Daily Painting - Still Life - Peppers In A Bag

Peppers In A Bag 6 in. x 6 in. Oil On Panel - SOLD

I had so much fun painting the four peppers that I painted the other day that I wanted to have a go at it again today. I liked the contrast between that smooth translucent pepper and the crumpled up opaque paper bag. This was an interesting piece to work on because the pepper has so much color and the bag is monochromatic and much more analytical to paint. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do.

Daily Painting - Landscape - Summer Field

Summer Field 6 in. x 12 in. Oil On Panel - SOLD

The subject is a farm field. This was in the early evening and the sunlight was still directly hitting the field but the view point is from a more tree lined area in the shadows. The goldish green of the wheat field was really amazing in the sunlight. When this painting is under the light the field really glows. I hope that you enjoy the painting.

Daily Painting - Landscape - Summer Hay

Summer Hay 8 in. x 10 in. Oil On Panel - Bid on or buy this painting.

The subject is a hay roll in a field near my home. The field was just mowed and the hay rolled over the weekend. This morning the weather was very clear and cool (relatively speaking) for this time of year so it was a perfect opportunity to paint this. My hope was to try to capture that natural clear morning light on the subject and the field. Fun painting to work on. I hope that you enjoy it.

Daily Painting - Still Life - Four Peppers

Four Peppers 8 in. x 10 in. Oil On Panel - SOLD

For me this painting is all about the color in those bell peppers. I saw them in the store and immediately decided to paint them. I really wanted to get that semi-translucent glow that the red, orange, and yellow peppers have. I used a gray-brown background and a reddish oak table when I set them up to accentuate the colors. I painted the red pepper on the left first and after it was finished I felt strongly that I had something going with the painting, and in the end I absolutely love the painting. I hope that you like it too.

Daily Painting - Landscape - Lily

Lily 5 in. x 7 in. Oil On Panel - SOLD

The subject is a lily and pads in a pond. This is a lily in the late afternoon on a pond in Kansas. This area of southeastern Kansas around Pittsburg and Frontenac is loaded with beautiful ponds that were created from the coal mining there decades earlier. This scene was the result of one of those singular moments that you get if your lucky, when the light, the subject, and the surrounding structure are just right. There is nothing contrived in this painting. I just happened upon a pond with a single lily in the sunlight at the right time of day. Wonderful opportunity for a painting. I hope that you enjoy it.

Daily Painting - Still Life - Turnips, Eggplant, And Onions

Turnips, Eggplant, And Onions 5 in. x 7 in. Oil On Panel - SOLD

The subject is two turnips, an eggplant, and a bunch of green onions. The most important thing for me in this painting was the light. Painting this chiaroscuro, where parts of the subject emerge from darkness is probably what is most natural for me. The end result of this is that I am very happy with the painting. I hope that you enjoy it.

Daily Painting - Landscape - Cove On Monhegan Island

Cove On Monhegan Island 5 in. x 7 in. Oil On Panel - SOLD

The subject is a small rocky cove on Monhegan Island in Maine. Okay, if you read my description from the painting that I did yesterday I gushed on and on about the beauty of the Maine coastline. So I will refrain from repeating myself today. This painting was done today (6/6/12) from photos that I had taken from a trip to Maine a while back. This is a small cove, one of thousands, on Monhegan Island. I love the blue water, the rocks, and the bright sunshine of the subject. I have to say that I have really enjoyed working on the last two paintings. I hope that you enjoy them too.

Daily Painting - Landscape - Morning Fog - Pemequid Point, Maine

Morning Fog - Pemequid Point, Maine 5 in. x 7 in. Oil On Panel - SOLD

I live in an absolutely beautiful state (Tennessee), but I honestly believe that the state of Maine is in a category all its own, it is painfully beautiful. Every linear mile has about ten things that you could spend a day painting. This was painted today (6/5/12) from a series of photos that I took on a trip to Maine a while back. While I was there I did a number of plein air paintings and took a lot of photos to reference back in the studio. That particular morning I was working on another painting in the other direction toward the lighthouse. An hour and a half later the sun came out, the fog cleared, the sky turned bright blue, and this scene looked completely different. As a painter it is next to impossible to do justice to a subject like this, but it is a lot of fun trying! I hope that you enjoy it.

Daily Painting - Still Life- Silver, Porcelain, and Lemon

Silver, Porcelain, and Lemon 5 in. x 7 in. Oil On Panel - Bid on or buy this painting.

The subject is a silver cocktail shaker, a porcelain cup and saucer, a porcelain demitasse cup, and a lemon. The silver was a gift to me by a friend, the cup and saucer are from my wife's wedding china, the demitasse cup was from a set purchased before the coffee shop era when I made my own expresso. I really liked the smoothness and perfection of the china and the silver contrasted with the rougher, more abstract shape of the bright yellow lemon. I consider this to be a daily painting, however I did spend a bit more time on it to render the porcelain and the silver shaker. I hope that you enjoy the painting.

Daily Painting - Still Life- White Mums

White Mums 5 in. x 7 in. Oil On Panel - SOLD

The subject is four white mums in a red vase. For me this painting was about the lighting on the flowers and this amazing red glazed vase that my wife has. It took a while to get this set up the way that I wanted but in the end the I loved the effect. This was a very fun painting to work on. I hope that you enjoy it.