In many ways, my Garden Fantasy is my impression of impressionist art. I can see leaves and flowers, and I can imagine many things when I see this painting. I can feel different things, too.
Category: Oil Painting
Just Another Autumn Painting
I have to admit, I didn’t have a strong, specific intention for this painting. It was simply another autumn painting, another opportunity to work with a palette of warm colors, another chance to practice painting a familiar wooded scene.
Rockin’ It This Mornin’
I’m excited now to paint more rocks… big rocks, little rocks…
How Many Times Can One Canvas Be Painted?
This painting isn’t one I take too seriously, and I have to smile each time I look at it. This particular canvas, you see, has had quite an interesting history.
Practice Makes…Progress
As I’ve been working my way through lots of ups and downs with my oil painting, I’ve been going back and fixing up a few paintings.
Way Out of My Comfort Zone
It’s taken me two years to get brave enough to try this first “people painting.”
Right Brain, Left Brain
The philosopher Pythagorus used “cosmos” to describe the universe, seeing within it a purposeful order.
Getting Carried Away Again
Sometimes maybe we deliberately need to make bad art.
Going Deeper
This woodland scene — still unfinished — represents the feelings I had as I painted, feelings that I’m following a path that’s leading me deeper into impressionism, leading me toward a deeper understanding of what art is to me, giving me a deeper awareness of my own creative spirit.
Fire in the Forest
For me, impressionist painting means following what I feel, going wherever the painting takes me.
Bits and Pieces
Why not appreciate the good things in our art? Why not see the potential…and not make such a fuss about the awful parts?
Yes, No, Maybe, and… What?
Lately I’ve been on a cleaning crusade. Time to clip pictures from old magazines — recipes, too — and toss … More
Little Things
Art is a process of discovery, I’ve learned. A lot of it involves finding out what we most enjoy doing, … More
A Little Bit Creepy
The challenge of depicting trees in my landscape art has become even more interesting now as I move away from realism toward a more impressionistic style of art.
The Direction of My Dreams
As I write this, I am listening to a selection of beautiful classical music shared by Anne from the Denney … More
Frustration, Failures, and Unfinished Paintings
Being a creative individual is a beautiful experience, except when it’s not, and when it’s not, it’s no fun at … More
Going Impressionist
Art has become fun again in recent days. For a while, you see, I’d been struggling with my oil painting. … More
A Radical Departure
I love each new issue of Artist magazine I receive. I always find inspiration in its pages, and even more, … More
Now That Inktober Is Over
Completing thirty-one pen-and-ink drawings was, for me, quite an accomplishment. It was also quite a challenge. In looking back over … More
My First Art Award
We interrupt this program to bring you a special announcement… Image a deep, broadcaster’s voice as you read those words. … More
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