Older Painting Finally Finished

"The Blue Cabin"…16x20 Acrylic on Gesso Board

The painting above is finally finished. I started this in our motor home last summer in Montana. It sat around in my studio at home and I had lots of time to view it and decide to make changes to improve the composition. I will show you the original scene and the initial painting below. See if you can figure out the changes in the first painting and the finished one and figure out why I made the changes.

Original Photo

Initial Block In Painting

Hope you can see how a mundane photo can be a starting point for a more interesting painting. Just figure out what you liked that made you take the photo in the first place. Then figure out how to make your eye go to the center of interest and make your shapes and values interesting.

Landscapes from across the U.S.

Acrylic Landscapes

I just got back from a 3 month RV trip across the USA. I had the chance to take many photos so I have a new source of reference photos. I did not have the time to paint on the trip like I was hoping for because we were traveling with other people and we were always on the go. I did start one painting on the trip and finished it at home in my studio. I am now working on more landscapes. Below is the one I started on the trip and under that another one I recently did in my studio.

"Shoreline", Tennessee 16x20 acrylic on gesso board

"The Rock", Montana 16x20 acrylic on gesso board

 

 

 

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Fall Trees - Acrylic

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Fall Trees - Acrylic on Canvas

The season has changed and the leaves are awesome this year. With every time of the day a different tree comes alive with glowing color. Colors I could not resist painting. I had an art studio tour a few weeks ago and thought I should hurry and do a couple of fall trees to display. These are two that I came up with.

    

11x14 Acrylic on Canvas	"Plum Tree"
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11x14 Acrylic on Canvas	"Fall Morning"
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This Painting was done before the 2 trees above. I did this in my studio working from a photo I took near Asilomar, Ca.

16x20 Acrylic on Canvas	"Path to the Sea"
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