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I went with dad to the Hospital on March 15, 2007, so he could
fill out some forms for his cataract surgery on the next Wednesday. Hanging
in the hall was this huge painting of an old German homestead in a field
of bluebonnets. I didn't feel brave enough to paint the house, so I painted
up the road a bit. You know, right after you turn off the highway and go
into the gate. The old limestone house and barn are behind the hill.
This is the kind of stuff I really want to paint: the Hill Country! And
I think I've figured out how to do it! |
I think I'm starting to get the hang of this. . .
I spent 30 minutes working on the towering clouds on the left and right
sides of the canvas. What's that, you say? You can't see the cloud on
the right? Me either. I pulled a Bob Ross, and said, "Let's get crazy.
In my world lies a tree. . ." I used to yell at the TV when Bob did
something like that.
I am proud of this one. |
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I don't have a studio. I paint on the back porch. The Spring of 2007 was
extremely stormy, so I often didn't get a chance to paint. Well, the weather
finally cooperated with me, and I got outside to paint. When I started,
I knew I wanted to paint the sky this way, but I didn't know how the bottom
would turn out. |
| This scene is based on on a painting at The Inn on Barons Creek in Fredericksburg.
I have painted this particular scene about 4 times, and still haven't got
it right. I gave this one to my Aunt Dolores. |
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After two weeks of cold weather, it was 60-some degrees Sunday afternoon,
January 21, 2007. So I broke out the paint and played around a bit. Once
more, I tried to paint the Pedernales River again. This time I wanted to
work on the cloud and make it a bit more noticeable than in the previous
attempt. I also made the dead tree a bit bigger. I even stuck a distant
hill in the background. One of these days, I'm gonna get this right. |
| I like this scene. It's from a real locale. It's a bend on the Pedernales
River near Morris Ranch, but stylized a bit. Mom insisted on the birds. |
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My aunt, Ann, asked for a windmill painting.
Geez. I haven't even master trees, yet! So I thought I would try to paint
a windmill.
I think I should stick to mud puddles.
I based the scene on a scene I found doing a Google™ search. |
This was painted with both Liquid White and Liquid Black. If you look
closely, it similar to the painting I gave to my aunt, but without a stream.
I think this one turned out okay.
For the last few weeks, storms have been keeping me from painting. I
don't have a studio and have to paint outside. I kept waiting for sunshine.
It never came. On a dreary Sunday morning I decided to paint come Heck
or High Water. Dad suggested the title, "Down to the Pasture". |
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This is an attempt to make a scene using
two paintings. I call it "Alaskan Panorama." |
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This is based on a Hill Country Magazine cover. |
| I was thinking about Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. I imagined
them approaching a cliff and seeing a river split into three falls. I even
intended to put a couple of figures on the path below, but changed my mind. |
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2007 was a very wet year for us. Every couple of weeks another thunderstorm
would roll in and flood the area. That inspired me to try to paint a limestone
house in the Texas Hill Country. |
| In 2007 I spent two weeks in Colorado: One week in Denver, one in Vail.
I guess you could say I was inspired. |
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Another post-Colorado trip painting. I started with the sky, and it kind
of took off from there. |
| One night, while watching Antiques Road Show, I spotted an interesting
painting being appraised. I sketched it, and later tried to duplicate it |
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I was watching another paiting show, Jerry Yapp's Fine Art, I think, and
he did something similar to this. His painting had cows. I can't paint cows.
I can paint birds, but I can't paint cows. |
| I just painted this one day. I didn't see it on TV or anything. I just
went up to the easel and started painting. |
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I am still working on a way to paint bluebonnets. This painting was inspired
by a painting I saw in a Fredericksburg bed and breakfast. |
