Along the Ridge

Along the Ridge, 16 x 20 oil

Charleston Transport

Charleston  Transport...9 x 12 oil on canvas

Process...two women on the beach

 This was my demo this morning.  I was showing that not always doing a finished drawing in the beginning can allow for the looseness of adding and carving the shape in order to create the image.  I feel sometimes that if I draw the figures completely first then I'm coloring in rather than making decisions about lost and found edges

On the Pond

From my studio...16 x 20 Pastel On the Pond

Warren, VT

12 x 16 oil, Warren, VT.  Some images of the process

Sicilian Morning

Done in my studio...Sicilian Morning 15 x 20 oil on canvas

Sicilian Boats

Morning demo...8 x 10 oil on board.  Talked about a few things...that the foreground and everything behind it can't compete...and that all those whit boats can't be the same.  I put the photo reference below so you can see the amount of simplification and editing.  A photo should inspire but not control you