Rio Grande Gorge
Glimpses of the Rio Grande gorge are a defining feature of the drive toward Taos, New Mexico. In autumn the yellow chamisa and fast-moving thunderstorms add drama to…
Winter Beach
Continuing my experimentation with oil paints, I signed up for Mary Gilkerson’s Stucture and Surface workshop to learn more about solvent-free oil painting and techniques using painting knives. Since the…
Last of the Lilies
This week I'm continuing my series of painting with oil paints using painting knives. The inspiration was the sun shining through the thin, ragged late summer waterlilies at the…
Solvent-free Oil Painting
This summer I’ve been experimenting with different styles of painting using a variety of media. I usually use water-based media because they dry quickly and are easy to clean up…
Large and Small
After painting several small pieces with obvious subject matter as I’ve been doing lately, I often have an urge to stretch my artistic and physical muscles and paint a…