Mini Sweeping Sunset

Originally, I was going to title this one "Sweeping Sunset," but that gives the impression of something on a grand scale. So it became...

Mini Sweeping Sunset

Acrylic on canvas board, 5 inches by 7 inches

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It sort of turned out to be a companion to Lone Tree at Sunset. And here's a close up.

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Lone Tree at Sunset

I decided to take a few weeks off to enjoy the last days of spring before summer was in full throttle. I don't regret it since now it's hot, hot, hot. Let's think about a cooler place today.

Lone Tree at Sunset

Acrylic on canvas panel, 5 inches by 7 inches

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Bonus: I have a companion piece coming soon!

Used Wooden Palette II

Happy Friday! I have a freshly used and abused palette available!

Used Wooden Palette II

Acrylic on Wood, approximately 12 inches by 15 inches

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Yellow, Family of Four

After working on paintings with a lot of more intricate palette knifework (like Poppies in Evening), I like to give myself a break with something more fluid and abstract. Hence the following...

Yellow, Family of Four

Acrylic on canvas board, 11 inches by 14 inches

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Madam on the far right turned out looking like Venus de Milo. I popped this one into a spare frame to get a feel for it on display.

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Orange Figures

Originally, I intended this to be an abstract small landscape to use up the paint I had from "Orange Coneflowers." When it was finished, it looked like the ethereal figures of three people. And I can't unsee it now.

Orange Figures

Acrylic on canvas board, 5 inches by 7 inches

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I popped it into a frame to see how it looked. It's one of my favorites now.

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Diving for Love

This is a slight departure on my usual palette knife painting. It's a combination of palette knifework and hand carved stamps.

Diving for Love

Acrylic on canvas board, 5 inches by 7 inches

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The background is palette knifework with a pretty substantial texture. I'd made a pair of handcarved stamps with these diving swallows several years ago that fit the size of this canvas nicely. The border was created by scraping the width of a palette knife perpendicular to the edge. It was a fun diversion to my usual work.

Orange Coneflowers

Here's a trio of perky orange coneflowers to share today. It's smaller painting I whipped up using leftover paint from earlier paintings, although I think I usually wind up using as much material as I would have if I'd started from scratch.

Orange Coneflowers

Acrylic on canvas board, 5 inches by 7 inches

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When I finish a larger piece, I'm usually left with dibs and dabs of paint, so I'll work them onto a smaller canvas without much rhyme or reason. When it's dry, I'll decide which direction to go. This one said, "Coneflowers!" Have a close up...