Change of Season 11×14

Yesterday was my first winter outdoor painting session.  I am excited for the season and the new colors it will bring to the landscape.  Dealing with the colder temperatures should be fun too.  For this painting I had to where gloves, which really limits the dexterity.  This, however, may be a good thing considering that I tend to get overly focused on details and lose track of the big picture of composition and color/value relationships.

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Indonesian Tea Pot 8×8

This is my most recent still-life painting.  I have a whole stock pile of paintings that I intend to add the finishing touches to someday.  This painting will be added to that pile.  In reality I will not return to most of these paintings but it allows me to let go and move on.  I'm happy with the loose quality of the brush strokes but I feel that more modeling of the body of the pot would enhance the feeling of curvature.

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Jar of Honey 6×8

Here is a still-life that I painted this past week.  I have started painting on a smaller format given the new time constraints that have come with caring for a small, fragile, precious human life that is our son. This is a honey jar that was given to us by friends of my wife who operate a small bee/honey production in the midwest.  My goal here was to use loose choppy brushstrokes of varying color and value.  I am fairly satisfied with the result.

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