Farm house with cattle

                                             9"x12" Oil on linen panel
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A small farmhouse and cowshed became more interesting to me when a few hungry cattle wandered into the scene.  I was painting with a couple of other artists on a crisp autumn morning and we all did just about the same composition.  The finished works,though, were strikingly different. One saw more orange and yellow, one more brown and purple.  I am always amazed at the way different artists see the same thing.  We all had the same fun, though!  That's the most important thing.      Mike

Carolina Setting

                                                   8"x10" Oil on linen panel
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This is a scene from around my area, but with a higher elevation than my home town.  It's much cooler, and the leaves have already started to change.   I rushed autumn a little more by removing most of the leaves from the mid ground trees and enhancing the colors of those in the background.  I will be painting outside a lot now, since the heat and humidity eased.   I really enjoy this time of year, and try to do a lot of small plein air sketches to convert into larger works in my studio later, when winter makes it's appearance.       Mike

Walking the Dog

                                                  6"x8" Oil on linen panel
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A small sketch I made in a New England autumn.  I had finished a larger piece of an old shack on the hill, and  then turned around and noticed the gentleman walking toward me with his friend.  I put them down quickly, and then painted the surroundings.  I was hurrying and got the colors pretty strong, but he'd stopped to watch and seemed to think it was Ok.  Something about it satisfied me, too.   Later, I scraped off the first piece which was really not very good.  All in all, it was a very pleasant October day,  New England is wonderful in fall.       Mike