Elysium

Elysium

8X10, Mixed Media on Panel
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This is from the Sam's Throne area looking out over the Big Creek valley in Newton County.  I did the initial work in plein air using Golden Opens and then in the studio I came back with oils and brought the values into harmony.

Happy Holidays!

I would like to wish everyone out there Happy Holidays, regardless of what holiday you hold dear.  I will be in Florida and will try to get out and do some painting!  Hopefully some thing will turn out good enough to post.

In the Deep Cathedrals

In the Deep Cathedrals

9X12, Oil on Panel
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This is Swamp Falls.  It is in a deep, deep holler in the heights of the Ozarks Mountains in Johnson County.  This was one of the most fascinating places I've been in the Ozarks.  The amount of water that was flowing was incredible and all the while I was there I imagined some other civilization besides our materialist culture which had made this place into hallowed ground...

I started this in plein air using the Golden Opens but they refused to dry and I had to completely redo it in the studio with oils.

Division

Division

6X8, Acrylic on Panel
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One of my first plein air paintings using Golden Open Acrylics.  It was done during a backpacking trip on the Ozark Highlands Trail.  It took me a long time to come to grips with the fact that I really actually liked it exactly as it was and didn't need any studio touch ups.

Scatter the Ember

Scatter the Ember

11X14, Oil on Panel

I snapped the end of a large brush while painting this one!