Spring is here

Hello, Yesterday I painted with a group of artists in Loveland Colorado ton help promote the Governor's Art Show. An Auction was held in the afternoon. It was quite thrilling to have a bidding war for my painting "Traffic Lights, Tail Lights, Head Lights"

 

Last weekend I spent in New Mexico with family at my Aunt's. This is under the veranda.

 

On the way there, I stopped in Wagon Wheel, New Mexico. This town is a boarder line ghost town with old abandoned buildings lining the streets.

 

 

A couple of weeks ago I cruised around on my bike looking for things to paint. here is some nice light on fresh spring leaves along Boulder Creek.

 

 

Here is my set up for painting and riding. It is not that apparent in the photo, but that is a back pack leaning against my bike. I am hoping to do more riding, hiking to  painting spots this summer.



 

This one is off of Cherry Vale right where it crosses 36. I was drawn to the patterns made by the tractor mowing the grass.

 

 

This winter I painted this big studio piece. It is 15x60 and is one of 15 paintings showing at Rembrandt Yard at 1301 Spruce street in Boulder, Colorado. 

 

 

Here is a detail

 

First Presbyterian Church in Boulder. 

 

 

"High in the Canyon" 

 

 

Some early daffodils.

 

These next two are of the same tree on two different days.

 

 

 

And Lastly, a studio painting. I'd been admiring this scene this winter, but there was no place to set up and paint. so I settled for taking a picture and going straight home to paint while all the colors and values were fresh in my mind,

 

a pile of paintings

Well, I keep thinking I am going to get back into the swing of blogging, and before I know it months have passes. Here are is pile of paintings I have completed in the past couple of months. I hope you enjoy. And I will continue to try and pick up the pace.

                                     

Fruits and Vetables

Here are some of my favorite paintings from the last two months. These first three I did over the Thanks  Giving  weekend.

I painted this from the front seat of my truck up on Gap road. I feel I have the painting in the truck thing down. I've got my kit set up so it's an easy set up and break down. Easier than setting up out side.

This might be my favorite of the batch!

Over Christmas I drove over to Monument Valley. I ended up getting sick, but still managed to get some painting done.

This is down south of Albuquerque at Bosque Del Apache. A big wildlife refuge.

I repainted this from the Bosque Del Apache painting. I thought I could do better with tha colors and values. 

Today I stayed home and did a bunch of small and quick paintingsof some fruits and vegetables. It was a really fun day!