Lazuli Bunting - Block-in

So after a not so interesting week at regular work, I blocked in the start of this Lazuli Bunting.  This is a small but colorful bird, I saw in the Scrub Oak foothills of the Wasatch Range near Mt. Olympus near Salt lake City, Utah during a recent trip.  This is just the start.  I will need to grey and lighten the background, add the rest of the wing feather detail and the feet grasping the branch.  Everything is basic here.

Henry Point Lighthouse - part 2

This is the continuation of the Henry Point Lighthouse.  I added the lighthouse and added detail to grass and the field.

Junction Box - Finished

I free handed the box and letter "D" on the plate.  I then added the boxes and hints of writing below the "D."  This is a finished up painting.

Large Mouth Bass in Lilies

Tonight's post is a pencil sketch of a Large Mouth Bass swimming under water lilies, a favorite habitat of this fish.  Tomorrow night I will add a lure to give the fish some thing to chase.

Ocracoke Island Light house - part 2

I reworked the sunset sky over the Ocracoke Lighthouse painting.  I started this a while back but decided to start fixing the sky.  It is better but I still need to fix the trees and add details to the lighthouse.  I like this one and look forward to finishing it.

Power Junction Box - Part 2

Since we are suppose to have bad thunderstorms here in Maryland, I am posting a little earlier than normal.  I worked on a few things today, but this is the best.  I defined some edges, reworked the handle, added the 220 volt lettering and highlighted the small plate on the center if the bubble door.  I am pretty close to finished, but I will add some lettering to the plate and I will call it done.

Dead Tree Study

This is a study of a dead Tree, still standing.  This is part of a series of experiments in trees, leaves, turtles and mountains.  This is an oil study.  I did the sky with cobalt blue and white with a dab of viridian green.  The tree was initially blocked in with dark grey.  I modified the trunk with ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, and a light portland grey.