Archive for August, 2009
Randy Saffle gets an apron for his birthday!
As fate would have it, I ended up sending an ADNW apron to friend and artist Randy Saffle on his birthday! How’s that for the planets being in alignment? Randy was kind enough to sent a fashion shot of himself wearing the apron as he painted with several of his buddies at the Ft. Worth Botanical Gardens. [...]
First Outing with My Canon 50D DSLR
I don’t have the time to paint out of doors as much as I would like. I remain committed to my goal of painting at least 50% of my paintings en plein air over the next 12 months but I felt the need to add another tool to my creative arsenal for observing and documenting [...]
“Castlewood Cascade” Oil Painting
After taking two weeks off from painting due to traveling to both coasts in two weeks, it was fun to get back to the brushes. This painting was inspired by my hike in Castlewood Canyon a couple of weeks ago. I originally thought this painting was going to be all about the water but came [...]
Painting Progress One Year Later
I have come to realize over the years is that I am a restless sort when I am not going after something. And, once I am “in”, I am “all in”, and love to immerse myself in the pursuit. For that reason, I always have a five-year goal on the horizon with lots of little [...]
A Morning at the Frick Collection
90 Degrees and 90 percent humidity was not going to stop me. During the John Taft plein air workshop I took in June, John mentioned the Frick Collection during one of his lectures and that is was a must see if we were ever in New York City. Having been to Manhattan 40 plus [...]
Prospecting for Plein Air Locations
(Please click the window to see full size pictures) Donna and I went on a great hike last Sunday to scout new plein air painting locations. About 20 minutes from our house is a Colorado State Park called Castlewod Canyon. I first saw the park about a year ago while taking the alternate state highway [...]