8-13-21 - Ray Lake Forest Preserve

 

Managed to sneak a painting in before work today. I was setup before 7 and ready to go. The sky lightened and grayed as the sun rose. I chased it at times. There was some really intriguing colors, I did my best to capture the mood.

When I got to work the power was out. We were trying to figure out how to work under the emergency lights when it came back on. Only about half an hour lost... Ha! If that's all Friday the 13th had for us... Now, now. I don't want to get too carried away and press my luck.

Ray Lake - 9.75" x 5"

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Just for good measure a shot of my view and setup part way through. I've really enjoyed this cigar box pochade... It's an almost unaltered Acid brand box. If anybody should be interested, I've stashed a few away.

 

 

 

 

Now that the spring semester is in the books, things are starting to settle down. I'm getting into some sort of schedule anyways. I've been eyeing this tree for a while. It is just a few minutes from the house. I was able to find a nice spot in a lot where I could paint from the car. (It's been oddly hot here for spring.)

Hope you enjoy it! Have a great weekend!

Gouache on paper - 8" x 6"

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Fun with Ma

Had a little paint left from this morning's open session. Managed to talk Ma into posing for a bit. Always great to spend some quality time! About one hour... Zorn Palette..

Oil on Panel - 8" x 6"

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84 - Willow off Route 60

I went into work early today so I could try to get a painting in. Another quick sketch of the Weeping Willow by the Rustoleum building off route 60. This was fun! Completely different than it was in the fall... See here.

And this time I had some company. This big fella was no more than 10 feet away for the whole time. I watched him catch a little sunfish! Maybe some inspiration for a rainy day...

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Oil on Panel - 6" x 9"

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78 - Yellow Spray Rose and Purple Vase

Finally found some nice yellow spray roses!  I've been wanting to paint this vase for a while now!  There was a story attached to the string when I first purchased it... Seems to have disappeared on me...

Oil on Panel - 6" x 4"

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76 - Bulbs 2

Another quick value study.  Want to get these down before the bulbs burn out!  

Ma surprised me by taking a day off to go see the Bouguereau exhibit in Milwaukee!  (Bouguereau and America)  How exciting!  I may finally get to see on of my favorite paintings of his!?!  Don't want to jinx it... as I passed it twice on an east coast tour a number of years ago... Closed both times!

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74 - Bulbs 1

Another quick late night value study.  We picked up some "Reveal" globes to replace burnt out bulbs... These things are bright!  They throw some pretty bizarre shapes too!

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73 - Laundry Study

Doing some late night laundry for a trip next week.  Thought the lighting was pretty neat!

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68 - Off Wilson Road

 

A study of the edge of a farm off Wilson Rd... This is on the way to a friend's house.  They've added so much new construction along the way.  Tons of new subdivisions.  I used to drive out there just to clear my head or get to the water when we still had a boat...  They've set aside a bunch of land for forest preserves and even a massive dog park.  So it's not all gone yet!  It seems like they are trying to save enough of the land to keep it peaceful... 

Oil on Panel - 6" x 8"

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