The mural is progressing. I’m working my way down so I don’t need the scaffold anymore. I probably need to adjust some of the buildings. I can’t always see what I’m doing when I’m right up there next to it.
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Hazy Summer Day (Final)
I’ve been working on the mural, but I managed to finish this up. I need to do more small paintings for hanging, I can sell them fairly quick.
Hazy Sunny Day WIP01
I took a day off from the mural. Too many events breaking up my day, but I managed to paint me a sky. It grounds me!
Mural of Heaven WIP02
I tested colors for the city of gold. I’ve been using Irrodecent Gold And Pearl mixed with appropriate colors.
Mural of Heaven, 8.5’x 24′
Mural of Heaven WIP01
Today I started painting a mural of Heaven for St. Thomas More Parish in my hometown. It is 8.5’x 24′. The right half is shown above. I layed in the background across the top.
Placed in Annual Exhibit
I was awarded 3rd Place in my Hometown’s Annual Exhibit with this painting today. I’m thankful, you never know what jurors are going to like.
Life Drawing on the IPad
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I like this cool pose with a hat and sun glasses! Even more fun, done on the IPad. It is a slick way to do life drawing! Saves paper too. 🙂
Ingall’s Homestead Plein Air
7″x14″ stretched canvas gallery edges
This weekend we had a Paint Out at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead. The weather was good, and I found a nice place in the shade. I would have liked some interesting clouds to paint but I worked with what was there. I did a synopsis of the terrain.
6″x6″ stretched canvas gallery edges
My paint was getting thicker on my palette by the time I started this one.
I made friends with a colt named Cinnamon, who begged for attention, tried to play with my stuff, and then she would charged around me, and settle in for a nap, each time moving closer until she was sleeping at my ankles.
We had over 60 artists in attendance. They kept us fed and we had live music in the evening. On Sunday we had an exhibit at the new Cultural Center in De Smet, SD. Quite unusual to have a building like that in such a small town.
IPad Plein Air on the Beach
I’ve been on vacation. At this time, we were exploring the Keewenaw Peninsula around Lake Superior in Michigan. It would be a great opportunity for Plein Air painting, but I’m with family and we’re always on the move. I thought to squeeze it in while we were sitting on the beach, but the only option was my IPad. This would be great if not for sunlight’s glare on the screen. I used Art Set Pro on my IPad with a brush stylus. Fortunately I had colors picked for landscape on my palette. I made some revisions after I got inside. I considered it a worthwhile exercise. I’m heading home today.
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