Day at the Beach

Painted over my last post of the "Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Showers" with this one.  Just never liked the way the clouds came out.   Oil on canvas 16x20.  This canvas now has three paintings on it,  first was a Grand Tetons type scene, then the clouds and now the beach!

Partly Cloudy with Chance of Showers

Snapped a picture of the sky yesterday and put to canvas today.  Quick study oil on canvas 16x20.

Another Sky Painting

I love painting these sunsets, sunrises, whatever you see in there!

Evening Sky

Had a fun day outside on the patio painting this sky picture.

Deer head

Saw a painting by Justin Gaffrey of this deer head and decided to give it a go.  He uses very thick acrylic paint to build up a 3D effect.  I added texture for the antlers.

First Abstract

Trying something new today, first abstract.  Was fun working with color but the process can be never ending.  You must have an idea in mind before you start, otherwise you can just go and go.  Had color too thick at first and starting wiping down, as I did I liked the effect and then layers on pure color.  My thought process was to show movement from left to right ending with focal point at the red spot that is in the edge of blue area.  I also wanted the contrast do red and green as complimentary colors to add excitement and vibration.  I liked the ethereal cloud like effect and went on to paint a similar painting below of a Hubble inspired nebula in the LCM area of the Milky Way.