Ponderosa Pines - study

This is not my original design but it is a study of Ponderosa Pines.  I worked on this during the blizzard today.  Fortunately the electricity did not go out, so I worked on getting this set-up.  This is a decent start but I will need to make some adjustments to the foreground and some of the tree branches to get them more realistic and believable.

Grand Canyon - Block-in

This is real rough block-in of a Grand Canyon sketch.  We are awaiting the big snow storm and I am finishing up with a cold and a migraine so I did not do as much on this as I would have liked.  I will need to bring the right side more into the shadow to make this a little bit convincing.  We will see if the power stays on long enough to do anything else.

Winter Twilight Taiga

This is a start for a snow scene of Winter Twilight in the Taiga, or the northern latitudes of Canada, Europe, and Alaska.  I plan to add some more willow detail and some bare branch Birch trees.

Meadow's Edge - Block-in

I am fighting off a cold today on MLK Day.  We stayed home and rested.  I did work on this start of a Meadow's Edge.  This will need more delicate foliage work and grass work but, I am satisfied with how this started.  Cold Medicine must be good or maybe it was the extra sleep.

Astilbe Flower Study

Another flower study on the road to painting fun and competency.  This is pretty straight forward but it will need some highlights on the blooms and leaves.

Hibiscus Study with Butterfly

After last night's struggle with a winter landscape, I flipped back to the flowers.  I worked on this Hibiscus with butterfly.  Not a bad start.  I will need to rework the stems and the leaf.  The Butterfly will need its details to be more believable.

Snowy Creek Winter twilight

Tonight's post is the 14th painting for the fourteenth day of the new year.  It is an okay start but not as well put together as last night's Iris flower.  This one will need some adjustments and details to make it worthwhile as a painting, just about every part will need to be worked to improve it and get it right. The work goes on towards the 10,000 hours.