
Distant Land

Horsetail Sunset

Study for Trinity

Into the Distance

Classical Reflections

Broken Reflections

Beginning of Fall

Quiet Solitude

Around the Bend

Trinity
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Distant Land
8" x 10" Oil on Canvas Board
2010 - Chasing Spirit and Grace seriesNot For Sale
I became so engrossed in painting this one and carefully mixing the colors that it took me nearly all day. Thankfully when I emerged from my tunnel vision I found that not only had I avoided overworking it but it turned out even better than I'd thought
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Horsetail Sunset
14" x 24" Oil on Canvas Board
2010 - Chasing Spirit and Grace series$650
Another painting done from photo reference on the shore in Alameda, CA. Low tide and sunsets there really drew my inspiration at the time
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Study for Trinity
8" x 10" Oil on Canvas Board
2010 - Chasing Spirit and Grace series
This is a plein air value study I did on location in Ohio. I often lay out paintings this way to refine the value relationships and drawing before laying in the color. I got such a positive response about this one that it prompted me to begin a whole mini series of umber paintings in my current body of work
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Into the Distance
10" x 30" Oil on Canvas
2010 - Chasing Spirit and Grace series$500
I took the photo reference for this painting at Lake Edison, CA. I enjoyed working out the details of atmospheric distance in this one and I have a few more paintings planned from this glacial lake trip
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Classical Reflections
9" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board
2010 - Chasing Spirit and Grace series$180
This painting marks the finalization of the process that I used in my Graduate Thesis. It began with a plein air painting on location at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Art. Then I used that painting, the on site photo reference, as well as an inspiration reference from Edgar Payne for the color palate to paint this painting in the studio. Using inspiration references of historical and current day artists that I admire became a helpful tool to maintain limited color palates and the atmospheric mood I'm shooting for while painting
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Broken Reflections
10" x 30" Oil on Canvas
2010 - Chasing Spirit and Grace series$500
This painting depicts the San Francisco Bay from the shores of Alameda. Low tide was a particular challenge for me as well as the fog across the bay, but it lent well to the mood of the finished piece
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Beginning of Fall
8" X 10" Oil on Canvas Board
2010 - Chasing Spirit and Grace series
SOLD
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Quiet Solitude
8" x 10" Oil on Canvas Board
2010 - Chasing Spirit and Grace series
SOLD
Oddly, I painted this one in the studio on the same day as "Distant Land". Because the other one took so long I decided to see how fast I could paint this one. It took 45 minutes, and I still haven't broken that little record yet
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Around the Bend
8" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board
2010 - Chasing Spirit and Grace series$250
This one began as a study of warm and cool colors to describe the atmospheric distance and ended up standing well enough on it's own to be included in my thesis.
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Trinity
14" x 18" Oil on Canvas
2010 - Chasing Spirit and Grace series$550
This is the final painting based from my plein air study, photo reference, and inspiration reference from George Inness