I hope you have had a great Christmas!

Merry Christmas, I hope you have enjoyed the day and have spread the peace and good will towards all men!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Eve!  I hope you all are enjoying the evening with family and friends.

Plein Air - Kent Island

Another Plein Air Oil painting study tonight.  I did this in November on Kent Island durning a class.  Kent Island is a very picturesque location on the Chesapeake Bay of Maryland.  It is beautiful year round but, especially so in the Fall.

Mountain Clouds

This is a blocked in start of a Mountain Cloud study.  I will continue to refine the clouds and the foreground.  This is a pretty typical scene from the Colorado Mountains.

Winter Tree

I messed around today with a Winter Tree against a pumpkin sky.  I had roughed in the sky previously and let it dry.  I added the basic framework of the branches today.  I will add some more branches and I will add some stumbled (Dry brush light pigment) in foliage to complete this study.

Plein Air - Sand Point State Park Boat basin

This is a small oil sketch done Plein Air (outside in one sitting) at Sand Point State Park boat basin.  I did this back in November in about 2 hours.  I set up an easel on one of the docks.  I was with Rob Brennan, another painter from  New Jersey.  The weather cooperated and was not too windy, which is usually the biggest problem painting in the great outdoors, though not the only problem.  Bugs, dogs, wind, rain and snow all make it a challenge.  The skill from observing from life and painting is one of the most important for improvement and development.

Navajo Horsemen

This is an ink sketch of Navajo Horsemen.  It is modeled after the work of Don Perceval, he has a great series of ink and watercolor sketches from the Desert Southwest.  Happy Friday Evening.