Panama Jungle - Part 2

I worked on the Panama Jungle Study from a few weeks back.  I used a grey wash (with oil paint) to push the foliage into the background.  I then added Tree trunks to the foreground and some hanging vines.  I will add leaves to the foreground to finish this up, so you will be able to see the forest/jungle through the trees.

Lighthouse Hill - block-in

I got a late start on this.  I plan to work on a lot of these little started paintings over the Memorial Day weekend.  this is an overcast sky, hill with sea grass, and it will eventually have a lighthouse on the skyline of the hill.  The sky and the sea grass will need some adjustment and detail, but it will wait till Saturday.

Beach Scene - Block-in

I started this beach scene oil sketch tonight.  I will add detail to the water and people on the beach later to complete this one.

Cottonwood Shed - block-in

Tonight I return to painting.  I feel a little rusty since I went a week+ without painting.  This is a decent start but it needs alot of work to well, "work."

Cabbage Palm sketch

Tonight's post is a pencil sketch of a Cabbage Palm.  This is part of the every day practice.  I had been unhappy with some of my paintings so I have returned to sketching.  I read recently about returning to basics when you are unhappy with a particular skill.  That is what I am trying with these sketches.

Monument Valley Sketch

I am back from a work trip and small personnel trip in connection.  I was only able to get this small sketch of Monument Valley.  I took some great pictures in Utah so hopefully I can make them into some artwork later.

Dad's Birthday Trout

Today is my Dad's Birthday, and even though I am a step son, I have never been treated as anything less than a son.  This is a rare thing in the world.  I have many memories as a little boy going fishing for trout in the mountains of Colorado.  So I have done this colorful rendition with ink and colored pencils.  Happy Birthday Dad!