Amicalola Falls State Park is about 75 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia, on the edge of the Chattahoochee National Forest. A lodge near the top of the falls has an expansive view of […]
Category Archives: Oil Painting
Misty Morning
On my recent trip to Amicalola Falls State Park with the About Face group, Saturday morning dawned overcast and misty. We stopped to paint at a rural church and cemetery. In this small painting, I […]
First Afternoon
The local plein air painting group went to Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia this weekend. After a long drive, there wasn’t much time or light for painting. But I wanted to get some […]
Sandhill Orchard
The weather is still hot here in South Carolina, but signs of fall are beginning to appear. This morning I started painting at Sandhill REC while the sun was still low in the sky. I […]
Sandhill Barn
Yesterday the weather was unusually moderate for August in South Carolina, so I went over to the Sandhill Research and Education Center to paint. I found a spot in the shade and selected this […]
Artist and Model
This month’s third Saturday paint-out with About Face was a paint-in at the Columbia Museum of Art with a costumed model. Since I’m currently learning how to paint with oils using knives, I continued […]
Kensington Mansion
Kensington Mansion is an antebellum plantation home in Eastover, South Carolina. The beautiful Italianate Revival house is owned by International paper and is open to the public for tours. The About Face plein air […]
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 the rugged landscape. This painting […]
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 weather has been so warm […]
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 Sandhill Research and Education Center.