Island in the Chain (Dawn)

Today I painted the second in the "Island in the Chain" series. This is Island in the Chain (Dawn). I tried to capture the bright rays of sun just coming over the distant trees along with the early morning fog on the water. Hopefully there will be more Islands in the Chain...

Island in the Chain (Summer)

Today I painted the first in a series of paintings that will be based on the exact same scene, just "taken" at different times and/or seasons. Titled "Island in the Chain (Summer). The first of the series shows the island at mid-day in the Summer. Future additions to the "Island in the Chain" will include early morning with fog on the lake and the sun just breaking through the treeline, autumn and winter. At least this first one of the series will be available for purchase at the Waupaca Strawberry Fest on June 19, 2010.

Wild Flowers by the River

I've been working on "traditional" landscapes with distant mountains. This one has a hint of spring with flowers to provide some color contrast. I was trying to provide lighter shades of green with significant color and light contrasts.

March 6, 2010: Lower Chain O Lakes Hillview 2 aka (Whispering Pines)

Due to the popularity of my painting from the photograph from the Lower Chain O Lakes (in Waupaca, Wisconsin) Hillview (Whispering Pines). I painted another one today. You can compare to the first attempt from a few weeks ago posted below. This is an example of how I will paint commissioned paintings from landscape photographs. Please contact me if you're interested!

Snowy Lane

This has been a productive weekend! Today I painted "Snowy Lane". It's similar in hue to "Grand Chute December Scene" which generated a lot of interest at last week's Appleton Art Market and sold. I wanted to capture the same warm winter feeling with "sepia" tones.

Painted On February 27, 2010 "The Stone Wall"

I painted this on Saturday, February 27, 2010. It's a bit different than my usual technique. I actually painted some parts using black gesso and colored acrylics. After the gesso and acrylics were dry I used conventional oil paints. Also, there is a white basecoat on the top of the painting and a clear basecoat on the bottom. I was trying to keep the foreground and wall more focused and bright, with a softer back ground.

Painting from a photo of Waupaca Chain O Lakes

Today I tried something completely different. I found a photograph on the Waupaca Chain O Lakes Association taken from the Lower Chain called "HillView07". I attempted to paint the photograph (with a few minor modications to personalize it). Here is the photo and the painting. (It was kind of fun!)