Highway Still Life

I am making myself use the art supplies that I haven't touched in years. I admit it. I'm an impulse buyer when it comes to art supplies and cameras. I bought this Yupo paper back in 2014. I also have another batch from 2003. I made the drawing with a Pentel brush pen which I later dissolved with water and let dry. I added watercolor after the underpainting dried. This a random scene on I H 35.

A peek into my current Khadi sketchbook.

Golden Glow

I love painting barns and the summer grass in California which in some places is golden brown. I love how it contrasts with the trees which are dark green with deep enticing shadows. This is the largest version of this image after multiple studies.

Drive By Barn

This painting is called drive by barn because its sits somewhere along interstate highway 35. I take photos from a car and get pretty good photos to paint with. I read recently that its best to paint from inferior photos because it allows you to take liberties with the actual painting. The resulting photos will have the blur that an artist utilizes to simplify shapes.

I tend towards abstraction in some of my photography. I have always liked the concept and practice of multiple exposures. With today's digital camera technology we tend to take photos rather than explore and get to know an area. Multiple exposure photography forces you to slow down and contemplate the image and place.

Once again construction is booming in Austin. This construction site is the view outside my office window.

Vineyard Structure 2

I love barns I admit it. They are so key to my childhood and I can't resist them. Of course from a distance as I fear snakes etc.