"BIRCHES in FOREST DIPTYCH"

Here is the expanded scene of the Birch forest (seen separately over the past week). The gap between the paintings is not great, but they ARE two separate paintings. I'm considering adding a third painting to elongate the scene, but first need a 'break' from these tall and skinny paintings!

 

"BIRCHES in FOREST #2"   12 x 24   Acrylic

 These birches are the second of the series, having the same background of lake and colorful Fall trees. I chose to stylize the blocks of color representing the forest "out yonder" and to simplify the texture of leaves and bark. It's a fun theme to do.

"BIRCHES in FOREST #1"   12" x 24"   Acrylic

 

 The birches outside my window invite me to paint them. This painting is taken from a distant location and is the first of several, intended as a diptych, or possibly triptych. I've been working on both paintings simultaneously, but discovered I wasn't advancing very quickly, so focused on this first one.

"LAKE in MUSKOKA"   16" x 20"   Acrylic

Commissioned by a friend who likes reflections, rocks, and the Fall colors of trees in the forest, this painting captures the stormy effects of clouds passing overhead. There's a feeling of warmth in the golden lights cast from the cottage upon the waters and we can almost smell the coffee brewing and hear the loons crying.

"GUITARIST SPLASH"   11 x 14   Acrylic

 

 

A fun painting to do with all the color, but a different style than I'm used to with suggestions of sound by the shapes and blocks of color expressed. I'm working on a series of musician paintings, reflecting various genre and instruments. Each painting has a lesson to teach me. I hope you enjoy.