Tulips in Spring Garden

 

Oil on board, 6"x 8"

Hot Summer Day by South Platte River

As a plein air artist, I find myself in unbearable conditions such as this one!  So hot that my oil paints almost ran off my palette. I look back at these paintings and recall every detail of that painting session!  Grass, bugs, heat, quizzical looks from passerbys, trying to balance the darks of the shadows in the tree against the cast shadows in the grass....in theory, the vertical shadows should be a darker value than the horizontal shadows....hmmm.

Small landscape, oil on board, 6"x8". Hope you enjoy this as much as I did painting it...and yes, I love the process, heat, bugs, etc

South Platte Park in Summer

Here in Denver we are never in need of picturesque spots--from urban scenes to mountain views to tranquil city parks--this is a great area for subject matter for plein air.

This little oil on canvas board is plein air 6"x8" of a small path in the South Platte River Park on the southside of Denver near my home.  It was a hot summer day so I found a shady spot and sketched this one out in about an hour or so.  Hope you like it.  fragman56@yahoo.com.
$90

Russian Bowl and Onions

Russian Bowl and Onions

I bought a hand-painted and lacquered wooden bowl when I worked in the Far East Russia a while back.  It is a luminous gold inside with a high gloss black finish on the exterior.  Really a work of art! The red onions are fun to paint and the challenge here was depicting the loose paper-thin skin peeling back and casting a shadow.  Oil, 6'x8", $60 + s/h $5. If interested, email fragman56@yahoo.com.

Still Life Fruit and Bottle

A small still life 6"x8" oil on board, "Still Life Fruit and Bottle".  A dark background of olive green gradation to add some dark with light on the fruits and vegetables. I like the garlic and the reflection in the bottle. $60 +$5 S&H. Email if interested.