Archive for June, 2009
Sandstone Creek Oil Painting from Study
Here is the final image of the Sandstone Creek piece with final touch ups and less glare in the photo. I ended up making the vertical mass of trees on the left darker, added more depth to the foreground bushes, and broke up the middle ground field a bit. I like the way this turned [...]
Impressions of Beijing
Please click the show above to see the complete album and captions. If you have not been to Beijing in the last ten years, you may not recognize the city. For three full days, my son Matt and I had an English-speaking tour guide, which enabled us to get more than a superficial glance at [...]
Sandstone Ranch Creek Study
I created this study during the John Taft plein air workshop a couple of weeks ago and it will be the inspiration for an 18×24 studio painting this weekend. After analyzing the study for a while, I have decided to change the composition a bit to include another bend in the river. Fortunately, before leaving [...]
Plein Air Painting from John Taft Workshop
So this is my first plein air painting – after instruction – from the John Taft workshop I attended two weeks ago. The painting before this was on the first day that we went out before having a lecture or live demonstration. Needless to say, I feel that this one turned out better than that [...]
A Quick Trip to Tokyo
On our way to Beijing, my son Matt and I stopped in Tokyo for two and a half days. If you ever visit, be sure to take the Narita Express from the Airport to Tokyo. Just look for the JR (Japan Rail) signs and go to a ticket counter for a hassle-free experience. It was [...]