Country Rain

Country Rain
22 x 28 Acrylic on canvas

   It's a hot summer day in Florida and the forecast calls for scattered showers. It's raining across the street from where your standing, your still dry and in sunlight. That's a typical day in Florida.

   Driving on Route 70 which runs east to west across Florida there are acres and acres of farmland. Green pasture as far as you can see.

   Cows and egrets are plenty but I never took the opportunity to take photos or sketch the scenes of country living. Well, as you can see I finally got the chance to capture images and transfer them onto canvas. It was worth stopping and taking in all the great things that are around us.
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I entered this painting into an online contest in Oct. which was sponsored by Light, Space and Time Gallery. Nov. 1st I received the results and was very pleased, there were over 400 entries from around the world, my painting received Special Recognition. Check out this online gallery, click the link below.
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Cool Waters

"Cool Waters"
18 x 24 Acrylic on canvas

   Once again this is my interpretation of Eagle Falls, Emerald Bay. As you can see I was greatly impressed with this beautiful area. 

    I removed a tree which was in middle of the picture and there was also a small tree growing out from the boulder in the center of the falls.
 
   There is a lot going on in this painting and did not want to over do it.
The fresh blue water rushing from the mountains, cascading over the many layers of rock,
making it's way down towards Emerald bay. This is what I wanted to capture. Focus your eyes at the beginning of the water fall and follow it down, it seems like it's really moving.

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Shade

"Shade"
18 x 24 Acrylic on canvas

   This painting was developed from piecing together a few elements. The building and the Crape Myrtles were actually from a trip I took to Baton Rouge, LA.  I rearranged a few things to make a more pleasant seen.

   I needed to add more to this scene and felt that an empty bench was not enough. My wife is a avid reader and can be found in this pose most of the time. This made it easy for me to capture with that look of being totally committed to the story.

   The shade that was made by the tree left sunlight dancing on the walls and ground. What a great place to sit and enjoy a good book and fresh air.

Big Blue

"Big Blue"
22 x 28 Acrylic on canvas

  This is my interpretation of Lake Tahoe in July.
I was standing very close to Eagle Falls, Emerald Bay when I photographed a similar scene.

   Usually the main object in your painting has the most definition, I got carried away with most of the scene due to the overwhelming beauty.

   What really caught my eye was the tree on the left. The reddish bark and the greyish twisted branches were awesome. The branches seemed to be pointing towards all the scenery. There is so much beauty in this area I could of painted for hours on end and still not capture all there is to see.



   

White Fir Tree

White Fir Tree
24 x 36 acrylic on canvas
Inspiration for this painting came from a trip I went on to Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe.
The " V " shape trunk of this enormous tree with the twisted chaotic branches just had to be painted. The branches get there shape from the hard winters where the wind, ice and snow slowly twist and turn them. This tree had a lot of character and I chose to paint the mid section to show the many directions of the branches.