Country Garden

I recently finished a new painting titled "Country Garden."  This 16x20" painting is available at Dutchland Galleries and would pair well with "Summer Moon" (also a 16x20") featured in my last post.  Both are finished with a unique frame made of an inner black wood liner and rich brown outer rustic wood frame.  This framing technique is done by Dutchland Galleries.  Contact them at dutchlandgalleries.com for more info.

Here is the pair side-by-side.  Both featuring my red barns with one night scene and one day scene.

Summer Moon

I started a painting last week and wanted to do something with a large moon.  Little did I know that the super moon was coming.  I titled the painting "Summer Moon."  It is available at dutchlandgalleries.com.

Summer Magic

When I was a teen I remember seeing a movie titled "Summer Magic".  After I finished this painting it reminded me of that summertime magic and warm firefly nights.  When I paint, I have a small glimpse of the finished painting through small thumbnail sketches that I start with, but somehow in the middle of my painting it takes on a life of its own and changes direction right in front of me.   Sometimes I even find myself a little bit frustrated in the process and I think I should pitch the canvas, but I have learned through experience that if I keep going,  I can solve the color or composition issues I encounter and like "magic" it turns out the way it was supposed to be.

Firefly Farm

Recently, one evening we were in our car at a friend's house, waiting for our daughter to come back from car-pooled youth group.  We saw our first fireflies for the season and then we saw two small glowing lights going up in the sky.  No, it wasn't a UFO, but two beautiful glowing lanterns that people release.  We watched as they ascended into the night sky and eventually they dimmed and burnt out.  A few minutes later we saw another set going up.  It was captivating to watch and we felt like we had front row seats to our own little light show.  I was inspired by the glowing lights to do this firefly painting and show their glowing lights ascend into a dark summer sky.

This painting is available at Dutchlandgalleries.com.