The Mason Mansion

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It seems the longer I make paintings, the more challenging they seem to be. I love to make them, and i enjoy the challenge, but you would think, it would get easier instead of harder. Edgar Degas said "Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do". I am hoping this is the case. I think painting is a lifelong pursuit. Today's effort, "The Mason Mansion" is a painting of an enormous house the sits vacant, on the outskirts of Mason Ohio. It is 5 times bigger than any of the houses around it. I was trying to making a painting that feels like the place more than it looks like it. Simplifying shapes, pushing things, and holding off on other things. In the end, I think this painting is a little clunky, but I am happy with it. I stayed true to my process and intentions and in the end, something special did happen. I think i will try again tomorrow.

Touring

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Today's effort, a painting I am calling "Touring". I have been going out a lot lately actually shooting photos of things I could not otherwise paint. It is true, cameras are not the best source for information, but some things cannot be painted any other way. A man, his woman, a Harley and the setting sun. Poetry.

Glow

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Today's effort again from my imagination. What it lacks in clarity, I hope it makes up for in effort. It is a painting about love. But I didn't name it "love" because that would ave been stupid. I named it "Glow" because it has candles that glow, and that's all you really have to know.

Rose by a Window

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Yesterday, I did a series of sketches of ideas for paintings. For my painting today, I decided to use the sketch I'm showing above of a vase of flowers in front of window. I like to make-up my paintings sometimes, and this looked like a good design. In my excitement to start, I grabbed a 6 x 12 inch panel instead of a square panel and I'm really not sure why. The painting literally started off much like the sketch but goes went through several changes in route to becoming the rose in front of the window. I should have done a time lapse movie. I felt like I was channeling Picasso doing a drawing of a rooster that becomes a rabbit that becomes a vase of flowers. I do like the strong pattern I was able to find, and the balance of warm and cool color.

Flower with Dish

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I usually like to paint from observation. But from time to time, I get interested in making things up. Some of you might remember the "One day she just up and took off" series about a little flying house. I did have such and enjoyable time painting this that I will probably do more like it soon. In this painting, I am again experimenting with the paint and surface itself, trying to find a way to express something about the subject. I have also flattened the image a bit in hopes it will give the painting a whimsical quality.if I am honest, I have an obsession with patterns I think. From a very early age I remember being absolutely mesmerized by Hopper and other painters who used abstract pattern as a sort of foundation for their work. Others would include Richard Deibenkorn and Claude Monet.

Blue Pots

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I had some business in Lebanon Ohio they other day so I took my camera because Lebanon has some beautiful architecture, and the sun was out. The light seemed a little crisper than usual so I drove around keeping my eyes open. I really like the patterns light and shadow create. I thought this house was beautiful with two huge blue pots out front forming the entrance.

Wreath

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I was at the Memorial Day Parade in Reading (OH) taking pictures of my daughters dance team, when I spotted this small wreath hanging on a fence. It looked like a special tribute to someone. The sun was out, and it just looked amazing. It was hand made with small vines and dried flowers.

The Barber's Friend

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Mower Man

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Table For Two

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Reflection

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