#53 "Green Apples" 11x14 oil

Back to the studio for another still life.... continue to use my grandmothers old silver teapot.....

January 19, 2012..... Decided to take this one back to the studio.  Changed the front apple to try and give the painting more pop...... jury's still out.... few other small changes.... might have to go back again!

#52 "The Ohio at Madison." 9x12 oil on canvas

My friend Jeff sent me a photo he took down on the Ohio River at Madison. The photo captured  the feeling of a late August afternoon when the temps are high and the humidity is oppressive. The humidity adds such density to the atmosphere that it makes for great visuals. I went to the studio to try and save a still life I had started. That turned out so so but I wasn't satisfied with my days work. I decided to  do a small, fast painting before I left.  The goal was to emphasize the sun's glow in the water and the subtile changes in the values relating to the countryside.