Painting Owl Woods Sweatshirt

This is a photo I took just as I was ready to depart after I began a painting that I called Owl Woods. I had to go back a couple more times to finish it. The light was a bit difficult since I was working under a thick canopy of trees. I wanted to get the light that dappled through the leaves. It only lasted about an hour before it was too dark and shaded to see the effect I was after. I found this location on a river road behind an old wooden church. This wooden picnic table and a double tiered table were there. I just leaned my painting on one of the tables, as you can see. I didn't bother to use my field easel. It was a quick easy way to set up and to clean up. The finished painting is in my acrylic gallery.

Although born in upstate New York, I grew up mostly in Nevada and California. The fabulous panoramic views of the far west inspired me to begin painting and photographing it’s beauty. I’ve lived in various areas in the states and in Europe but always had the desire to express through painting and photography. While living in the Mediterranean, I was especially influenced by the great Renaissance art and the chiaroscuro work of Caravaggio. I began with oils, worked with a wide variety of mediums but now mostly work in acrylic, oils, and photography. I studied mostly engineering in college but ended up with a degree in Technical Illustration, one in Psychology after several moves and colleges, one in Art Education. My experience as a...