Overcast Snow Stream Study

This is an oil study of a snowy, overcast day with snow and a slow moving stream.  This is the block-in, I plan to add snow flakes and more branches and trees in the background.  This is another example of brush miles and canvas yards of practice necessary to improve.   More to come in this holiday week.

Winter Twilight study

This is part of the my work this weekend to catch up for lost time.  This is a small oil study of a winter stream near twilight.  This is not finished as I will need to improve the water reflection, the left tree branches, background foliage, and the little bit of bare branches on the right.

Decorating the Chesapeake Bay room

So not a lot of artwork done today, ran some errands and did some work work.  The wife redecorated for the holidays and hung five of my paintings in the dining room at the house, which is now the Chesapeake Bay room because the paintings are all of the Bay.

Winter Stream Twilight Study

I blocked in this oil sketch of a Winter Stream at twilight.  The sky is good the background is decent. I will need to add snow to the trees and the foreground will need the most work to get it and the reflection in the water right.

Old Tree sketch

I don't know what sort of tree this is but it is odd and not in the best of shape.  The top crown of branches is leaf-less.  Then the lower foliage is another odd touch, but I liked the different techniques for the foliage and the bark.

Another Tree Sketch

I continue the sketch series on the trees.  I have a whole sketchbook about half filled with trees.  Most I have been posted to this blog.  I took a class from the painter Scott Christenson.  He reminded my of one of the principles of mastery which is the near obsessive practice on things you want to improve on, so I have been sketching the trees.

Frozen Lake Spruce trees

I did not get as much done as I would have liked art wise this weekend, but I did do this block-in of a frozen lake with spruce trees.  I will need to make some adjustments to this color wise.  Some are too bright and in need of graying it some to push it into the background.  Future plans for things to come.