Sunset at the Crab Place (Oil on Panel)

Well I do paint on occasion and this is a familiar scene. Much of the time I work from photos taken by my sister, Kathryn. This crab place is close to her house on the Northern Neck of Virginia. 

For some reason when I uploaded this photo to my blog the purple looks much more saturated than it is in the painting and the transition from purple to the peachy color should appear much more subtle. Hmmm . . .  This little painting was done on an ampersand hardbord panel measuring 10" x 8".

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Barrier in the Snow

This shows three stages I went through with this painting.  I think I'm pretty much there, but have to put it aside for a while and think about it.  I was inspired by a very simple, but beautiful photo that my sister emailed me.  The photo is gorgeous as is, but I had to try and see what I could do with it.  This painting is on panel and measures 18" x 36".