in the sun

5"x7" oil

Here is another take on Sherman Creek. This time the sun is behind me as opposed to the last few which were backlit. More warm colors in this even though it's still a cold day. I stick to the sun is warm theory so anything the sun is hitting will be from the warm side of my palette. Been fighting a touch of a cold, so just started back painting small scale. The energy that large work requires would have been too depleting.

Sherman Creek "revisited"

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12"x12" oil/canvas

Silly me decided to do another frozen scene from my trip to Warm Springs Lodge. The only reason there is some open water is because the warm springs flow into the creek here.

There is a general consensus that people prefer warm paintings to cool ones. I prefer to paint all conditions. This winter has been frigid and I'm painting frigid. You might think in summer these would cool people down. We'll see. The big seller in summer is food on a stick. The artists don't have a prayer............I'm looking into a portable deep fryer.......just kidding.