"MORGAN SADDLE HORSE"   16" x 20"    Acrylic

Repeated efforts to upload the photo of the portrait of a horse have failed. The site is not allowing this photo to be displayed. I am continuing to work on options to be able to continue this blog and to display my paintings. Please bear with me. Thank you.

"OCEAN VIEW"   16" x 20"   Acrylic

 

 

Beach scenes usually convey the sandy stretch where water meets the shoreline, but this painting shows just before we descend to the shore. I liked the contrast of blues with with greens and chose to make 'blocks' of color to suggest a more abstract approach. Trying a different style is fun and a challenge.

"BIRCH MEDLEY"   12" x 24"   Acrylic

 

Folks have been asking for more paintings of birch trees. This one has a more stylized approach, particularly in the background, but it was fun to do. There seems no end to the varieties of spots on birch trees. They are as individual as fingerprints.

 

"DESERT PANORAMA"   18" x 24"   Acrylic

 

 

The Southwest has many opportunities to capture varied colors and subjects, and the drama of the setting changes depending on the time of day. This painting reflects a tinge of green by the new plants erupting after a recent rainstorm.

"PINE CREST"   16" x 20"   Acrylic

 

It was enjoyable to paint the attitude of this tree, silhouetted against the back-light of sunshine. The asymmetry is also a pleasure to enhance, since we see curves and bends and graceful figures throughout nature. I hope you enjoy.

 

"BLACK & WHITE & RED ALL OVER"   12" x 24"   Acrylic

Vertical paintings seem more dramatic and I chose this coloration to emphasize the drama in my entryway. I like primary colors, and what can be more primary than red and black and white? Okay, maybe a blue and yellow in their own areas, but I will save that for another painting. This being wintertime, there's a suggestion of snow on the ground, yet the warm reds above brighten the top. I'm still experimenting with abstracts, so you can make this painting whatever you will.

"CACTUS CONTRAST"   16" x 20"   Acrylic

 

The Southwest has a wide variety of cactus in their environment and landscaping. I was fascinated by the succulents and the length of thorns that supposedly protect the plant from being eaten by herbivores. This painting was fun to do with the complementary color of red earth beneath the green cactus. I learned not to brush too closely to an outstretched arm as I walked along the pathway.

 

"CASA LOMITA"   18" x 24" (each) or 36" x 48"   Acrylic

A large canvas was absent during the time I tried to cover a huge expanse of wall in the dining room, so I attempted a diptych in the hopes it would do-the-job. Many appreciate the architectural design of Spanish dwellings and I have a fondness for arches. The warm colors should project the climate where this building sets, and the flowering tree is only seasonal.

"LAKESIDE SERENITY"   12" x 16"   Acrylic

 

 

Pathways can be quite intriguing, making invitations to explore what is around-the-corner. This painting was started and stopped and started again after many interruptions in recent months. It was fun to make the contrast of rock and flora and water and sky, and I tried to use a bigger brush to accomplish my goal.