Two weeks ago I demonstrated the beginning of a small book featuring the trees of the community where I live. This week I stood in the parking lot and drew in pencil the shapes of […]
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Live Oaks #2
The old live oaks of the South Carolina low country fascinate me with their gnarled shapes and contrast of light and shadows. This demo shows how I used a red underpainting to add warmth […]
Journaling
This week I’ve started a new journal featuring the trees in the retirement community where I live. Here is a video demonstrating the process.
Painting in Layers
Last week I posted this painting of a live oak allée near the South Carolina coast. I started this piece after seeing a demonstration by Gerard Erly at Trenholm Artists Guild where he started with […]
My Kind of Christmas Tree
I like my Christmas trees live and outside. This 80+ year-old deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) at Clemson’s Sandhill Research and Education Center near Columbia, SC, is one of my favorites.
Thanksgiving
On this holiday week, I’m giving thanks for (among many other things) family, home, health, art, and trees. What’s on your gratitude list? Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Mansfield Plantation (part 3)
The day after the plein air event in Georgetown, I painted the third painting in the Mansfield Plantation series in the morning before leaving to come home. I was inspired by the path and the […]
Mansfield Plantation (part 2)
After working on two paintings at the same time at Mansfield Plantation, I wasn’t completely satisfied with either. For this larger one, I used a limited palette of colors and large brushes. I liked the […]
Mansfield Plantation (part 1)
The Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art in Georgetown, SC, kicked off with a plein air paintout on September 30, 2017. Barbara Yongue and I stayed at Mansfield Plantation, a beautiful antebellum rice plantation, now […]
Storm Grove
Last Monday I painted outdoors in pleasant late summer weather. I completed most of a small painting and started a larger canvas. Since the larger canvas was already toned with a mid-value red-orange, I established […]