181 Dressage at Fork

This painting was done on location at the Fork Stables a few weeks back during the CIC*** 3 Day Event. The horse (and its rider) participate in a cross country course - uphill, downhill, over jumps and through water, a timed stadium jumping course and dressage. For this painting I was standing at the side of the road looking down into the dressage ring. With a painting like this from life, one has to decide what to paint first. Capture the horse and rider than leisurely(relatively) at the background or the other way around, get the landscape right and then set the horse and rider in it.

Dressage at Fork
4 x 6 Oil on Wood panel

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180 Red Macaw

This second macaw painting probably shows the similarity between the macaw and chicken eyes. Tonight I have finished day two at the horse show in Aiken SC. Spent yesterday setting up and today finessing the display and working on some paintings, two of which should end up on this blog. To be honest, after two days at the show, I can't think of what to tell you about this painting. I did use it in a demonstration in a workshop Theresa and I gave at the Raleigh NC Jerry's Artarama store. It wasn't about painting, but photographing artwork and having prints, note cards, tote bags etc made....

Red Macaw
4 x 6 Oil on wood panel
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179 Hieland Laddie

The Kyloe or Highland Cattle

What made this painting a challenge and fun was creating the different textures. Long hair on the cow, the horns and the trees and pasture in the distance. I to take a bit more care when painting this size as each brush stroke carries more importance than it does in a larger painting.

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Hieland Laddie
4 x 6 Oil on panel
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178 Germain Shorthair 2

German Shorthair 2
4 x 6 Oil on panel

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177 Corgi Puppy

Seven weeks since they were born, I am now painting the corgi puppies. One went to a new home last Saturday. I was a bit resistant to painting the puppies at first. I was worried that the paintings could easily become "too cute." But now that they are leaving, I am painting them.

This painting and the next few are painted on a wood panel rather than on stretched canvas. The quarter inch mahogany plywood comes from a wooden boat builder. It has a great smooth surface that captures all the brush strokes. What's great about it for you is that they are much easier to frame.

Fergie
4 x 6 Oil on Panel
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176 Kingfisher

I have always been fascinated by the Kingfishers. Here in North America, the belted kingfisher can be found at almost any pond or body of water. We see them here in central North Carolina and at the coast along the salt marshes and estuaries. They will perch on poles or wires watching for fish. If flying, they will hover before diving headfirst into the water.

"See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water." Pink Floyd "Granchester Meadows" from Ummagumma

Here is a painting of a female Belted Kingfisher in the late afternoon sun....

Kingfisher-Afternoon Sun
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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175 White Donkey

Yesterday I was at the Dixie Draft Horse, Mule and Carriage Auction in Troutman, NC. It seemed that I needed to be working on a painting of something other than birds for a couple of days. So here's another donkey painting....

White Donkey
4 x 6 Oil on Pintura Panel
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174 Macaw

Staying with the birds. While painting this macaw, what struck me was the similarity between the macaw and the chicken. Of course, I am only speaking here in terms of painting, not the biology or zoology. Just look at the eye of the macaw and compare it to the eye of chicken.

Macaw
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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173 Raven Rock

Back to the birds. From an overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the NC Appalachian Mountains. Check bac, more birds to come

Raven Rock
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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172 A Glass of Wine

A Glass of Wine. I realized that today's painting is the first still life in the series. I am a bit amazed that I haven't done any until now. In addition to a long history of still life painting through the last 500 years, painting still lifes is a great way to work on your painting skills. The techniques you learn painting from a still life, color and value, making objects move back or come forward. Using soft edges vs. hard edges, etc. translate to figure and landscape paintings. Painting distant trees against a fence line in the foreground of a landscape is the same, if of a lesser degree than painting the edge of a table against a plaster wall background.
Here's a glass of wine for you. Knowing me, it's most likely just a nice chianti to go with my Italian sauage and salad.

A Glass of Wine
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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171 Jack

George Carlin once noted that dogs have eyebrows we can see the emotions there. These eyebrows just said it all.

Jack
4 x 6 Oil on Panel*
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170 Rottweiler

When my wife, Theresa, was recently working with Burning Oak Studios recording a DVD on How to Paint the Family Dog, I helped her with a scene on how to and how not to photograph your dog. DaVinci our 106lb Rottweiler/lapdog was one of the stars. I stole one of Theresa's photos to use for this painting.

Rottweiler
5 x 7 Oil on Canvas
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169 Red Red Tree Frog

No, I wasn't listening to UB40's Red Red Wine while painting this, though I just put it on to listen to while writing this post. I painted this while at a horse sale of all places. The red background that is the beginning of most of my oil paintings is plain to see here. In fact I was getting ready to start on the background leaves when I decided that I liked it fine the way it was. So, it was finished!

Red Red Tree Frog

5 x 7 Oil on Canvas
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168 Ready for Spring - Sportfishing

I came across these two, ready for the first nice weekend while prowling around Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, NC. I had met with a portrait client earlier and was kicking myself for not loading the easel and paints. The day started out cloudy and foggy after the previous day of cold and rain. By the time I hit Wilmington it was sunny and warm. The following day I painted this while it rained and then snowed. READY FOR SPRING!

Ready for Spring
5 x 7 Oil on Canvas
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154 Interior w Roses

The missing painting. This is a 3 x 5 painting on panel. A vase of roses and peonies from my wife's garden. Sunlight shining through the venitian blinds just called out to be painted. I think that she set me up.

Interior with Roses
3 x 5 Oil on Pintura Panel
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167 The Crossing

Cows - Action paintings. A few members of the herd crossing a creek. We came across this herd while driving around the countryside a few weeks ago - the snow had melted.
I walked up to the fence to get a few photographs. The cows saw me and began to move towards me. More cows came out of the trees and over the hill. Then they started bellowing. Yes! I got action photos.
This painting at 5 x 7 is a bit larger than most of the paintings in this project.

The Crossing
5 x 7 oil on canvas
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166 Barn in Snow

Barn in Snow
4 x 6 Oil on canvas
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Maybe I should wait until summer to post this painting. I know even here in North Carolina I have seen enough snow for this year, so I can imagine other parts of the country are ready for this winter to end. At least down here the snow doesn't last, which means a couple of things. The roads will be clear in a day or two, despite the efforts of the highway department. Beautiful sunny days with snow on the ground that are an inspiration to paint are rare. And last, it will soon become more mud. Ready for spring.
Back to the painting. This old tobacco barn with attached shed has been the subject of a number of my paintings. The other day I happened by as the sun broke out with steel blue clouds behind. It cried out to be painted, so I did. Think how refreshing it will be to look at when August rolls around...

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165 Fidget French Door

Fidget, our 15 year old cat, sitting in the sun by the french doors. Yeah, he is fifteen but he is probably waiting to go outside to chase birds, mice and patrol his territory.

Figdet by the French Door
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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164 Two Cows Too

Two Cows Too
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

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Laurel and Hardy? Here is a short (24 sec) video montage of the creation of this painting

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163 Cat in Sun, French Door

Cat in Sun, French Door
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

This is another appearance by our cat Fidget.

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