New Painting Windblown

Here is my newest work, maybe the first of the year, I'm not sure. Here the model is against a tree at the UK Arboretum. I've actually wanted to do this painting for a year or two, but wanted to do it at the right time. I may do some more out of the woods style paintings, but I don't think I want to get away from nature. Not too much. I just want something a little different. Here I got to play with the sunlight more than usual, it was fun! I may do some indoor paintings next. For the next post, I'll show some work I had to do to get this one right. Sanding and everything! Take care and have fun!

Awaiting the Sign Finished

I thought I'd show this one, I finished it the other day. Earlier I had shown the process of drawing it, and how I apply that drawing to the drawing surface. I gave it the name Awaiting the Sign. I have always been intrigued at the thought of going to nature for guidance, or some may say mental clarity. I think you can get both. I have done it several times, when being down or even when making career decisions. Nature often brings peace and clarity, and exercise so think about that next time you are on a hike and enjoy yourself. Take care and have fun!

Newest work

Hey there again. Here are some pics of my new work. I started by drawing the model, you can see the drawing on the top. Then I drew, with a drawn white grid, the landscape. I traced my drawing with some tracing paper and transfered it to the mat board. Then I filled in some color. This was a little intimidating for me because of the perspective of the hill in the background. In the actual photo, you can barely make it out through all the leaves, but you still can. I wasn't sure how to explain that in the drawing. I think I figured it out, but I still have to think how many leaves if any I will put in. It may seem that I always do similar paintings, but I do try to do something new or challenging with every one. Helps make one better. Hope everyone is well, I hope to update this very soon. Take care and have fun!