While in Newport last week I took loads of great photos for my reference file. This was one of my favorites. I couldn’t wait to paint it. Here is the start of the painting. I love the way this building looks with all the blooming trees around it. Still planning to touch up [...]
Posts Tagged ‘daily painting’
A Newport Home View
Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Newport Rhode Island, oil painting, Virginia Artist on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
An Unusual Commission
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on April 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes as a painter you get requests for commissions, paintings specifically ordered by a client. Sometimes they are portraits, like the pet portraits that I do and sometimes they are scenes, locations that a person particularly likes. But every once in a while you get an unusual request. This was one of them. A client [...]
Apple Tree with a View
Posted in art class, daily painter, tagged acrylic, art class, art lessons, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, Virginia Artist on April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This week the Young Artists painted a beautiful scene from the apple orchard. Great job everyone! Here is my demo painting and the reference photo. These trees are in an orchard in Purgitsville, WV. A lovely place with a beautiful view.
Mountain View Demonstration
Posted in art class, daily painter, tagged acrylic, art lessons, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on April 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We had a new student in class yesterday morning so I painted this demonstration piece so he could follow along. Still a few final details to add in but we got a great start. If you have ever wanted to paint consider joining us for class on Wednesday or Thursday at the Blue Ridge Arts [...]
Southerlands Sunflower
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, art class, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, sunflower, Virginia Artist on April 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Southerlands Sunflower, acrylic on panel, 8″x10″. Demonstration painting from class at the Southerlands that I finally got around to touching up.
Mario and Son
Posted in daily painter, tagged bicycle, bike, daily painter, daily painting, first ride, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Last year my friend Mario shared a wonderful photo of his son riding his bike for the first time without training wheels. I loved it so I painted it yesterday. Thanks Mario for allowing me to paint from such a terrific photo. “Mario & Son“, oil on panel, 8″x6″.
Weekend Painting
Posted in daily painter, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Plein Air, Rescue dogs, West Virginia on April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Got to paint outdoors in this beautiful weather this weekend out at the cabin. I got a great start on a piece but when I got home yesterday and wanted to put finishing touches on it I realized that I had left it there. So maybe I can finish it up in a few weeks. [...]
Imagine My Surprise…
Posted in art class, tagged acrylic, art class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, daily painting, gate, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Generally during Spring Break I have only one or two students who come to art class. Imagine my surprise when Wednesday I had 12 students! Wow!!! They all did a great job. We painted a beautiful landscape of a gate that is out from Millwood. The Thursday class did a fine job [...]
Nutmeg’s Portrait
Posted in daily painter, Farm Animals, tagged daily painter, daily painting, farm animals, impressionism, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I love this photo of my friend Suzanne McMinn’s goat Nutmeg. They were calling her Rotunda. That’s just mean! This photo was taken just a day or so before she had two of the cutest little goats you’ve ever seen. I couldn’t resist painting her. You can see more about Nutmeg and all of Suzanne’s [...]
Max Booe
Posted in daily painter, dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on March 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is Max Booe. This is Max’s portrait. This is Judi, Max’s mom after she received the gift of Max’s portrait from the friend who commissioned the painting. She likes it.
