Northwest Art

Trying to post in all categories

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:03:45 +0000

This is a test of trying to post in all categories

Studio Calls – Impasto

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:40:11 +0000

Summer has mostly been saved for painting en plein air but the studio called me back in for a little impasto painting. From the vantage point of this composition, tulips are not grown.

Along the levy of the north fork of the Skagit River, Mount Baker peeks over the top, an awesome but subtle depiction on this clear day. In reality, the foreground is covered with blueberries but, being literal is not what I am about. Representaton comes second to texture and color. Truth is more feeling than fact.

The finished painting here is 36″x60″ so when compressed in a photo, you cannot see the texture(impasto). This is the reason I have also posted the closeup shown below.

As always, I encourage comments and questions of my work.

Painting Small

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:05:10 +0000

As I’ve mentioned in the past, my work takes two basic forms, large impasto studio painting and plein air painting. There is another aspect and that is the in between process that results in small studio paintings. Throughout the year, I’m constantly sketching and formulating ideas for my large works. This process results in small works, generally with figures. These small paintings are where I try to see a small part of what might be the finished focal point of a much larger painting. Some of the images are repeated as I’m trying different aspects of color and design and how they might juxtipose with each other. My favorite size is 9×12 and sometimes 12×12. These paintings are available for purhase, should you desire.

I’m only showing a few small paintings on this post but you may see more on my website

On a side note, I will be teaching a plein air workshop in May 2010 for 10 days, in Umbria, Italy. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in this or other painting workshops in the future.