Allan's Art in Arlington

Oil 40x36 Painted a large version of the gardenia that I did a study of a few weeks ago and posted here. Learned a lot from the study and tried to take advice from the forum. This is a commission for someone who had all their artwork stolen from their home a few months ago. I also painted a large landscape scene for them as well. SOLD

This is an old picture I did many years ago of the area that I grew up. This is around Medon Tn, a very small town.  I did this picture that I painted in a small community college class with Norma Dennison as my teacher.  She was a great teacher and I learned so much from her.  I learned all of the basics of oil painting from her and am very grateful.

Oil 16x20 on canvas: Did a portrait of my dad not long after he passed away. His name was James Gearld Mosier and he is missed. He came by the house one day and snapped this picture of him on my porch swing.

Oil 14x18 on canvas. Just finished a commission of the old S.Y. Wilson antique store in the town of Arlington Tn. Loved painting this old building again and learned a lot from the first one. SOLD

Found a photograph in a book we purchased in Sedona a few years ago and thought it would be fun to paint. We really love Sedona and would like to go back some day. I'd love to take my paints and do some plein air pictures there. We stayed in the Junipine Resort in Oak Creek Canyon and had a great time.

My wife encouraged me to paint a large colorful oil to go over our fireplace in the new house. I have not done a large painting in a long time but this one was a real joy to paint. My sister-in-law liked it so much that she got one for Christmas this year (bottom). This is a reproduction of a painting I saw in a book by Bob Rohm . I have been using a three color palette lately and it really keeps my colors clean. This scene reminds me of several trips that my family has taken out west.

I've struggled to capture the scene that I look out over from my back porch. The light changes so quick during the day, especially if there are a lot of clouds moving thru. I've just tried a few quick paintings of the field and the light playing on the grass and trees. Hope to get some more of these done this spring. This painting was done last summer.

Just finished an oil painting of the old historic Post Office located in the square in Arlington Tn. Have lived here about a year and drive by the old building everyday. I love to paint and used to paint old barns and cotton fields when I was younger. This building just begged to be painted. Took some snapshots with the camera and improvised the background as I imagined what it must have looked like many years ago before it was moved to the square. Arlington is a great little town and reminds me of where I grew up as a kid.