Blue Ridge Mountain Landscape

This new original painting is a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was developed from sketches and photographs taken from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. It is 11 X 14 on gallery wrapped canvas and will be listed in my Etsy shop.

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Sunset Seascape

I have just finished a new panoramic painting and will be listing it on my Etsy site after Christmas. It is 18 X 30 on gallery wrapped canvas.

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Utah Landscape Print

This image of my original painting Utah Landscape is now available as a print on my Etsy website.

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Colorado Canyon

This painting is almost finished and will be listed in my etsy shop in a day or two. It is 16 X 20 on gallery wrapped canvas.

Mountain Stream

Just finished this new painting. It is listed on Etsy.

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update

The painting is now beginning to come together concerning color relationships and technique.

Color Sketch

This is a color sketch of a new painting I will be working on. I am still working out the color scheme.

Bryce Canyon Print

This is a print of my original painting of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Is has been listed on Etsy.

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Utah Landscape

This new original painting is now finished and has been listed on Etsy.
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Blue Ridge Mountain Sunset

The above print is now available on my Etsy website.

This impressionist print is a color study of light at evening on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.

Media: Giclee Print on premium acid free matte paper. Archival quality inks
guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Size: 8.75 X 16

New Landscape

I am working on a new landscape and posting progress as it comes together. In the lower image I am concentrating on the lights and darks and establishing a color theme. In the middle image I have detailed more of the rock formation and added some highlights in the grass. The top image
has more detail and I have slightly darkened the foreground. This painting will be finished in a few days and will be listed in my Etsy shop.

Still Life With Red Flowers

This new original painting is a study of light through a window and the resulting design created upon the subject. The lines created by the shadow of the window panes is contrasted by the upward movement of the vase and red flowers. This painting is now listed on Etsy.

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Updates

I am coming close to finishing this painting. In the image on the left the floral design is roughed in. In the upper left I have added the green portions and highlights. The one on top has detail added in the lower section of the painting. It will be listed on my Etsy site in a few days.

Beginning

Early stages of a new painting. Lights and dark areas are roughed in although I am undecided as to the floral arrangement for this painting. I like the diagonal design of the light shining through the window. I wanted a dark background for this one so as to emphasize the color in the flowers.

Ocean Light at Sunset.

This new seascape is a reflection of the quality of light at sunset which casts an orange glow over the entire scene. It is now listed in my Etsy shop.

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New Painting

This new painting is about 80% finished. I will list it in my Etsy shop in a few days.

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Acadia Seascape

This new original painting is based on the Acadia National Park area in Maine. It is 16 X 20 on gallery wrapped canvas and is now available in my Etsy shop.

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Seascape

I am working on a new seascape today. The painting has some work yet to be done and the bottom third is only roughed in at this time. This painting should be finished in a few days and will be available in my Etsy shop.

Southwestern Desert

This new original painting of the desert is inspired by a trip to the Arizona and Utah areas of the Southwest. Red and Blue dominate this painting and help to emphasize the hot color temperature in the foreground contrasted with the snow capped mountains in the distance.

MEDIA: Original acrylic painting on 1 1/4 gallery wrapped canvas with sides painted. May be hung with or without frame. Sealed with archival varnish.

SIZE: 18 X 30

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Canyonland

This new original painting of the Grand Canyon is inspired by a trip to the Arizona and Utah areas of the Southwest. Cool purple, red, and blue in the background and warm yellow and green in the foreground help suggest the perspective of this vast area. This painting is available in my Etsy shop.

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Winter Slope

This is a painting I have been working on. It combines two different paint applications. It is 11 X 14, has a palette knife under-painting and was over-painted with a fan brush on gallery wrapped canvas. It indicates a more loose, painterly approach with cool colors in the background and warmer in the foreground. It is almost finished and will be listed in my Etsy shop.

Purple Sage

This new painting is something a little different. I used a fan brush almost exclusively on this one. It gives this work a light, airy, impressionistic feel. It is 11 X 14 on Ampersand archival quality gesso board panel and is now listed in my Etsy shop.

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Mountain Lake

This painting is now finished. It is a color study of this mountain area and how the different colors effect their surroundings. It is 16 X 20 on gallery wrapped canvas and is now available in my Etsy shop.

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update

This is the final update on this painting. I have indicated the trees and worked on the lake. A little more detail and color work to do, especially on the trees and foreground. Trees in the background and foreground will be softened slightly and more color added to harmonize this area with the rest of the painting. This painting should be finished in a few days.

preview, cont.

In this stage I have added some detail, introduced the general area of the lake, and added my dark value under-painting to the foreground.

preview

This is a preview of a new landscape. I have more detail work to do and will include an area for a lake in the middle with a dark foreground. The size will be 16 X 20.

Field of Red

This is the completed painting previewed below. It is 16 X 20 on gallery wrapped canvas. It is for sale in my Etsy shop.

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New Projects

I'm planning a few new paintings in the coming days. A new mountain landscape, Seascape, and one which I have a quick color sketch previewed. In these quick studies I am not stressing detail, but establishing dark and light values in the painting. I am using a combination of Hookers green and cadmium Red for the darks. I plan to use a fairly intense red for the lower third of this painting.

ABC Studios Licensing Program

I have been contacted today, thru fineartamerica.com, to enter artwork for possible selection for licensing my prints to the ABC network for its use on television. Hope this works out as it would be exciting for any artist to see their work on national tv.

Seascape "Ocean Sunset"

This is a new original painting. It is 11 X 14 on gallery wrapped canvas and is available in my Etsy shop.

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Aspens

This is a new original painting. I liked the contrast of the yellow aspen trees against the dark green background. Stream was added to create interest in the foreground and lead the viewers eye into the scene. This painting has been added to my Etsy shop.

The Riverbank

Today I am posting a painting I previewed below. This is a new panoramic landscape. It is 18 X 30
on 1 1/4 inch stretcher frames with sides painted. It is now for sale in my Etsy shop.
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In Progress

Today I am posting a painting nearing completion. I have a few things I still want to consider before I finish, however I will be listing this painting on Etsy in a few days. It is 18 X 30.

Wheat Field and Blue Fence

SOLD

This new original painting is an impressionistic color study in predominately blue and yellow values with touches of purple, green, and red. The outline of the fence creates a graphic design to overlay the yellow background.

MEDIA: Original acrylic painting on gallery wrapped canvas with sides painted. May be hung with or without frame. Sealed with archival gloss varnish.

SIZE: 16 X 20

Landscape With Snow

This is an original acrylic painting on gallery wrapped canvas. I was interested in this subject matter for the overall color, diagonal shapes, and the combination of cool and warm hues

SIZE: 11 X 14

This painting is for sale in my Etsy shop.

The Homestead

This painting is now completed. I finished detail on the cabin and added a fence and foreground detail. This is an old cabin which is located in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. The completed painting is now for sale on my Etsy site.

Preview

Working on a new painting today. I used a dark background here to make the cabin stand out. Colors are Burnt Sienna, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium red light, Hookers green, Cerulean blue. This painting is about 50% finished and will be available in my Etsy shop when completed.

Photography

Today I am posting a couple examples of my photographic artwork. These photographs were taken using infrared film and a red filter, and prints are available on my artistrising website, link at top of this page.

Southwestern Sunset

Today I am posting a new painting recently previewed. It is 16 X 20, on gallery wrapped canvas.
This painting will be for sale in my Etsy shop.

Painting in Progress

I am posting a preview of a painting I started recently. I have painted the sky "in wet" using a combination of Thalo Blue and Red Oxide, and white, and later painted in the lighter highlights
after the underpaint had dried. I have not decided exactly what will complete the foreground as yet. This painting will be completed shortly and available for sale in my Etsy shop.

Vermont Landscape

Today I am posting a new painting, "Vermont Landscape". This painting is 11 X 14 on gallery wrapped canvas and will be available in my Etsy shop.

Studio

A few shots today of my studio where I paint. Essential materials includes coffee-pot.

Wheatfield at Sunset

Today I am posting a new painting "Wheatfield at Sunset". It is 16 X 20 on gallery wrapped canvas. It is ready to hang with or without frame. This painting may be seen in my Etsy shop.