Hadley #2

6 x 6 oil on stretched canvas
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The matching portrait to go along with the recent one of Fin. I realize that despite a few similarities, the twins look very different, especially thanks to Hadley's soft little fuzzy hair. The photo I used below did not capture Hadley's coloring, so I had to adjust it the best I could.

Day Dreaming

16 x 20 oil on stretched canvas

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This painting makes me want to grab a book and some shade under the nearest tree. For both the leaves and the bark I used heavy paint with several layers and drying time in between to help achieve a feeling of depth.

Orchid

6 x 6 oil on stretched canvas
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This painting is inspired by the orchid left sitting by my easel after my last orchid painting. It's the same plant from a different perspective.

Fin

6 x 6 oil on stretched canvas
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This is a painting of my son using a photo from Easter Day (see the photo below). It is much smaller than the other portraits I've done and a more serious pose, although I had fun with Fin's wild and crazy surfer dude locks. After carefully studying his face for the painting, I am convinced he barely looks anything like me! I'm trying to capture a similar pose of Hadley, but it is proving difficult to get the photo, mostly because they've learned to 'smile' for the camera.

Heron

6 x 12 oil on stretched canvas
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This painting is all about the grass. I chose the heron to add interest and because they are naturally graceful, but I was mostly interested in creating textured grass using multiple layers of paint.

Musk Hyacinth

6 x 6 oil on stretched linen canvas
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These little flowers seem to be coating the lawn next to our house. After a lovely week away in the Pacific Northwest, it is wonderful to come back to spring here in New York State. The leaves are just coming out and pollen is in the air!

The Forsythia Are Out

The flowers are starting to bloom and the grass is getting green. I purposely painted the flowers in the background blurry to give the sense of a photo with the foreground in focus. The bright yellow really pops on this dark green background. We are heading to Seattle for a week of fun in the Northwest, so enjoy this painting and stay tuned for at least a week for the next painting!

Climber

6 x 8 oil on wood panel
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This painting combined a few photos from my friend Clive's recent climbing trip out west. I love the colors of the rocks out west and enjoyed playing with the shadows.

Just Because

6 x 12 oil on stretched canvas
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I received this orchid one day 'just because,' and with spring in the air I knew it was time to paint it. I purposely painted a thin background, and used thick paint for the flowers. I wanted to create the feeling that the orchids were coming out of the canvas. I am going to try the same approach on my current painting of a completely different subject.