Thursday, February 23, 2012

New Work

Yes, I know. It's been awhile hasn't it? I've been working on some new oil paintings in a little larger format of 24 x 36 and 30 x 40. These are typically known as "Sofa Paintings" in that they are an ideal size to go behind the sofa. These paintings are on stretched canvas and are offered unframed and at a very reasonable price.
This is a scene from a favorite area of mine to paint, the East Dallas Road, which leads you right up close to the base of the Northern San Juan Mountains just below Mt. Sneffles, one of the Colorado "fourteeners". The fall colors in this area, and the surrounding mountainscapes typify what Colorado is all about. There is just an absolutely huge amount of material here. I have done a number of paintings on location here and taken a vast number of photographs to paint from. The fence on the right of the painting is known as a "worm" fence in that it is staggared in format, "worming" it's way along with out the need to dig post holes, thereby being self supporting. This  is an oil painting on a 24 x 36 inch stretched canvas and offered unframed for $1200.
This painting depicts a scene a little farther down the East Dallas Road closer to the base of Mt. Sneffles. Don't you just want to hike on down that road to see what is there? The view is from a wonderful picnic spot that my wife Kathy and I had all to ourselves. This is an oil painting done on a 40x30 vertical stretched canvas and is offered unframed for $1500.

Here is another scene from the same area. This painting depicts Mt. Sneffles with a fresh coat of snow in September. The long afternoon shadows lend a dramatic effect of light. This a 30x40 oil painting on stretched canvas and is offered unframed for $1500.

Any of the above paintings can be removed from the stretcher bars and rolled for easier shipping.