3282012 McKinney Falls plein air 3

I painted this in a slow drizzle before I gave up and packed up. I was able to get about 70 percent of this done before the rain said no.

3282012 McKinney Falls plein air 1

A nice drizzle was falling when I literally threw down some color notes and hid the painting to protect it from the rain. I had completed the value sketch with copic markers and pretty much laid down broad lines to define my message in about 10 minutes.

3262012 McKinney Falls plein air 2

On Monday we went out to McKinney Falls State Park. This was the second painting of the day. I liked this little curve in the creek. The body of water is Onion Creek. The weather was great lots of people and great running water as therapy.

32521012 Botanical Garden 2

This is the second flower painting from my outing at the botanical gardens this past weekend. Its was a little warm for the season but shade was plentiful.

Street Corner

My cousin Karmen took this photo for me. I actually like painting from another person's perspective. I think its healthy. He loves New York. This is from a street corner.

3252012 Botanical Garden 1

Today I went to paint in the botanical gardens here in Austin. The flowers were in bloom and almost at their peak. I sat and painted by the iris beds in the shade.
A few people came by to watch and take their own photographs of the irises. Pam took a few shots of me painting in the gardens, hope to post some of them soon.

McKinney Falls Archway Study

Doing a little exploration for the next painting. I will eventually work on a larger pastel for this image.

Morning Rain

A nice rainy commute to work listening to NPR. Its almost fun if the weather isn't too severe.
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Expression 7

I see this expression as being in a dark space. My version of a scene from the movie Fargo.
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Tall Cloud 2

I'm still exploring this image. I worked larger in this one with a 12 by 16 format. I tried to bump up the values and contrast in this painting.

Signs and Flowers

This is the second painting from my outing on Sunday. Somehow I was able to take the cars off of a busy highway.

Highway Flowers

Since we have our spring, which lasts a good 15 minutes, I decided to get out and paint the wildflowers along MOPAC. I found a good spot with shade and low grass (not a snake fan). I spent about 2 hours enjoying the flowers and ignoring the cars.

Street Corner Study

This is a study in graphite for a larger painting. It's a New York scene from the perspective of my cousin Karmen.

11th Street Intersection

11th Street near the courthouses. It was rainy and a little chilly. I snapped a photo of someone crossing the street with an umbrella.

Side Porch

This is the side porch of the house that I grew up in. The man is my stepfather. He loved sitting on that porch. He would get that far away look in his eyes while sitting there. I went down to visit our old home a few weeks ago. It's no longer blue.

Someshat Aloof

This character from Downton Abbey struck me as somewhat aloof.

Tall Cloud 1

The first painting of this cloud.

Expression 5

I think concerned is the expression being conveyed here.

Trolley San F

Another older painting that needed something fresh.

Hunting for Breakfast

A gull scanning the area for food.
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Tall Cloud Study

I like backlit clouds.

Aunt Jane

This painting is part of my new series called "People of Commerce". Its a new project that I assigned myself. The goal is 300 paintings done from life. Aunt Jane is my first in the series. I was in Commerce this past weekend. I always check in with her to see if she needs anything. Well on Saturday I asked for permission to draw her. She was pleased with the result. One of her comments: That's me. It wasn't a question and that made me smile.

First Pond Reflection

This is the first painting from my recent paint out with Plein Air Austin. The first painting is always a struggle. I choose to paint when I'm happy and balanced. It takes time to get there. One has to find a place to paint both mentally and physically.

Expression 6

This is an image of a police officer interrogating a suspected killer, In this shot he was skeptical of what the suspect was saying.