original oil painting: Allentown Farm

12 x 24 oil on canvas

Loved painting this again! Such a beautiful farm near my home. These are just two of the buildings. Wanted to try something a little different with the size and shape. Painted the foreground a bit loose and abstract.  

Oil Painting Windsor Farm

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This painting is a frequent subject right down the street from my house and this photo is older. Today after the storm at about 4pm, "the magic hour" I grabed my camera and off to the farm I went! The light after a storm is always spectacular but the light from a setting sun after a storm, well, it just doesn't get any better!  I will work on those photo's next week.  

Landscape painting: Windsor Perrineville Farm

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When I pass this farm now I can hardly see any buildings because the corn is so high. Just the tops are peeking out. I will paint it that way soon!

landscape: White Barn on Windsor Farm No. 2

I like experimenting with the forground of these landscapes. Using the palette knife is my favorite! Sometimes it's like an abstract and realism in the same painting. Which reminds me of a quote by Giorgio Morandi  "There is nothing more abstract than reality." When you are a painter/artist, that's the truth!

Landscape with White House and Laundry No.2

After my post on 6/30 one of my students asked me about painting the same scene over again and how they can be different depending on how you paint it, the weather/atmosphere, time of day and time of year, how you edit and how you feel. I know the longer I spend on a painting the more I see. There are many variables that can affect the result of a painting, some of which I'm sure I did not mention and of course there is that  "Oh my...I forgot how to paint !" issue. :) The painting above took me about 2 hours to complete and I have been painting consistently for months. The painting on the bottom took no more then an hour, if that and I was only painting once a week or so. I used the same reference photo but they are very different. 

Landscape Painting: White Barn on Windsor Farm

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I love painting the telephone pole. I don't know why but it's fun. I think because I'm amazed when I can get the wire straight! 

Landscape Painting: White Farmhouse with Trees

This is a farmhouse down the road from where I live. I pass it almost everyday. It's part of a group of buildings. What I love about painting these landscapes are that depending on the time of day, time of year and what I include in the painting it's always something new. 

Landscape Painting: Barn on Windsor Road

Ahhh....a landscape. This barn is right down the street from my house. I pass it all the time and have painted it many times and will paint it many more. :)