Palette and Easel: Spring Lake

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7/12/2014

Spring Lake Meadow

While sitting in my truck this afternoon, I painted a small watercolor of a meadow in Spring Lake Park. This is the same spot as my earlier painting "In a Clearing".

Watercolor, gouache, pencil & ink; 3.5 x 11 inches

3/16/2012

Here's a set of on-site sketches I did for a painting that I have in mind for the future. An old oak tree would be the central element of the painting. I did these sketches between late April and early May at about the same time of day to get the same light and shadow effects on the tree trunk and branches.

3/01/2012

Picnic Table

Oil on canvas, 8x10 inches

Here is a small painting I did last spring of a picnic table and trees at Spring Lake Regional Park. In this piece I concentrated on using strong colors and thick paint with minimal detail to show the effect of afternoon light coming through the trees. (Click on the image to get a closer view of the heavy paint texture).

2/03/2012

Quarry Rocks and Pool at Spring Lake

Oil on Panel, 8 x 10"

Here is a small oil study that I did of a small pool of rainwater, found along an out-of-the-way path inside Spring Lake Park. I chose this subject because of its interesting combination of colors, shapes and textures found in the water, rocks, uprooted tree stumps and wildflowers. I managed to include the sky in this close-up view by showing it in the reflection of the pool.