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12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Landscape

Painted in the studio, this pastoral scene is completed.  I started with a reference photo, then took off from there.  Contact Kay for more info on this small landscape.  Thanks for looking!  KMW

On my easel...

On my easel...

Illinois Pastoral Scene 

this was a quick under-painting on a 18" x18" canvas.  For some reason I had a hard time painting yesterday...I want to start with the palette knife today and get some thick layers of paint on.  My reference photo that I was using was from a trip to Illinois last November.  A drive through the countryside landed us on an Amish farm.  I thought these herefords were interesting, because of the markings and usually you don't see cattle lying in the pasture.  Here is my photo:

Thanks for viewing...more to come tomorrow.
Today's post is Painting #24 for the 30 Paintings/30 Days Challenge.

Contact me if you have any questions about my art.

KMW

Pastoral Scene

This painting has a new home in Illinois....this image is a little different from many of my paintings....I toned the color down. It is peaceful. Not alot of movement. I wanted the viewer to imagine that he or she is out on the Texas landscape...far from the city or the hussle and bussle of anyone. The grazing sheep are images that don't have alot of detail because they are small compared to the vast landscape. The canvas has big, open sky on the painting, so I am sure that some people could imagine this being in Montana or somewhere out west. (At least west of Dallas.) My inspiration for this painting was an old photograph out of an album....I really don't know where the pic was taken, and I added the sheep for interest. I have painted three paintings with sheep, and hope to do more. Thanks for viewing this blog, and I will be painting at the studio today and hope to post the rooster that I started yesterday. Dallas is in for more snow and bad weather, so I hope that I can get downtown. Have an artful day!!!