Variation on a color

This is a new small painting ("Red Variation" 12x10) I did last week after hanging my wall at the Gateway Gallery for the show last weekend. I decided one piece wasn't working in the overall wall scheme and I wanted to replace it. I painted this scene (Forest Park) which is the same scene I painted for a demonstration some time ago (Color Play). My goal was to really change it up in terms of the color and I really wanted to use RED. I like how it turned out especially in terms of complimentary color (always a consideration of mine). I am in a red mood lately. Do you ever get in a color mood?

Dreaming

This is a 30x40 piece on canvas. I have to move to canvas to work larger which is a direction I want to go. I just hung this in my living room where it looks fantastic. I am going to hang this at the Gateway for the next show. Tonight is the reception for 'Create Saint Louis' and I am really looking forward to it. The gallery looks great with all the new work.

Small Stream Landscape Series

I am working on new works on paper exploring bright colors applied to landscape. This trio is from my new small stream series. They are matted in bright white with walnut frames and are priced to be very affordable. I have a selection at the Gateway Gallery (Clayton, MO) and at my studio in the Foundry (St. Charles, MO).

Forest Park

This is a trio I just completed. It's from a day I spent walking around Forest Park in St. Louis taking photographs. I have painted a few pieces from that walk. Most of them will be in the September "Paint St. Louis" show at the Gateway Gallery. For this triptych, I decided to channel my inner Monet. It happily reminds me of the giant Monet paintings we saw at the Orangerie Museum in the Tuileries in Paris.


This is a photo of a display outside the library at the Jardin des Tuileries. It was a sunny fall day and I thought it was a really nice display, especially the strategically place flower!

Painting Saint Louis

' Peaceful Stream' is a view from Forest Park in St. Louis. The building is the Chase Park Plaza. This is going to be exhibited at the Gateway Gallery starting August 23rd for our"Paint St. Louis" show which will include extended hours during the Clayton Art Fair, September 11-13.