Three Rocks (Workshop Demo)

Another scene from Pisgah National Forest, this was a landscape demo from a recent 3 day pastel workshop in Concord, NC. Thanks to Jessica and Keith for composition points!

Three Rocks, 10.5 x 13.5, pastel

Floral demo in pastel

Finished a floral that was done for a workshop in Salisbury, NC. Really wanted to punch the color a bit and have fun. Enjoy.

Mountain Floral, pastel, 11 x 14, $250

Mills River

Here is the new Pisgah piece referenced earlier in pretty much a completed state. Enjoy.

Mills River, oil, 24 x 24 canvas

Two Aspens And A Pine

Here's a small 16 x 16 oil on canvas. You can see how I block in the image with the transparent red oxide using Gamosol and a rag to wipe away pigment and then finished painting. This comes from a photo I took in Wyoming a while back. I happened to meet Scott Christensen on this trip.

16 x 16, oil

Beginning stages

New Pisgah piece

This piece is from the Pisgah National Forest outside Brevard, NC and it comes from a hike near what's called the Pink Beds. There's a slow moving piece of water in this area that is almost swamp-like. I'm exploring color in the beginning stages and will post as progress allows.

24 x 24, oil on canvas

Goldfinch

Really enjoying birds this year, here's another.

Goldfinch, pastel,  SOLD

Travelers Falls

This piece represents a beginning for me.  It is a Richard Schmid painting technique I learned from a Salisbury artist, James Taylor (no, not the singer). I've been looking for a way to work that is similar to how I work in pastels and I think I found it. Though this piece is on canvas, Schmid's technique is great for painting on board. I'm presently building it up from an underpainting of Transparent Red Oxide. Progress shown below.

Mid tones, color added, more to come

Travelers Falls,  oil,  24 x 48, initial phases