Drawing in progress

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Thought I would post a pen and ink drawing that is in progress. I am using a picture I took while fishing. We ran across this huge tree, and it's limbs reached out all the way to the banks almost. It was obvious to me that I needed to draw it at some point so I took a picture. I will update this asap.

"A Cold Day"

"A Cold Day"

Oil on Canvas

8" x 10"

Here is another oil painting I finished a few weeks back. I used a picture I took while driving with my wife a few years ago. Always enjoy taking country drives and stopping to take some pics along the way.

"Redbud Along Her Banks"

"Redbud Along Her Banks"

Oil on Canvas

11" x 14"

Finally posting new paintings. I painted this painting referencing a picture I took while fly fishing with some friends last year. This Redbud on the bank is always showing off in the spring. Love it!

"The Path Around The Tree"

"The Path Around the Tree"
Pen and Ink
8" x 8"

Here is my latest Ink drawing. This is from my imagination...just having fun!
I will post my new oils soon.

New paintings to come! and a dose of inspiration.

I finally got my oils out and worked on two pieces last weekend. They are almost finished, and will be posted as soon as they are. Felt great to put the brush to the canvas again!

On another note...My wife and I visited the Sugar Creek Art Center, Thorntown, IN. last Friday.
An artist named Heidi Harner was featured...and let me tell you, I truly enjoyed her work. So much so that we purchased one of her paintings. What stood out to me was her paintings of horses. She is able to capture the moment like few I have seen before. Her layering also helps the paintings truly breath. She has very beautiful Plein Air Landscapes as well. I definitely look forward to seeing more work of hers in the future!


Check her work out!
http://www.HeidiHarnerArt.com

You can find her on Facebook as well. She is always posting new work and updates.

Noah's Ark song series complete!

My first commissioned work complete!

Noah song, Update #1

Here is Noah's ark song piece #1 finished. Very happy with it! Moving on!

"De animals a comin"

These are a part of a series I am creating for a family in my church. They are base on a song about Noah's Ark...called "De Animals a Comin". Fun song! I am creating these with watercolor pencils. Next step once approved is to paint over them with water then add ink. I will post updates.

Inspiration

I have been pretty busy the past couple months and a little disappointed that I have not painted at all. Today I ran into Monique Straub's Artwork and it inspired me! She paints using soft pastels on sand paper. Her colors are brave and beautiful. The shapes and movements in her pieces truly bring the artwork to life. Check out her work! Hopefully I will actually get to see one of her pieces in person.

http://moniquestraub.blogspot.com/


Monique Straub
Soft Pastel on Sand Paper

Need to take a drive

Been a while since my last post, especially a post with a painting. With the season beginning to change, the corn fields golden, soybean fields red, and that cool breeze I am determined to take a nice drive out through the country this week for inspiration. Fall is upon us :)

Showing at the Sugar Creek Art Center

I will be showing again at the Sugar Creek Art Center in Thorntown, IN.

(artwork left not created by Joseph Cross)

Come check out some of my latest pieces. All of my artwork will be available for purchase. There will be food and drinks down stairs, deserts and drinks upstairs, and live music! Also showing alongside me are Gerald Thompson and Kathleen Norton. Come on out! I would love to see a lot of folks there!

The reception will be Friday, August the 13th, 6pm-9pm

My art work will be hanging August 5 - 28th, 2010

Cows on the Horizon

Cows on the Horizon
4"x6" Pen and Ink

Sunset study with watercolor pencils #2

Another Sunset watercolor pencil study. I will update this as well once I put brush and water to it.

Sunset study with watercolor pencils

I decided to pull out my watercolor pencils again...been a while. The image you see hasn't been touched over with water and brush yet. I figured it might be nice to see the before and after. Next I will re-post the drawing after going over it with brush and water. Just a little study to see how the colors will react with each other...wondering if it might get muddy....we will see!