Empty Seats. Paris. November 13, 2015

Empty Seats

Paris.  November 13, 2015

20x30 oil on canvas

Ironic that I was working on this painting of Paris, when the city was attacked last Friday.  My original plan was to name it "time out", but as I finished the picture today and thought about the loss, all I could see were the empty seats.  

Gray Winter

16x20 oil on canvas

So, this is an example of learning to stay loose and free in painting.  (My bugga-boo)  This canvas had a painting of a woman that I worked on and worked on and worked on.  I just couldn't get her.  There was some nice texture on the canvas, so one day I just mixed a bunch of grays and went after it with a whole new scene.  From a portrait of sorts to a landscape!  Why not.  It was so much fun and the texture and underpainting added richness and depth to this snow scene.   This view was from a bridge in Garmisch, Germany.  

Moon over cliffs

9x12 oil on canvas

This was taken from Cliff Dwellers Lodge in Marble Canyon looking toward the Vermillion Cliffs.  The moon was just hanging there looking all clear and beautiful as if the cliffs weren't enough to take in.