Path Under the Bridge
As I continue my series of paintings of the Gervais Street Bridge, I want to look at the bridge from different angles. This view is from the Riverwalk near the…
The Bridge Surreal
Continuing my series of bridge paintings, I used previous studies in warm colors as reference. However, I realized I like complementary color contrast, so I added blue and green for…
Sunset Bridge
In this next painting in the bridge series, I decided to experiment with expanding the red hues that I used in last week’s piece to an analogous color range of…
Gervais Street Bridge in Red
In last week’s post, I talked about the idea of painting in a series to combine familiar subject matter with personal style. In the process, I’m using four ways of…
What’s Black and White and Red All Over?
What's Black and White and Red all over? If you think the answer to this riddle is "a newspaper", you're showing your age. Do they even publish such…
Solstice
On the morning of the 2015 Winter Solstice, the sunrise was spectacular. Pink, yellow, and violet filled the sky around the dark silhouettes of the trees. I took a…
White Cyclamen
The crazy warm weather this week has been a good time to do some yard cleanup. I even thought I'd take a chance and plant some pansies. They may…
Under the Bridge
The Gervais Street Bridge is an iconic symbol of Columbia and a favorite subject for many artists. It's fun to see a group of paintings of the same subject by…
Red Tree
This painting was inspired by the view of the golf course from my window at breakfast on a November morning. The early morning light made the red tree glow in…
It’s a Scraper
You win some; you lose some. Last Saturday I went out to Gilbert (South Carolina) with the plein air group to paint at Price’s Country Store. My goal for the…