I Think You’re Pretty

Of course here is another garden painting. I feel there are endless ways to paint these garden or wildfire paintings.It is mostly intuitive in that I just go with the creative flow. The end result is usually unrecognizable from the reference drawing or photo. Always a surprise!

Great Outdoors

My good friend took a photograph near the Tennessee River Park in east Tennessee. I was struck by the wonderful movement that I saw that made me want to paint the scene. The white flowers are the center of interest in the painting but other elements draw the eye into and around the rectangle ending with the setting sun. I hope viewers are drawn into the painting and enjoy time spent there.

Manor Blooms

I don’t know how many times I have painted hydrangeas, but I never tire of painting them.  At first glance they appear to be simple enough. The challenge is to give each bloom a spherical form. This is done mostly with value.The light usually hits on top or to each side so the bottom part is usually darker. I remember in college painting a live model. Our professor was trying to teach us to draw a head with volume. More than 40 years later I remember the elation I felt  the exact moment I got it! Money can’t buy that feeling. I still feel that way when I paint something I am proud of. The secret of life is always having something else to learn or discover.