Crunch

Crunch  6" x 8"   Oil on Oil Primed Linen Board

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/373846

A bright sunny day after a wet snow the day before. The snow crunching with each footstep. The blue shadows and bright yellows in the snow were striking.

Chautauqua Start

Chautauqua Start  8" x 6"    Oil on Primed Linen Panel

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/373253
An FB friend and awesome photographer, Jack Sasson, posted a wonderful pic I just couldn't resist. The contrast of color and the design, well I had to paint it. I made very few changes as the pic was perfect!
In 1898, Boulder citizens approved a bond issue to purchase 80 acres of land to be used as a "Chautauqua". Sitting right below the Flatirons, there are many awesome trails to explore.
 To learn more about what a "Chautauqua" is:
http://www.crackerjackcollectors.com/Jeffrey_Maxwell/alphachautauquan/what.html
Jack's photo:

Cool Corner at Ghost Ranch

Cool Corner at Ghost Ranch  7" x 5" Oil on Gessoboard

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/371970

This is a small corner on a porch of a historic house in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. It was hot making the porch all that more inviting. The photograph I worked from included the whole porch and part of a garden.  I cropped down eliminating a lot of noise.

 I love the turquoise around the window and those reflections were fun. Simplify, simplify, simply! Not simple to do.

Sweet Girl

Sweet Girl   6" x 8"  Oil on Gessoboard

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/371640

This is Katy, photographed by Rachel T on PMP. She reminds me of a pup that I met at the Jefferson County Rescue. A really sweet, sweet girl. Unfortunately the rescues are full of these much maligned breed, Pit Bull aka American Stafford Bulldog.
There are no shipping charges for this painting and sale amount of this painting will be donated to the Pit Bull Rescue.
To learn more: https://donate.rescueme.org/pitbull

Officer's Gulch Lake

Officer's Gulch Lake  6" x 8" Oil on Oil Primed Linen Panel

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/371138

Officer's Gulch Lake is a small lake just past Frisco, Colorado as you head west on I70. It was early morning, quite cold and the breeze was picking up. Really nice trails surrounding the lake.

Piece of Sunshine

Piece of Sunshine   5" x 7"  Oil on Gessoboard

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/370429

Anyone know what the name of this bird is? I found the pic on PMP, photographer, Robyn Lovelock but I wasn't able to contact them.
I was drawn by the bright yellow, the crisp bright back lighting around the perimeter of the bird and of course that blue bill.

The Shop

The Shop  6" x 8"  Oil on Oil Primed Linen Panel

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/369440

I just really liked the sun hitting this old shed, the ground and the huge tree hanging over it. There's a lot of these structures as you drive on the outskirts of the city.
Tried to work quickly, simple strokes. Pushing the trees back in the distance.  Greens can be really challenging when there is so much.  You have to observe carefully to see the variety of greens, blues, mauves, purples and more that are really there.