Mary Jane Canyon Waterfall in Moab, Utah. Oils on paper, 6″ x 8″. This is a study for a future painting (not for sale). I’ve been experimenting with different surfaces, mediums, canvas toning and more. I also built a new plein air painting easel and palette box, with a nice Read more…
I just dropped off two new winter-style paintings for sale at the Moab Made gallery here in Moab, Utah. They’re 8″ x 10″ oils on stretched canvas. Only available at Moab Made for now. I may add them to my Etsy store in the future. If you’re interested, please contact Read more…
I wish I had stumbled onto Paint Coach Chris Fornataro’s video (below) about painting small thumbnails when I first started painting mostly landscapes 3 years ago. The basic concept is simple: Paint a small thumbnail (I do them 3″ x 4″) using a large brush. The largest brush you can Read more…
This landscape is entitled “Yesterday & Today” and features a rider on horseback at a natural feature in Kane Creek Canyon (Moab, Utah) known as “The Devil’s Golf Ball” and also, by rock climbers, as “Happy Turk Hoodoo”. It was my first time painting on stretched linen. I liked it! Read more…
I was recently asked to repaint these two paintings by request/commission. Both are scenes I have done before, but the first one came out better (according to the purchaser, but I agree) and the second is larger…but I think it’s better too. Here they are: