This time of year when changeable weather and roller-coaster temperatures are the norm, much of my time is spent on studio work. One of the advantages of painting en plein air is the chance to study various locales, the colors and values and so on. The information captured in outdoor sketches comprises notations of the reality of the subject. Those notations plus any other studies or photos can be used to make larger works in the warmth of the studio. But sometimes a painting comes only from a reference photo, like "Cascade" (below).
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| "Cascade," oil on panel, 9x12 |
"Cascade" is a spring tumbling over rocks and into a larger stream somewhere in the eastern United States. The painting is based on a freeze frame captured from an online video. The interest here is the varying textures as well as reflectivity and transparency There is also a play of edges in various places that I used to show depth. This is now available on my website and is part of my current solo exhibition here in Iowa.
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