#81 "bohannon rd"

i found this painting buried in my studio from a year ago.....for some reason i did not get around to posting this.....it is interesting to see how much we change in that amount of time, as far as how we see things and apply paint.........the weather is cold again here.....this means still life will be the ruler for a few more days or weeks......or maybe an enlargement of plein air study

#80 "glazed onion"

first day still life classes....good to stir up the senses with change from landscape.....good time, fun group...8x10 oil on canvas panel.....175.oo

#79 "end of the road" 8x10

plein air .....275.00.....different crop below  Sold

#79 "end of the road" 8x8

oil on canvas panel.....finally out to paint plein air after bitter cold lifted....sunshine warming my soul.....i rejoice in my Maker!.......this is a home at the end of a winding beautiful country road....peace

photo of set up, for painting below

#78 " empty "

8x10 oil on canvas panel......275.00.......getting ready for still life classes coming up.....there is a real glow about the photo, i think'....did not capture that particular aspect, because i believe it would take more blending and detailed brush strokes....i am striving for a more impressionistic look which i think is fun....haven't quite reached the look i am striving for

#77 " hang on ! "

5x7 oil on canvas panel...150.00....another from photos last summer on west point lake, but changed the skies to stormy...it's just to cold to get out for plein air....plan to start some still life classes with georgia nagle in a few weeks...maybe post some studies to get ready SOLD

#76 "broad street"

8x10 framed oil on canvas panel....595.00.00....different strokes for this plein air painting in town on a cloudy day......would like to add more cityscape

#75 " field and tree"

11x14 oil on canvas panel....535.00 framed....another plein air done in nov. i am just now posting....location is behind an old church and cemetery outside moreland, ga....seems like my painting buddy and i always end up in this area because it is a half way meeting point and lots of beautiful countryside Private Collection

unfinished plein air

this is what i had when i left the field...i was not happy with the colors....thought they were too dull, so i worked in the studio and used a little of my artistic license and ended up with the painting below....do you think i should have left it alone? ....tell the truth.....i need some input!......actually, after looking at the one below, i can see the impression of an old car in front of the dark bush to the right.....maybe i will post another with an old car added....have i been painting alone for too long over Christmas?....

#74 " out back of mr. thompson's"

8x10 oil on canvas panel....275.00....the painting above, after studio changes

#73 "mr. coker's view"

8x10 oil on canvas panel.....even though it would be nice to tell you i painted every day this week, i have to confess, these are paintings from oct and nov, that i did not have time to post.............this outing was a very dreary day....plein air....began to rain just as elsa and i were finishing our last strokes.......abandoned old home between grantville and moreland. ga.

#72 "reflection of the south"

11x14 oil on canvas panel....375.00....this home was a part of our past that reflected slower, simpler times....an old home near newnan, ga....plein air start with studio finish

#71 " Storm Stories #2"

24 x 36 oil on canvas gallery wrap....1995.00....this was painted in the studio from a plein air field study