Summer Break - James Snow Boarding

Since it is a bit of a heat wave, I decided to post a sketch I did of James Snowboarding.  James was pretty fearless and would jump, grind, and wipeout on everything, but he certainly enjoyed himself and the slopes.

Delicate Arch Nocturne

I started this over the weekend and it is nowhere near finished.  I did a smaller version of this ten years ago and I wanted to do a larger more in depth version.  So this is 24 x 18 inches.  I have blocked in the basics.  The sky is too light as I want to make it look like the Milky Way with the thousands of stars you can see in the real back country without light pollution.

Sunset River reflection study

I worked on this over the weekend.  I added the foliage and branches.  I added highlights to the foliage both in the background trees and the foreground grasses.  So another study done on the way to complete the 10,000 hours of practice needed to get to mastery of a skill.

Sawyer Glacier Fjord View

This is the other oil painting I finished this weekend.  It is from a trip we took two years back through the Alaskan Inner Passage.  This is a view from the Fjord leading to the Sawyer Glacier.

Juneau Welcoming Committee - Finished

This is a painting I started awhile back but waited to finish.  I added the two eagles to the top of the channel marker leading into Juneau, Alaska.

Sunset Water Study

I had previously blocked this in and then set it aside.  I took it up again tonight and added extra color to the sky and the water.   I added the trees on the left bank, I think this one is done.

Saguaro Cactus Sunset Study

So I have had a hectic couple of days and the art work has suffered a bit.  I have four different things going and this was the only one even close to being post worthy.  It is a bit rough but not a bad start.  I will need to work some of the cloud edges and I want to add more tones/colors into the clouds to add depth.