"Fall Display" - 30" x 40" Oil on Canvas

30" x 40" Oil on Canvas

At some point-which is now- I just have to stop working on this! I probably could continue forever. I've really wanted to be outside in the beautiful Fall landscape instead of tied to my studio working on this. But this was a major part of this months "assignment" in the Pro D J Program. So I'll call it finished and wait to hear Kevin M's critique.

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Tuckahoe Plantation Plein Air Event

My plein air painting done at Tuckahoe Plantation.

8" x 10" oil on linen panel



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Oil Painters of America Virginia Paint Out

This weekend I attended the Oil Painters of America/ Virginia Plein Air Painters paint out that was held at the Tuckahoe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia.  This was an 18th century plantation that overlooked the James River.  There were beautiful fields and old, interesting looking buildings, one of which was the old school house of Thomas Jefferson!  So there was plenty of wonderful areas to paint and I quickly settled down to an area where two small old buildings with brick chimneys were situated under some trees.  The trees were throwing some wonderful shadows everywhere, which is what caught my eye and helped me to decide where to set my easel.

It was a beautiful fall day -- great for painting outside.  I'll be posting the painting that I worked on in the upcoming days -- I might want to work on it a little more!

Beginning of My 30" x 40" Painting

This is my beginning efforts on my large oil painting. Probably won't look much like this by the time its finished! Working so large is quite a different situation than my usual small canvases. I truely hope I fimish it by the end of the month.

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5" x 7" Study of Fall Display

5" x 7" Oil on Linen Panel

My Artist Mentor, Kevin Macpherson, suggested I do a "still life" painting on a HUGE (for me!) canvas, 30" x 40" this month--concentrating on contrast of light/dark. This is a small study of part of the set up that I'll be painting. I think I might have to push the lights/darks on my larger piece even further than I did here.

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Shadows in the Rose Garden

Shadows in the Rose Garden
8" x 10" Oil on Canvas

I painted this out in the rose garden. It actually was more about the shadows on the ground from the surrounding trees and bushes than about the roses!

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