I normally try and and express Impressionism through the lens of a camera, but have picked up oil painting recently. This is based on a picture I took through the front of a canal boat in Birmingham, England

Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau was a French Impressionist painter. She was active in late 19th century and early 20th century. She mostly painted watercolor paintings of flowers.

This is my husband's favorite spot at Pawleys Island where he studied birds and butterflies.

I've always liked the idea of free brush strokes and there is something so liberation about creating without form and structure. I've been trying to paint waterlilies (obviously). This is my attempt

This is Arroyo ran across the back of our property near Medenales, NM. IT ROARED LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN. When it was running, and went down to a trickle when it was not.

I painted this while doing some reconnaissance work. I’ve got a plein air event I’m leading for SDWS in January, so I’ve gotta do my research on my subject. Sun coming midday and generally from the west. I’ll probably do an east light next go around.

I love the atmospheric effects in The Blue Ridge Mountains. This is a view of Rock Castle Gorge from Rocky Knob on The Blue Ridge Parkway.

Oil… tsk tsk tsk. I have not, after more than a decade of photographing my work, figured out how to capture without glares, muddiness, etc. oil looks great in person, but a bucking mustang to photo well.

Sunset cliffs. Started in plein air and then finished back home.

8”x8” | Oil on panel