"Late Nights & Lunch Hours" Gallery

I will be showing alongside 

Amy Kingman, and Ashley Lee.

Come join us!

"Late Nights & Lunch Hours"

Opening and Reception  July 20^th 7 pm 

The Prairie Arts Council 

219-866-5278

301 N. Van Rensselaer

Rensselaer, IN 47978

Zionesville Plein Air Paintout, "A Day at the Conrad"

Over the weekend I attended the Zionesville Plein Air Paintout (Zionesville, Indiana) and had a great time! I couldn't ask for better weather nor a better spot.  I choose a garden, Tom Conrad's garden...hence "A Day at the Conrad".  The light that played on the grass caught my eye. I was very happy with the finished painting and was lucky enough to get a critique from Jerry Points  (http://www.jerrypointspaintings.com/).

"A Day at the Conrad"

16" x 20"

Oil, Plein Air

"Path Through the Park"

"Path Through the Park"

Oil

9" x 12"

I will be painting in Zionesville, IN this weekend at a Plein Air Paint-out and

I wanted to do a test run tonight.  My reference was a photo I took in Memorial Park, Lebanon, IN.

I completed this in one and half hours.

"Trees Across the Field" 4" x 6"

"Trees Across the Field"

4" x 6" Oil on Board

Having a blast with mixing colors and learning more and more :)

Finally a post .

It has been a while since I last posted new work. So here we are.

This painting was inspired by a tree that a friend and I came across while fishing the creeks last spring. Enormous tree, and very old looking...I loved it :) So I painted it! I did post a couple early progress pictures of this painting a while back.

New paintings! and more to come!

So here are a few paintings I have finished or am finishing. Some of these will be in the IMC gallery coming in October.


"Through the Trees"
36" x 24"



"He is Wise" (in progress)
size....big



Joshua's Painting (in progress)




"Beach Day" miniature
7" x 5"




"Cut and rolled" miniature
7" x 5"




"Misty Day and Yellow Flowers" (in progress)
5" x 7"

Stone Bridge In Progress

This painting is straight from a photo I took while camping and fishing on Sugar Creek a few weeks back. I thought it would be nice to begin an "In Progress" post again. At this point I have blocked out my composition, basic colors, and some dark and lights.

Their Guiding Light

I needed to paint something new last night and used a picture from a recent weekend of camping. The light that was coming through the trees that early morning was amazing...I needed to paint it. I used lose brush strokes...yet with a touch of pointillism, and I had a blast. I am excited where this style is taking me :)

Through the woods

So it's been a while since I have posted anything, and I am excited to get the ball rolling again.
Two days ago I went back to my painting of the trees and touch it up a bit. Adding highlights, and little details to the trees I think its at a great place now and am about to call it finished. All I need to do now is add buds to the two little trees in the foreground. I am pleased with this piece, as it is the first large scale painting I have attempted.

The Woods

I started this painting Sunday and spent approx 5 hours on it. I will finish it within the next two weeks. It is fairly large.

Using the knife

This is my first go around using only a painting knife. I found it a bit hard at first controlling my strokes. I decided to go with a more impressionist style for this painting. It is still very wet which made it very difficult to get a quality picture of it. Once it dries I will repost this painting.

It is called "The Two of Us". 16" x 20"

Painting Updates

Well it's been a couple weeks since my last post. The past week or two has been pretty tough.
My Grandmother of 75 passed away last Thursday. The first family member my brother and I have lost in our life time, and we were "very" close to her. I love my family :)

Anyways, last night I had an urge to get busy again and try finishing up a couple paintings in progress. I have been posting updates of these two paintings and they should be finished this week.....finally! The creek painting below is pretty much finished...just need to let it dry and painting the sides of the canvas. The "Blazing Hills" is moving along well..I added some foreground elements and am continuing adding highlights to the tree on the left. If you have any feedback please give it to me!

Creek almost finished!



Before update

Update Below

Ooples and Bononoos Update

After speaking with someone I just met over these blogs, and them giving me some advice, I took the advise and added some white highlights. Simple fix, but I think it helps a lot. Thanks, Rita.

Painting at Coffee House

Next week our Church is having a "Coffee House" night. We invite high schoolers and middle schoolers for a fun night of music, games and talk. The stage is usually open for any of the kids to play music, and we usually have someone to sing as well. It's a great time! My role is to do some live artwork on the side of the stage as the evening progresses. While I paint kids will sit down and talk. It's a great experience!

Below is what I painted last Coffee House. The fella with me is Eli. My wife and I have known Eli since we've gotten involved with the Junior High kids. It's great to watch them grow, mature, and become powerful examples for their peers and the children after them.

Darlington Covered Bridge

I Love to fish, especially creeks. Most of my inspiration for my paintings come when I am out on the water. The painting below is a covered bridge I fish near on Sugar Creek around Darlington, IN. I have always wanted to paint this bridge and I began to do so a few months ago. I put the painting down for a while until last night. I finally finished :) Sometimes I need to put a piece of work down for a while, which helps me not get in a hurry, and also allows me to lay layers downs more effectively.

My Rural Influence

Night Time, Oil on Canvas

Farm Down the Fence Row, Pen


Small Creek, Pen n Ink

Indiana Farm, Oil Pastels

All my life I have loved creating art, whether it be pencil, pen, oils, acrylic, etc. The ability to recreate memories or express myself through art mediums has driven me from day one. Growing up in rural Indiana, a lot of my influence in my artwork came and continues to come from the beautiful landscapes that Indiana is blessed with. Above is a couple examples of my artwork. A lot of the landscapes I create actually come from my imagination of which this one did. As I continue to learn more and sharpen my skills it excites me to use tools like this blog to get feedback from folks like you.