Fall Color

Oil on Canvas Board 9"x12"
12/27/10
Painted from a reference picture.

Sunshine after Blizzard

Oil on Canvas board 9"x12"
12/27/10

What a big blizzard yesterday!

Old Westbury Garden

12x9 oil on board

Old Westbury Garden

9x12 Oil on board

Plein Air Spring Series

Plein Air Spring SerisesII

Plein Air Spring Series

 

oil on board 11x14

Caumsett state park-A Trail in Winter

Oil on Linen Panel  14"x11"

Yes, I ventured out and painted in a snow field. I finished the whole process in one hour and twenty minutes. It was so cold that I couldn't feel my feet by the time I finished. Although I have to put up with the cold weather, I am very happy today.The reason? I got to use my new Soltek easel for the very first time. It was awesome! I think the painting turned out well too. My super awesome adviser said the scene is boring because it is so black and white. Oh well, I paint what I see and I enjoy it!

Snowset

  

Oil on Canvas board 8"x8"

This is actually a sunset scene. I stood at the same window but painted from another angle. 

Snow Flowers

 

Oil on Canvas board 8"x8"

I haven't been painting for a while. One reason is because I am busy. The other reason is I found out that it is difficult to set up an interesting still life to paint. This morning the Sun came out after the blizzard. The soft snow accumulated on the tree branch looks like cotton flowers. They stand out beautifully against the blue sky. I chose one branch near my window, quickly made a sketch just enough to catch the scene before it been blown away.

Still Life

Oil on Canvas Board 8"x8"
I am not happy about this painting. :(

After Blizzard

Oil on Linen Board 14"x11"

I was going to paint a still life, but this snow scene outside my window caught my eyes. Two hours later, this painting was born.

Two Apples

Oil on Canvas board 8"x8"

Late Afternoon

Oil on Canvas Board 8"x8"

Since I laid my painting stuff out and I like the reflection of the house in the pond, I painted the same scene in the afternoon.

Sunrise

Oil on Canvas Board 8"x8"

Every time when I saw the sunrise through my kitchen window, I had been tempted to paint the beautiful scene. I finally did it today. It was such a tough task because the light and the color were changing constantly, yet it is this ever changing light that made the whole painting process exciting. The house and most of the pond were painted before the sun rose from behind the house. After the sun rose everything else were dark except for the sunlight and its reflection in the pond. I kept my work before the sun rose as is. This is a very quick "plein air" sketch I finished in 30 minutes. I want to make changes to many parts of this painting, but I will keep these ideas in my mind to make improvements in my future paintings.

Bailey Arboretum--The Trail In Late Autumn

Oil on Canvas Board 16"x12"

Planting Fields Arboretum--Late Autumn

Oil on Linen Panel 14"x11"

It is amazing that after the remnants of tropical storm Ida, there are still trees with colorful leaves. This little house is called the laundry house.

Old Westbury Garden--The Bridge to the Temple of Love

Oil on Paper 11"x14"
This painting was done on Oct. 30th. I just found out the bridge's name--East Lake Bridge

Caumsett state park

Oil on Canvas 11"x14"
This painting was finished on Oct. 25th. I did some final touch before post it. The water in the mid-ground is a lake. It is not connected with the sea in the back. The lake is shaped like a heart.
http://www.caumsettfoundation.org/index_files/Page820.htm

An Autum Afternoon

Oil on Canvas 14"x11"
These trees are in my backyard. This is a "plein air" painting I finished today behind my glass door.