I realized today that I've never painted in the suburbs. They're full of interesting spots, this one more abandoned looking than the manicured lawns and shrubs that I think of when I think of the suburbs. It's fun painting and walking around in a place
I've been waiting for this painting, a mostly sky painting. Today while walking I saw this sky and just kept walking, trying to get where I was going. Then I realized that where I was going (in such a hurry) was to
That's right, Duke Gardens. I'm already on the road again and am in North Carolina today. Visiting with my old friend she thought that taking the dog to the gardens at Duke University was the perfect thing to do on this gorgeous
I was really excited about painting this today. This composition seemed different, more of a small window about the pole and it's reflection, the light and dark windows through the trees. I realized that I've been choosing large scenes and trying to
Today I got outside too late and got rained on just about halfway through my painting. So going back in I just hung around in my "studio" thinking about what to paint. I really wasn't in the mood to set up a
After yesterday's painting I decided to do this tree study, or a painting just all about a tree to get in more practice painting trees. I picked this one because of it's fantastic form, what an elegant creature!My friend let me paint
I can't believe how beautiful of a day it was today. In hopes of finding just the most amazing thing to paint, I set out driving. I drove and drove and drove some more, but that "perfect" thing just didn't jump out
I really wanted to call this painting Sailor Out at Sea or give it some such title, because it's exactly how I felt while painting this. The wind was blowing so hard and the waves were crashing up on the dock where
I'm writing this to you fresh off the plane from Italy, a little tired but feeling good and excited to do some more Florida landscapes.Knowing this would be the case, I painted today's painting yesterday evening on the Arno as the sun was