Burrasca, Squall Seascape Oil Painting

"Burrasca"

20" x  24", Oil on Canvas

Burrasca is the Italian word for "squall" so I painted this sky very moody as though a storm is over the sea.   This painting is available and exhibited at the The Dutch Art Gallery.

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Palette Knife Painting of Rowboat - "Solitude"

"Solitude"

14 x 14 x 3/4 inches, Oil on Canvas

I woke up this morning and opened the window - there is a thick fog and the sun tries to shine through it. The fog makes the morning whisper.

A couple of days ago when I started this painting, my thoughts were in a fog and this painting is of that feeling. I didn't know whether to title this "Adrift" or "Solitude" but this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson just seemed appropriate for it that I settled on "Solitude". I sketched this out using a brown pencil and when I didn't like it I wiped it off but the color that remained on the canvas after a few sketch attempts was a quiet sepia which I liked so I did this painting in a somber sepia monotone with just a touch of blue in the rowboat.

Ralph Waldo Emerson's quote:

"What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great person is one who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."

Till Tomorrow

"Till Tomorrow"

11 x 14 x 3/4" Oil on Canvas

Available at The Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas

I'd painted a similar, larger painting a while back in a square format. When I was asked to do this size I was a little worried that the horizontal format might not work for the subject matter. While the boat is key - it's the sky that I wanted to fill the painting with. But I think it turned out ok.

Beaches, Dunes, Sand and Surf

"Moment I Treasure"

12 x 12 x 3/4" Oil on stretched canvas

SOLD

Coincidence? Timing? Kismet? Telepathy? I don't know. But the other day I was thinking that I'd like to do another seascape painting. I've been so fortunate that I've lived close to a body of water for most my life. Even now, as I live in the center of the United States, my house sits atop a hill that overlooks Lake Grapevine and I can walk down the slope and get to the water's edge.
I don't swim, and I haven't gone swimming for many many years but I like looking at the water.
Ok I digress, so I was thinking of painting a seascape when I receive an email from a someone who'd bought a seascape painting from me last year asking if I might be painting one soon because he'd like to have a pair of them. This is somewhat like a painting I'd done a while back called "Summer of '42" which he liked but on a square canvas.

Burrasca

I love painting dunes and saltgrasses on beaches. As I was setting up to paint the sky I liked the interaction of the light and darks which made me think of a squall line or a storm far off but making it's way. Burrasca is Italian for storm.

"Burrasca"

20 x 24 x 3/4" inches, Oil on Canvas, Palette knife.

Blue Sunset

"Blue Sunset" 6 x 6 inches on Panel Board.

There's something about the way the sun turns the clouds orange and pink.

Available on Ebay.

Promise Me You'll Write

I like rowboats. They are a little lonely all by themselves. It's a little cloudy outside today so the melancholic feeling of this painting just seemed right. As I was thinking of the title I was remembering long ago when, really long ago, when I was still a military brat and of friends who'd have to move when their family was transferred. Not much of a connection maybe except for being left alone.

"Promise Me You'll Write", original oil on canvas panel (Raymar), 6 x 6". Thank you for looking!

Last Wave

"Last Wave" Oil on Board

5 x 7 inches.

A painting of a lone surfer looking out at the waves.

Sailor's Delight - A Sunset

"Red at night, Sailor's Delight..."

Oil on Board, 6 x 6 inches.

Available on Ebay.

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A Try at Abstract

A small abstract, 6" x 6" on stretched canvas - sides are painted.

I call it "Tempest" because it looks like a stormy sea.

Available on Ebay.

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SOLD

Another Day

"Another Day" 5" x 7", Oil on gessoed board

Available on Ebay.

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SOLD

Eventide - Red Rowboat

This is a small painting which I've re-done. I didn't like the way the first one turned out so I worked on it some more. I wanted to keep the colors subdued and soft. I hope I've captured the "quietness" of a lone rowboat that is just waiting. It's 5" x 5" on stretched canvas. Available on Ebay.

SOLD

Mist 2

I'm excited to announce that my painting, Mist 2, placed Third Place in the "Works on Canvas" Category at the American Airlines OMOT Art Show today.