I was saddened to hear of the recent death of Chad Stewart, part of a popular 60’s “British Invasion” duo, … More
Category: Oil Painting
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
After the Rain
I enjoyed painting this 3 x 5 landscape, another scene based on a work by Dwight William Tryon. His painting … More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Happy Holidays
There are many different holidays celebrated at this time of year. Our family celebrates Christmas; other friends celebrate Kwanzaa, Yule, … More
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
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
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
Sunrise… Sunset…
There’s a song from Fiddler on the Roof that speaks of sunrises and sunsets and how swiftly flow the days. … More
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
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
Awareness
Here is another — Day 4 — of my index card paintings for the month. I’m calling this one “Awareness” … More
Painting with George
I’m loving my 31-day oil-painting project! I definitely have a lot of work to do on bare trees, but this … More
