suburban nocturne #3 6x8

moon #3 6x8

This latest batch of still lifes has been a lot of fun but I miss painting outside. The shorter days makes it a bit of a challenge but it's worth it when I can make it happen.
Sold

suburban nocturne #2 6x8

The temperature is creeping up into the 100's so it's a lot more comfortable to paint at night. I liked the different colors of lights in this scene. Below is a photo of my night painting set up. It's the same as my day painting set up with the addition of a small clamp on LED on a flexible stem. The light works pretty well but I do like to set up my palette before I go out.
Sold

city 7x5.5

This painting is a complete departure from what I normally do on this blog. It's a made up cityscape that I painted from a variety of references. I'm painting a very large mural for a friend's restaurant and I needed to do a color study to help me figure out how to handle it. Doing a small piece like this really helps me make sense of what's going on in a larger piece even though it will probably change as I paint the mural. It was fun to sort of make things up as I went along for a change. I am too often held captive by what is sitting in front of me.