One Small Step At A Time Study 2

One Small Step At A Time, Study 2

6X8, Oil on Panel

It's been quite a while since I've posted anything!  I basically took the entire month of March off. 

This was from a painting trip taken I think 5 year ago of my son wading in a creek.  My hope is to make a large panting of this scene.  Study #1 was of the entire scene.  I will upload that one at a later time.  For this one, I really wanted to focus on the figure and fix many issues from study #1.  This still isn't perfect but it is a huge stride over the first attempt.

Counting Study #1 as 14 of 15, this one would be #15 of 50.  I still think I can make the 50 this year even with the March hiatus.

Mistaken Creek

"Mistaken Creek"

6X8, Oil on Panel

This was a little plein air I started near Waco, Texas around New Year's Day.  It was the only "warm" day around that time frame.  This little creek turned out to be the result of a burst water pipe that had been spewing water for who knows how long!  And thus how this piece earned the name, "Mistaken Creek."  The white limestone that formed the creek bed turned out to be tricky. 

#5 of 50

Spadra Creek Bridge, Clarksville

Spadra Creek Bridge

8X10, Oil on Panel

Available

Spadra Creek cuts through the center of the town of Clarksville.  On both sides of the creek are walking and biking trails including some mountain biking single track.  It's very impressive that such a small town has devoted as much time and effort as this to a multi-use trail system!

Cedar Creek, Petit Jean Mountain, Conway County

Spring Flush, Cedar Creek

10X14, Oil on Canvas
Available at Cantrell Gallery

Earlier this year (April I think it was) we took a trip over to Petit Jean and hiked the Cedar Falls trail. It's a pretty strenuous hike and we were afraid the youngest would have some trouble with it. But other than a few scratches from jumping off of boulders and logs, he made it the whole way down and back! Not bad for a little rug rat. The falls were amazing that day and I'll be doing a painting of them later!

I loved the way the cliffs over hung the creek and went with this odd size of canvas to have more vertical feel. Up on the hillsides, the tree buds were beginning to burst open but down along the creek bank the foliage was lagging behind.