom is Friday, July 22nd from 6-8pm
Edge of Sorrow
These are two acrylic paintings I did a number of years ago. The subject was a very basic white dress, an old wedding dress.
The surfaces are heavily textured with cracks and built up modeling paste. This is a method of painting I have left in the past. The results could be interesting and organic but chaotic!
4th of July weekend!
Spent a long weekend enjoying Sandpoint, Idaho! Swimming, hiking, kayaking and fishing… Great way to celebrate!
The Rain
I shipped off a little painting I sold through ugallery. A very fancy shipping box as you can see!
Reflected lights
This is a large water painting I did. The best part about it is the reflected ceiling lights captured in this photograph. If only it always had intense reflections!
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