New Art

Here are five steps of the work I'm currently working on. I'm not done, but I'm getting close. Color Pencil really is the medium I'm most comfortable with.I do the work on Black mat board, I really hope they never stop making this stuff!  Fields are still kind of new to me, so I hope I do a better job on this one than my last couple. Skies are hard to do in Color Pencil, but I feel I left out just enough to not make it so hard. In my reference picture there is a lot more sky. The fences and buildings are really fun to do. It's a little change from the usual rocks and tress. Maybe it's a good piece for Spring/Summer time. Everyone take care and have fun!

Sorry folks. The blog entry about the Gallery Hop was meant to be seen Friday. Blog Spot decided to change their format and give everyone two blogs for some reason. I posted it on the other, thinking it was this one, because I used to have just one, and no one saw it. So Gallery Hop is over, all is said and done, and I have to figure out how to navigate through these changes they decided was a good idea. Uggg!

Gallery Hop

I forgot today is Gallery Hop. If anyone is near Market street tonight, stop by Christ Church Cathedral. I have two paintings there. I might even be there. I will stop by but probably check out the other exhibits around town. Hopefully it will be a good night.

New Drawing

The drawing for my next painting. It's Britney at Shaker town. I'm going to tackle this one in Color Pencil. The fields are still new to me and I've painted them a few times, but didn't do as well as I had hoped. Maybe this time I'll get it done right. I think this is one of my favorite drawings of Britney too. I've been working on the barrel for a while and look forward to using my Color Pencils again.

Blast from the past: Living in his own heart

I did this one back in 2003. This is a color pencil piece that I had for a while then it sold at the Lexington Art League. It was also in my first solo art exhibit at Barns and Noble. It was a playful piece I did of a young artist creating his own little world. A friend of mine from art school saw it and noticed right away I stole the title from a phrase used by Carl in the movie Sling Blade. I liked it a lot. Billy Bob Thornton wrote that one well. I'm not a fan of his, but he did a great job on that movie. Anyway, just thought I'd share a piece of Cliff's Art history. Take care everyone.

The Barrel

Well, here is the finished barrel. The title is The Cliffs of Garrard County. The scene is of a woman standing on the Cliffs of Garrard county, over looking the Kentucky River. In the distance, through the trees, is Jessamine county. This scene is at the Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve in Garrard county. In my art work I try to represent actual places in Kentucky. If you hike there, hopefully you can find this exact place. Unfortunately, I didn't get a good picture of the Owl. I'm going to try and find it and get one. They came and got it today.

Owl

I got Robin on one side of the barrel, but I decided she needs a little company, so I'm adding this owl I took a picture of several years ago at the Buckley Nature Sanctuary in Woodford County. There was a group who took in injured birds that could not return to the wild. I don't think he could fly, but otherwise very healthy and well taken care of. Very good work done by groups like that.