#112 "cotton pickin barn"

11x14 oil on canvas panel…300.00.attempt at change....this is a scrape down(which i hear some artist are incorporating into their approach, but i did not see the demo) of semi finished painting.... am not sure of where this will take me....but i do know it is fun and satisfies the yearning to explore new creative avenues....this may be worked on some more tomorrow unless i get some feed back as to otherwise....this was plein air at the "cotton pickin" fair grounds in gay, ga. thanks to David Boyd for inviting us to paint with him and giving us a tour of the area.... it was beautiful and great fun SOLD

#111 " lake reflection"

11x14 oil on canvas panel…300.00  I cannot decide if i am finished with this….I may work on this tomorrow and come out victorious or chunk it in the lake.....i welcome any constructive input....good or bad.....this was painted on a red toned canvas which was left to peek through here and there SOLD

#110 " old red barn"

11x14 oil on canvas panel….300.00....2nd plein air painting at the opa paint out…..I found the shady side of the barn a challenge in capturing the extreme contrast in values SOLD

#109 "red barn"

plein air at the opa paint out in georgia which was held at the millie gosch farm....8x10 oil on cnvas panel....375.00

#108 "barn on bear creek rd"

8x10 oil on canvas panel....275.00....plein air painting created during Elsa Sibley workshop....she is an awesome artist and teacher!

#107 "newnan, ga. clock tower"

11x14 oil on canvas panel....SOLD....plein air on the square in newnan at the celebration of the newly renovated courthouse

#106 "everything spring"

5x7 oil on canvas panel...100.0...plein air

#105 "texas trees"

5x7 oil on canvas panel...100.00...

#104 "georgia trees"

5x7 oil oncanvas panel...100.00...plein air

# 103 " sandy banks "

11x14 oil on canvas board....595.00....we battled some mean bugs for this one!

# 102 " court of law newnan, ga "

11x14 oil on canvas panel.....SOLD

#101 "Rusty II "

24x36 oil on canvas gallery wrap....this was painted from a small study of an old barn at mr. thompson's.....the mountains were actually trees but i used my imagination and changed to fit my mood....i worked very carefully with details of weeds in the foreground and decided it was too busy.... so i scrubbed in more solid shapes to try and subordinate the foreground so the eye would go first to the barn

#100 "darien shrimper"

36x48 oil on canvas gallery wrap....painted from 5x7 study and photo

#99 "River #2"

24x36 oil on canvas gallery wrap.....painted from 5x7 study

#98 " too hot #2"

8x10 oil on canvas panel...PERMANENT PIECE OF THE CENTRE FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS OF NEWNAN, GA

#97 "double tree"

8x10 oil on canvas panel....425.00....started as plein air and finished in the studio

#96 "back in the day"

8x10 oil on canvas panel....375.00.....plein air

#95 " MID DAY STUDY"

8X10 oil on canvas panel.....475.00.....plein air

#94 "Apple Wipeout Makeover"

5x7 oil on canvas panel...........this is a little remake of a previous post i decided was very much lacking in color and excitement......it has been a long hot summer and lots of things that have taken me away from painting......really have missed blogging and viewing your new post......elsa and i have also been preparing for the show at the centre .....framing and fussing over details..... we are looking forward to seeing everyone and enjoying the music..... hope to see you there!!!........sun. aug. 1st 3-6.....centre, 1523 lower fayettefulle rd.

#93 "the teacher"

#93

6x8 oil on canvas board....195.oo....well, i have painted this barn once again....i am assisting my dear friend and painting buddy in teaching plein air classes, and mr. chesnuts barn is always on the list for teaching new students...... i am continuing to learn also, from yet another run at this charming barn

#92 "brush stop"

8x10 oil on canvas panel....375.00....