Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Falling Leaves


Falling Leaves: remember as a kid jumping into a pile of falling leaves?
 5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on gessoed board unframed with free shipping in USA and Canada.


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Do you remember as a kid jumping into a pile of falling leaves? The unforgettable sound, smell and feel of rustling leaves in fall are memories all of us retain.

This painting celebrates the beauty we experience each year as summer comes to an end in a riot of colors as nature paints the trees with yellow, gold, orange and vivid reds and pinks. It has taken all the colors in my palette of reds and yellows to portray a snapshot of this fall season. The sound of wind-rustled leaves and the scent of burning leaves are embedded in this painting along with all the visual information you see here.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

First Colors of Fall


First Colors of Fall
5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on gessoed board unframed $125 with free shipping in USA and Canada.
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On our bike ride on “Falling Waters Trail” in Jackson County we came across some patches of sumac with bright fall colors. I tried to quickly capture the colors against the dark shadows of the woods behind. The surrounding trees are just beginning to change colors and I’ll be photographing those as they continue to turn.

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Monday, November 26, 2007

Fall Planting


Fall Planting
5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on gessoed board
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The two most common fall plantings are alfalfa for an early hay crop in summer and winter wheat, which survives the winter as young seedlings, and mature in early summer the following year. In this painting the young plants in late October are a vivid green and create a unique pattern against the late afternoon sky.

This painting required a bit tighter detail than many of my paintings because of the subject. I’m including a close up detail of part of the painting to show a surprise element of the roof of a house just over the hill barely noticeable in the overall view. I didn’t see it until I started to paint. There is another building in the background peeking out behind the trees, which may take some searching to find as well.


actual size detail - 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches is what it should
measure on your screen at 72 dpi.

From an artist’s perspective, the color scheme here is a triple complement. The sky has a blue/orange tone created by the setting sun, while the earth and trees create a red/green and yellow/violet shift in color. The dark shadows in the foreground are viridian green with flecks of red and brown from the still exposed soil. These elements of color as well as the crisscross textures in the foliage are what attracted me to do this painting.

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Saturday, November 3, 2007

Northern Passage

Northern Passage
6″ x 8″(15.2cm x 20.7cm) acrylic on gessoed board
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This is a painitng of fall colors from north Michigan. I wanted to do a bit larger than my usual 5″ x 7″ or 6″ x 6″ size so this is the result. The break in the trees created by a service passage created a unique view across the countryside.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Valley View Near Gaylord, Michigan with Turning Fall Colors

6” x 6” (15.2cm x 15.2cm) acrylic on gessoed board
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Near Gaylord Michigan as we came over a rise in the hill a vivid scene came into view. It required particularly intense colors that could only be achieved by a more impressionist style than I usually paint. The valley below seemed to spread out in layers of color that contrast and blend simultaneous contrasts such as red/green, blue/orange and yellow/purple. It was late afternoon and the colors were beginning to become muted so that would be the challenge.

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Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Fall Colors near Grayling Michigan

Fall Colors near Grayling
6” x 6” (15.2cm x 15.2cm) acrylic on gessoed board.
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Traveling in north Michigan we saw lots of colors. Colors were about 80% this weekend. The beauty of creation in nature never ceases to inspire and awe. I don’t claim to paint exclusively plein-air, however this kind of beauty calls for a lot of direct observation. I’ll hope to post a few more of these works soon.

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Saturday, September 15, 2007

Early Fall Sky in Michigan

 

Early Fall Sky in Michigan
7 in x 5 in(17.8cm x12.7cm) acrylic on gessoed Masonite®
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In Michigan this time of year the sky is always beautiful but often we get a lot of “Mares Tails” clouds sometimes called “Fallstreaks”. There is a beautiful old building on M60 near us where I saw this sky and wanted to record it in a painting.

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