Salado Barn / Early Bloomer

Salado Barn, 6 x 8

Jill Carver

Early Bloomer, 12 x 12

sold

The top painting is the first I did at Jill Carver's workshop; I guess I've posted them in reverse order. I tried to set up the focal point just to the right of center--a small path that curved between the barn and a beautiful oak. The second is of Jill doing a demo on Monday. The third is a larger version of yesterday's post. I had the time today, so I scaled the 6 x 6 into a 12 x 12 and I think I kept it intact. I had more fun doing these cacti paintings than I expected and I may enter one into a Texas-themed show at a local gallery....we'll see if they like it as much as I do!

-julie davis

Flowering Cactus

Flowering Cactus, 6 x 6

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After several months of membership in Plein Air Austin I finally went out to paint on one of their Thursday paintouts and had a great time.  The photo above is my reference photo; I painted a fast painting outside, and came home and painted this one using both the photo and my first stab.  I really worked on composing this one with several of the techniques Jill Carver taught in class and others I learned recently from Laurel Daniel.   I'm pleased with the outcome.

-julie davis