Here are three paintings I have recently completed. A meditation on rippling water reduced to 10″x10″ acrylic paintings.
Tag: water
Summer Fade
This painting was inspired by a late night on the lake. A friend came out to visit, we went kayaking and were still working our way back home long after the sun went down and the bats came out.
Summer please don’t go!
North Wind
This is a 10″x10″acrylic painting inspired by swimming in the lake. Water is mesmerizing, trying to echo those patterns puts me into a calm place.
Four Small Studies
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.
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.
4th of July weekend!
Spent a long weekend enjoying Sandpoint, Idaho! Swimming, hiking, kayaking and fishing… Great way to celebrate!
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!
Two sky paintings
These two paintings have now been completed. I recently applied a couple coats of varnish and took this photograph in my studio.
Since I am moving these photos may be the last taken in my studio. For the near future I will be without a dedicated work space. I will probably be working on smaller pieces… I must keep working!
Oregon Beach
Spent the day in Astoria Oregon. They have a really great Sunday market with a lot of food, crafts and wine.
We ended up at the beach down by Gearhart Oregon. All the hot weather was forgotten once that ocean air started blasting us.
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