Honey Pot 13×20

My wife gave birth to a beautiful baby boy last week so the weekly painting has come to a stand still for the moment.  This is a still-life painting I did a little less than a year ago.  I spent a long time on it and I do not think I have done a nicer painting since.

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Tea Pot with Orange and Blue 6×8

After a few frustrating outdoor painting sessions I decided to set up a still-life to work from.  I think I may have gotten a little carried away with the orange but I'm happy with the composition and the rendering of the objects.

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Evening Graze 8×12

I painted this the other evening.  What drew me to the scene was the illuminated farm hidden behind the trees (structures, old trucks, etc).  Once the painting was underway, however, I realized that my scene selection was perhaps a bit too subtle to capture with my present painting ability.  As well, there is a lack of contrast in size of shapes.  Maybe the next scene will be more conducive to creating the elusive masterpiece?

Season's End 9×12

I painted this the other morning.  I ended up wiping away a lot of the foreground, simplifying the picture.  Sometimes I feel that this is cheating, that painting should be only an additive process.  Oh well, do what you gotta do to get the desired results.

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-Chris

Morning Glory 11×14

I painted this a few weeks ago.  I am posting it because I like it and I enjoyed painting it.  There was minimal fussing, things just seemed to fall into place.

Quiet Evening 8×10

I painted this last night.  I had high expectations as I've been thinking about painting at this particular location for a while.  It was a fairly enjoyable painting experience except for the sprinklers that came on and the one broken sprinkler that flooded the area and left me standing in a few inches of water.  I feel the result is o.k.  Looking at it now the shadow areas seems a bit too light in value, and the sky seems a bit one dimensional.