The Rio Chama is a branch of the Rio Grande River in New Mexico. It flows through the Chama River Canyon Wilderness and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Country like this is public land, subject to the rules and regulations to help preserve it, but also vulnerable to the whims and politics of the times. It is host to a variety of wild life and the beauty of the American Southwest.
Oil, 11×14, cotton canvas panel.
I love loquats! They are an odd fruit to most Americans, but they have a mild taste, beautiful seeds, and are borne on bushes or trees with glossy leaves. Over time, I have taken many photos of them and painted or drawn them.
I don’t remember where or when I took this photo, but it really shows the loquat in its full beauty. The fruits are pale yellow to a more deeper orangish color.
This is my most recent rendition of loquats, done in oil on a 12×12 canvas panel.
Above is one done in pen, ink, and watercolors.
And the above is done in gouache.
The round shapes against pointy, glossy leaves is always a pleasure for the eye.
Gouache, oils, watercolor, pen and ink on various surfaces.
Pear season is here! I think that says it all. So many to choose from, but my favorites are Bosc and d’Anjou.
This is the original orientation of Pair and a Half, but rotating it showed me this one looked pretty nice, too.
I sort of like the second one the best. What about you?
Oil on cotton canvas panel, 10×10. Or maybe 12×12?
I don’t know if I have published this image before . . . . I have a feeling I did, but cannot find it. Of course, with all the stuff I have here on IY&B, it makes sense.
I painted this a few years ago. I worked really hard to get soft tones and paints. I had been working mostly in acrylics when I picked up the oils and was used to the hardness I seem to produce with acrylics. So, with the blendability of oils, that was my focus of the exercise.
The results here have been sitting around for ages with the thought the painting could use a bit of work. Looking at it now, it seems finished enough. I am pleased with the moodiness and sense of a damp woodland as well as how you can tell it is a misty day by the colors of the sky through the trees.
Oils, 10×14 canvas panel.
A hot, humid day with rain coming or going. Summer is leaving, time soon to bring in the harvest. Late afternoon.
I am totally into lavender fields! The bright colors just make you happy, and when in contrast to the warm yellows and golds of other plants, how can you not but rejoice in nature?
Yeah, it sounds corny, but landscapes and the countryside, no matter where, just make me happy. It can be in gentle countryside like here, in the desert, in the mountains – all just touches me and brings a bit of peace.
Oils, 10×14, cotton canvas panel.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 