Ravello on the Amalfi Coast 11 x 14 Oil on Canvas $250

  The Amalfi coast is world renowned for its beauty and magnificence. The sea, the lighting, architecture and mountains all serve to provide the one-of-a-kind beauty of this Italian coastline. Of the towns along this rugged coast none compare to the beauty of Ravello-perched high above the coast with beautiful buildings, narrow streets and views without comparison it is truly a marvel to behold. This scene is from a street above the main square looking west.This was done with an acrylic underpainting of magenta and indian yellow with sequential layers of oils applied with brush then painting knife.

Fruit Stand in Taromina 8x10 oil $150

The flag but the stand as well as the banner above were scenes from a fruit stand in Taromina in Sicily. The warm bright colors the flags and the fruit are striking contrasts to the cool shadows on this narrow street. The window in background as thick shutters to keep out the heat in the afternoons. Look for more paintings of the some of the scenes captured on the recent trip to Sicily and the Salerno and Amalfi region of Itlay.

Novice Chef 8x 10 on canvas $125 unframed

  This impressionist style work of a student chef is for a show that is being held in July at the local Art Center and gallery here in Palos-the McCord Gallery. The theme of the show is student chefs. All of whom attend a local college- Morris-which offers a popular culinary arts program. This culinary arts student is preparing a dish-the work is done with painting knife and all edges are soft and blurred. The palette was composed of only 3 colors-and white-therefore a very unified painting. There is just a splash of color to offset the predominately blue, violet, and white. Our eyes are held onto our student chef.

Sicilian Sunrise 8 x10 oil $175-framed

  The morning sun as it entered the courtyard in the Sicilian agriturissimo that we stayed in near Palermo in Sicily seemed to make the entrance glow. This was done with painting knife using a very limited palette. The countryside in Sicily is beautiful and unlike Tuscany, not overwhelmed with tourists. The food and the people were also wonderful. More paintings will be posted upon completion.

Unfinished Oil on canvas 11 x14 $250

 
  Been a long time since I last posted-had been extremely busy and then went to Sicily and southern Italy-brought back lots of ideas for paintings that will begin this weekend. Now that summer is here there are additional responsibilities beyond painting-hope to get some more plein air paintings done this summer. This work began as a loose study in color and then evolved into this interesting piece. For those who had been following my work realize that is outside my usual comfort zone. Am trying to challenge myself to use more color and perhaps be a tad less conventional and tonal (in at least some of my work).

Gore Range Trail 2-Finished 16 x20 oil on canvas $450 unframed

     The painting is finished-you can see the evolution from start to finish with some refinements to completed portions-especially in the sky. The ground, with predominance of the rusts and oranges with just a hint of green gives the feel of an upper elevation meadow after nights of frosts and lessening sunlight. I have changed the composition somewhat from the previous Gore Range posted earlier. Let me know which composition you prefer.

Gore Range 2 preliminary-getting there

  The mid and foreground on the left side of the painting is beginning to take shape-the colors are those of late summer with rust and golds predominating-longer shadows also occur as the sun begins to lay lower in the sky-especially in the mountains.