A handful of new paintings

First, a scene in  our December deep snow.

It came to  eye as I looked out the window over our expiring China Doll (Radermachera sinica)  plants. Shadows of the ash trees that mark our property end ran across the snow in the low December sun - and then up the fence. The pattern and the colors intrigued me.

First, the finished painting:

 

6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm) original oil on gallery-wrapped cotton canvas. Unframed. Available in my Etsy store. 

The day was brilliantly sunny, with plenty of blue in the snow and the shadows. The white fence was noticeably warmer. On the left, a wintering blueberry bush; at the right, one of our arborvitae.

Now, the first study:

Original oil. Small format art, 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm), fine weave cotton canvas on archival paperboard. Unframed. Available in my Etsy store.

This study saw me trying the many refractive colors in snow. While the effect is good, I opted to go with more realistic coloration (Study #2).

Study #2:

Original oil. Small format art, 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm), fine weave cotton canvas on archival paperboard. Unframed. Available in my Etsy store. 

This coloration (minus the bright blue behind the fence) was my final choice.

And, finally, a bungalow:

8 x 10 in. (20 x 25.4 cm) original oil on gallery-wrapped cotton canvas. Unframed. Available in my Etsy store.

The first, and somewhat crude, of a series of planned bungalow paintings. I'll be doing them all (I'm pretty sure) in a painterly fashion... which clearly I cam still learning.

The bungalow series is in part an attempt to atone for having sawed off the overhanging roof all around our Ann Arbor craftsman bungalow, a crime against vernacular architecture. In a way, it worked out, since the buyer of the house put a second story on it, forever removing craftsman from its appearance.



Meanwhile, this tiny (and charming) bungalow clearly has a porch inspired by Chinese lines, as though the designer wanted a touch of pagoda overlaying the basic craftsman structure.

Marigolds and rose-of-Sharon contribute a touch of purer color. A painterly approach helps capture the personality: a little over-the-top, a little cute, but under it all, a lot that's solidly craftsman.

Gallery-wrapped stretched canvas allows you to hang the painting without framing. You can, of course, frame it yourself, if you wish.