Archive for June, 2009

 
 
Sandstone Creek Oil Painting from Study

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 [...]

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| June 22, 2009 | 9 Comments
Impressions of Beijing

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 [...]

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| June 20, 2009 | 2 Comments
Sandstone Ranch Creek Study

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 [...]

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| June 19, 2009 | 0 Comments
Plein Air Painting from John Taft Workshop

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 [...]

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| June 16, 2009 | 7 Comments
A Quick Trip to Tokyo

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 [...]

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| June 10, 2009 | 4 Comments

The ADNW Painting Challenge