Late Afternoon on the Rez

8 x 10 oil on canvas panel

Another painting of the scene I see everyday by my home.  I love to see it,  especially in the late afternoon, with all the colors of the setting sun glowing through the trees and on the water!

Catamaran - Complete

16 x 20 oil on linen

Finished this today!  It's amazing how the overall color changes depending on what time of day you photograph your painting.  I snapped this at around 5:15 p.m. and the tone looks totally different from the block in yesterday around 3 or 4 p.m.

Catamarans - block in

 12 x 16 oil on linen

This is after my initial block in of the catamarans.  I have much more detail to add - like the masts - which are shown reflected in the puddle of water but not in the main part of the painting.   The reflection is actually why I was attracted to this scene.  I think I can hopefully finish in one more session.

Reservoir Re-Do - 1st pass

 12 x 16 oil on stretched canvas

This is another take on a painting I completed in a workshop back in November.  I thought I would try again (solo).  I still have fine tuning to do with water and lawn but am almost there.  This is for a charity auction next month in Jackson.

Madison Landing Boathouse

12 x 16 oil on linen panel

This painting was completed in my workshop in Atlanta this past weekend.  I hesitate to even post since I did not do the entire painting.  Jim Richards was the teacher and he has his strokes in here too  but this scene is right by my house and I have wanted to paint it for a long time but just wasn't sure about all that water!!!!  I learned a LOT in the 2 day workshop and was so glad I had the opportunity to attend.

Crappie Fishing

8 x 10 oil on gessobord SOLD

This is a scene I see almost everyday where I live.  About the only thing I enjoy about walking is passing by all the people who come out to the Reservoir to fish.   Crappie (pronounced krop-pi) fishing is very popular on the reservoir and is considered to be a good tasting food fish.