Beech Hillside study

I am reading a book called, Hawthorne on Painting.  It is from 1938 and is based off of instruction provided by artist and instructor, Charles Hawthorne.  Part of the book recommends painting and doing many "starts" of paintings.  I have been doing a lot of 5 x 7 inch small paintings.  This is a "start" of a Breech tree Hillside study.

Larch - Study

Larch Trees are native to northern climes, I first saw them in Scotland.  I had not seen them before and did not know "pine-like" tree needles changed color in fall and then died or fell off.  I could not figure out why a whole forest was dead until it was explained to me.  This is a small oil study.

Fall Foliage Meadow Study

After a little break, I am back painting and I am going to do as many small studies as I can.  This a a study of a meadow with fall foliage.  This is the block-in of the basics colors and this will need better depth in the tree foliage.  More to come.

Western Grebes

I did these quick sketches of passing Western Grebes out in Utah at Jordanelle Reservoir.  We were fishing and a pair of these swam by a few times and I quickly did colored pencil sketches to capture the basics of their colors and shapes.  I would like to work this into a painting but that will have to wait.

Friday Nite Follies - Lake Reflections

This is my late night follies, oil paint block-in of a dusk sky and water reflections.  This will need some work but I like the start.  I think I need to go to bed since it is past midnight here.

Foggy River Study

Foggy River study oil painting.   Tonight's small study to practice painting techniques.

Sunrise Study

I continue the practice of small studies, an exercise of putting the brush miles and races of canvas to improve.  This is a study of a sunrise over a small pond with mist of the water.