Island Palm II

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Island Palm II original oil 6x8.  I was down on South Padre for my fathers sixty ninth birthday recently and I did this little painting. Funny how when I am there I always end up painting palm trees but I love there shapes and colors and each one is unique. This one was also done on a new surface for me shellacked illustration board. This surface has a neat feel to it, almost like oil primed linen and its really inexpensive to make. A lot of painters use musem board which is pretty expensive but the illustration board is much cheaper and also 100% rag and acid free. 

Small Study,

Tree study, oil 5x7

Its been a while since I have posted anything. I have been painting a lot but its been more larger on location work that I might post down the road a little bit. This is  a little study I painted after a run at town lake last week. I usually park in the lots by Barton Springs and this tree caught my eye. BTW the Marble arts Music festival went well. I sold a painting and had a lot of fun out there. I just got my work back and might post some when I get them photographed. 

St Patricks Day Painting

Zilker Park on St Patrick's day oil on linen 8x12 

Here is one that I painted on St Patrick's day in downtown Austin. The day was beautiful with the spring green is really starting to come out. 

   I also wanted to let everyone know that this weekend I will be participating in The Marble falls Bluebonnet Music and art festival. There is a plein air paint out as part of the festival with a silent auction of the works on Saturday night.  What could be better than good music and art. This is why I love Texas.

Island Palm Sketch

"Island Palm study" oil on canvas panel 6x8in

This is a little plein air of a palm tree on South Padre Island I painted on Friday morning. I ended up painting a larger version for my demo. I brought studies and photos of other stuff but I really like how this turned out so I decided to enlarge it. I have also decided to sell some of my small plein air works on ETSY. For those unfamiler ETSY is like EBAY but only offers handmade or vintage goods. If you are interested in purchasing just click on the link or the gallery on the side of my blog. PS I am having a problem getting the image on ETSY so it should be up as soon as I get it fixed.

Mcallen Art Walk Demo

Yesterday I gave a demo for my gallery in Mcallen Tx for their Friday night art walk. The whole event was a lot of fun but I forgot it can be a little nerve racking painting with so many people watching. Being a plein air painter I am used to onlookers and questions but there were several hundred people constantly coming thought the gallery. The art walk here is pretty amazing I have never seen one where so many people come out for it each month. Anyways the painting came out well. I did a larger version of a study I did on South Padre in the morning.  My thanks too Becky Guerra, Aimee and the rest of her staff. They did an excellent job and made me feel very welcome. 

Sunset Finished!!!

"Laguna Madre Sunset" oil on linen 16x20

I got this one done just in time to take it to my gallery in Mcallen. If was not for taking them to a gallery I would probally still be working on them most of the time. It seems there is always somthing you want to fix. I remeber hearing once of a famous artist who took his work back from a collectors house because he saw somthing that he needed to fix at a dinner party. Well here it is. I hope my demo goes well. If you are in Mcallen please stop by and check it out. I will be painting from 6-9 

Nuevo Santander Gallery 

Sunset in Progress.

I am doing a demo in Mcallen Tx on friday night for there art walk. This is a sunset over the Laguna Madre that I am working on right now. Its almost done but I want to go in work the clouds a bit more. Its a 16x20 in Linen.