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Category: Oil Painting

One Hundred Days of Exploration — Mood and Atmosphere

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve seen an image very similar to this one. It was … More

100-Day Project, Carolyn Lewis, creativity, Painting Mood and Atmosphere in Oils

Consistency

Consistency is an interesting word with two very distinct meanings, both of which can be applicable to art. Conformity in … More

Consistency in Art, Oil painting mediums, Paint consistency

All Good Things Must End Someday

I was saddened to hear of the recent death of Chad Stewart, part of a popular 60’s “British Invasion” duo, … More

31-Day Landscape, Color palette, Dwight William Tryon, Tonalism

It’s a Mystery to Me

When I decided to do my 31-Day Index Card Landscape Project as a way of studying tonalism, I planned the month … More

31-Day Landscape Project, Dwight William Tryon, Mystery, Tonalism

After the Rain

I enjoyed painting this 3 x 5 landscape, another scene based on a work by Dwight William Tryon. His painting … More

After the Rain, Dwight William Tryon, Erik Satie, Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies, Rain

Been There, Done That

With the Christmas holiday behind us, I hurried down to my art studio on Saturday morning, ready to make a … More

Dwight William Tryon, November Morning, September Morning, Tonalism

Shades of Gray

First, no, I’ve never read that book, and you probaably know which one I’m talking about. Now, with that said, let’s … More

31-Day Landscape Project, Dwight William Tryon, Monochromatic Paintings, Nocturnes, Tonalism

Just the Way You Are

Billy Joel’s Just the Way You Are is a favorite — both to listen and to play. Back in the 1980s … More

31-Day Landscape Project, Charles Warren Eaton, George Inness, Tonalism

Christmasphere – Snowflake Contest

Rarely do I join in on blog contests, or “blog-hops” where bloggers get together around a specific theme. Several times Artistcoveries … More

Blog Events, Christmasphere-Snowflake Contest, Holidays, Online Days, Snowscapes

How’s That Hot Pink Working Out?

Over the last few days I’ve been using my hot bubble gum pink gessoed manila dividers for my tonalist landscape … More

Painting light, Reflections, Sunlight, Sunsets, Twilight, Warm Colors

Three Twisted Trees — A Study in Symbolism

Maybe one of the reasons I’m so in love with tonalist art is that almost all of the landscape paintings predominately … More

Color symbolism, Folklore, Mythology, Number symbolism, Self-expression, Spirituality in Art, Symbolism in Art, Trees

A Congregation of Trees

Winter is here, I’ve been painting snowy scenes, and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my December landscape-painting project. With yesterday’s painting … More

Abstract Landscapes, Artist magazine, Simon Andrews, Snowscapes, winter

What Am I Learning?

Whereas with yesterday’s 3 x 5 landscape — Pine Trees — I had a lot of mixed emotions, with today’s … More

Chroma, Cold wax medium, Ivory Black, Muted colors, Round brushes, Saturation

Happy Holidays

There are many different holidays celebrated at this time of year. Our family celebrates Christmas; other friends celebrate Kwanzaa, Yule, … More

Happy Holidays, Snowscapes, Winter scenes

Eye in the Sky

There is a hauntingly beautiful song from the 1980’s by The Alan Parsons Project. Maybe you remember it, or maybe … More

3 x 5 Index Card Painting Project, Charles Warren Eaton, Eye in the Sky, The Alan Parsons Project, Tonalism

Wandering – My Tribute to George Inness

This little 3 x 5 painting is the 10th in my series of 31 “tonalist-inspired” landscapes. While it was inspired … More

Analysis of Art Styles, George Inness, Roadmaps, Tonalism

The Most Forged Artist in America

I’ll admit to having always had a bit of a fascination with forgeries. I’ve felt the same way about impersonators, too, and … More

American landscape art, Moonlight, Nocturnes, Ralph Albert Blakelock, Tonalism

Sunrise… Sunset…

There’s a song from Fiddler on the Roof that speaks of sunrises and sunsets and how swiftly flow the days.  … More

31-Day Landscape Project, George Inness, Sunrise, sunset

Where’s the Heron?

When I first met and fell in love — artistically speaking — with tonalist George Inness, it was his painting Home of the … More

3x5 Index Card Project, George Inness, Home of the Heron

Two Little Landscapes

When I began my 3 x 5 index card landscape project to study tonalism, I wasn’t really planning on posting every … More

31-Day Landscape Project, George Inness

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