Wylie Art Gallery

I am very excited.  I finally have some paintings hanging in a gallery.  3 of my watercolors, one ink and watercolor wash and one pen and ink drawing are now hanging in the Wylie Art Gallery.  They will be prominently displayed on the main easels next week.  I am very hopeful that people like my work.  I have to be careful and not fall into the trap of painting to sell, instead of painting to make me happy.  I will continue to work on my oils to get better and will work in watercolor and ink, as I have gotten the most feedback on my skill level in those mediums.

Wish me luck, all.

Disappointing Plein Aire Excursion

Here are a few paintings that I did in Waxahachie, over the course of 2 weekends, of which I am sorely disappointed.  It seems that I aim losing touch of the style that I have used with better results in the past, in an effort to get these completed in the location I am painting.  I have one on the easel now that I began and then stopped in frustration.  When I brought it home, I took a lot more time working on color variation and brushwork, and is now becoming a painting that I can sign with pride.

I sold none of these at the sale and after lokking at them objectivly, I can see why.

Lost in Shadow

Here is another painting I recently completed.  Its from a photo I have, that I flipped and cropped out to suit my vision.  9 x 12 on gessoed board, water soluble oils.

Home Sweet Home

I have finally finished the painting of my best friends home to give as a gift to his daughter.  It took a while, and I had to start over a few times, but its finished.  I tried to make it too realistic, which is not my style.  I paint in an impressionistic style, so I just went with it.  8 x 10 on gessoed board.  Water soluble oils.

Slow Times

Loyal Followers,

Sorry for nothing posted or painted lately.  With Spring Break, illness and my 3 month doctor visits, I have been extremely slow.  I have a commisioned painting on the board, its my first real architectural painting.  My best friend and his wife asked me to paint their house as a gift for their daughter who is off at college.  It will have it's own unique set of problems for me.  I have to make sure it looks like their home, while still staying in my style of impressionistic painting.  I hope to have it complete in a few days.  I will post it after I have presented it to my friends.

Hope all is well with you.
Royce

Lucas Barn

I painted this little barn this weekend, in the small town of Lucas, TX.  I liked this scene for its simplicity.  The barn was stark white against the winter greens of the cedar trees in the back ground. the winter grasses and the old road in the front made an interesting contrast.  9 x 12 oil on masonite panel.

Plein Aire Day in Wylie

Yesterday, I decided I would paint this little barn very near my home in Wylie.  The colors were intriguing and the day was gorgeous. I was going to paint the horses in the forground as I decided on a composition.  I lost the telephone wires in the forground and decided to make the scene a late spring composition.

I sketched the scene onto a masonite panel, gessoed with 2 coats of gesso and toned with a warm Raw Sienna wash.  I simplified the scene by removing the mish mash of fence parts and trailers that were scattered about.  I added the hay bail that the horses were using, as well as adding a horse that was standing alone.  The drawing was very loose and free.

I began adding color to the sky.  the day was a bit over cast with some nice cool blue undertones.  I began laying the the background trees and the distant barn.  I was still debating what to do with the horses.  I didn't like the way I had started them, and my animal painting skills are suspect at best.

As I built up the colors and layers, it was quickly becoming apparent that the horses were not going to work out.  The barn colors were coming together, but the perspective was off.  I was going to have to deal with it, which I did by adjusting the right side of the roof.

Here is the finished painting.  I lost the horses and adjusted the roofline.  I tried to keep this as simple as possible, in and out before moving to the next passage.

9 x 12 on masonite panel, water soluble oils, en plein aire.