Maid of the Mist 11x14 oil

On the boatride over to the falls I took note of the shifting currents and blue/green color of the water. It was amazing to see how high the mist rose, towering over the falls themselves. I enjoyed watching everyone jostling for position to get pictures, and watched the excitement grow as we neared the base of the falls.

Full Moon and Jupiter 5x7 acrylic

I saw this scene while I was taking the trash out this morning. I grabbed my sketchbook out of the truck and did a quick charcoal drawing to capture the morning sky.

I had to leave for work in 15 minutes but I wanted to get this down while it was still fresh in my mind. I used a limited pallette of alizarin crimson, Phalo green, cerulean blue and white.

For the darks of the trees I used aliz. crimson and Phalo green. The sky was the same mix except I added white to lighten the value. I added a touch of blue to the greyed sky color to give a hint of the morning sky. To keep Jupiter bright I dipped the tip of my pallette knife in white and just barely touched the canvas. I put the moon in and the clouds that are barely noticable.

I had enough time to pour my coffee and get on the racetrack they call us1 superhighway, I made it to work at 7:00.

Autumn Morning 8x10 acrylic

Autumn Morning 8x10 acrylic

Fall is right around the corner so I thought I would start with an image I've been wanting to paint for a while. I took the reference pictures for this two years ago,and have thought about this scene off and on every few months. I noticed that happens with some paintings, I have to think about them for a while and then one day something clicks and says you're ready and it flows off the brush.
I'm hoping we have a colorful autumn, so I'll have somrthing to paint in two years!
Enjoy.