Working in Series
 	 
   

 
 
 
 
 	 
Working in Series
What can we learn by working in a series?
Sometimes I like to work on an idea and take it in slightly different
directions. Each new step allows me to say something a little different
about the same scene. Often what I initially wanted to say morphs into
something very different from my original vision. I love expanding on
an idea like this, conducting ever changing experiments. 
In the images above, the painting on the lower left was the starting
point. This little 9"x 12" 'Court of the Patriarchs' started as a plein
air study I did in Zion National Park last November. I didn't complete
the painting on sight, in fact I repainted the sky in the studio. But I
like this view of the 'Patriarchs Emerging'. - $600
I decided to go a bit bigger so I could say more about it, and show
more of the beautiful complexities of the rocks, the result is this
18"x 24" (top photo) 'Colors of the Court'. - $1800
Upon completing the second painting, I thought, what about a vertical
format? This gave me the opportunity to show the Virgin River as a
great lead in, and to show the autumn trees in a more prominent (and
more colorful) way. 'Evening Approaches' 36"x 24" - $3000
Each painting presented it's own challenges and unique opportunities.
Each stands on it's own, yet they are all related and came from the
same basic inspiration. I like each one for different reasons. 
P.S. these are all framed and available in case you're wondering. Email
if you have any interest - [email protected]  
You can see a larger version of any of these, and many more on my
freshly updated website   anytime. 
Utah 
I just returned from a 4 -day trip to some remote locations in southern
Utah. We travelled on dirt roads for many hours and saw almost no one.
It was just what I needed to get some new material and recharge my
batteries. I'm already planning some new works from this trip so stay
tuned...
Videos
Home instruction. I have one plein air video of me painting along Oak
Creek in Sedona, and one studio video about painting old trucks from a
photo. I'm keeping these very affordable at just $35 each. There are
also some FREE videos. Videos Page here.
 
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