Art by John

Square Dancers

2010-09-11T13:07:00.000-07:00

Square dancers on a very warm summer afternoon. Pastel on pastelmat 9 x 13 in.

Breaking trail - Blizzard of 44

2010-09-04T19:56:00.001-07:00

Pastel over watercolor on watercolor paper. 15 x 22 in.

First train of the spring

2010-09-04T19:53:00.000-07:00

Pastel ove watercolor underpainting on watercolor paper. 22 x 30 in.

The Conquistadors

2010-08-30T20:56:00.000-07:00

Another attempt at bringing the color out of the dark. 9 x 13 in pastel.

Into the sunset

2010-08-30T20:55:00.001-07:00

Some playing with bringing out color from the dark. Soft pastels on Pastelmat, 9 x 13 in.

Rooms for rent

2010-08-30T19:49:00.000-07:00

Another new pastel on Pastelmat. An experiment with student grade pastels .

Hen and chick on Hens and chicks

2010-08-30T19:45:00.000-07:00

A small pastel on Sienna Pastelmat, using only hard pastels.

Todays Plein aire

2009-10-07T18:35:00.000-07:00

Painted this morning in bright sunlight with a cloudless sky. Air temp was a little cool, but warmed up later in the day. About 2 hours, using palette knives only, since I had forgotten to put the brushes back in the backpack. Live and learn. 6 x 8 oil on linen on board.

Yesterdays Gauche

2009-10-07T18:33:00.000-07:00

Another attempt at painting a beautiful sky over the San Juan mission in San Antonio. 8 x 10 on watercolor paper.

Old Buda Tx Bank

2009-10-05T14:28:00.000-07:00

Driving through the many small towns outside of Austin last week proved to be a real adventure. Many of the towns are growing at astounding rates, but are trying very hard to preserve the original old town feel. Buda was one such place. The old bank building and a companion were painted using watercolor, making use of artistic license to change the paved street to a dirt street with wagon ruts. 8 x 10 in.

Skies over San Jose Mission

2009-10-05T14:09:00.000-07:00

After running into a buzzsaw in San Antonio, and I mean this in the nicest way, I have decided to follow Susan's advice and create a blog to document work as I go daily through this short life. Much heartfelt thanks to Susan Carlin for the kick in the behind to do this.

This quick gouache study was painted today, looking primarily at the intense sky I observed this past week at the San Jose mission. 8 x 10 on watercolor paper.