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 Building

This oil on board is a painting of the South Platte River in downtown Denver with a brick building in the background and a tree with a white trunk as a focal point.  I love to paint plein air.

Light on Blue Vase

This was a study of how light hits a flower arrangement resulting in a warm glow on a dark background.  Oil on board, 10"x12", still life. 

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

Blue Coffee Cup and Tangerine

I am beginning to really enjoy these small still life sketches!  Oil on board. 6"x8". The reflections always are fun and my favorite coffee cup complete with a chip in it is satisfying to paint

Ebony Carving

I picked up a native carved ebony wood animal figure, I suppose it is a gazelle, while travelling to Africa. The wood figure is heavy, hard and has a dull shine--simply beautiful.  I paired this with a hand thrown cookie jar that I bought in Kentucky and situated some Cuties and a beautiful red onion on my art table for an interesting composition in oil on board.

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.