Here's another of the apple orchard

Apple Orchard II
14 x 18 inches
Oil on canvas panel
$60, shipping included for continental US

I feel more like an impressionist with this one. Lot less definition, broader paint strokes. Definitely different from the first, but I like it...

My four-year-old's obsession with volcanoes

My son has been asking for a volcano, so that is what I am working on. I got some photos of the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica and I am loosely basing this current work on that. No lava flow, but a dynamic sunset and a bit of ash and steam coming from the top.

I am done with it now, as you can see... and while I have hated it at times I think I have come to live with it...

clouds I have been working on for some time

and do not think they are salvageable, but since there is so much paint on that canvas, thought I would post it anyway. I wanted to get the effect of the sun peeking through the clouds, but ... failed. Ah, here goes.

Sunlit Clouds
12 x 16 inches
Oil on stretched canvas
$45, shipping included in continental US

May 31st

Apple Orchard I
16 x 20 inches
Oil on stretched canvas
$90, shipping included in continental US

Here is my effort from yesterday and today. It is from a photo I ripped from a magazine of apple orchards. I am fairly pleased with it, though it could definitely be better. I might try to do it again to see how I can improve upon it.

Clemson Goats

I did this today for my father-in-law, who has, in retirement, become a goat farmer (his brother actually owns them, but Buddy spends a lot of time caring for them as well...) I had done one for Billy (the goat owner) last year, in a natural setting, grass, trees, etc. But my mother in law HATES the color green, so I decided to put the goats against an orange background, since Buddy is a HUGE Clemson fan. This will be his fathers' day gift...

watercolors from vacation

Here are the watercolors I did while on vacation. The photos are not good, as usual, my clouds seem lost. But here they are regardless...

Another painting

Cloudy Day
16 x 12 inches
Oil on canvas panel
$75, shipping included for continental US

I actually got a painting done today, despite a really bad night of sleep, an injured back and a really grumpy two-year-old. I guess I needed the creative exercise... I am very pleased with my clouds in this one.... not sure the rest is as good!