Third day on the farm

Third day on the farm
Originally uploaded by chuckrose1.

It was another rainy weekend so I headed back the same farm. This is another 4" x 6" oil. The problem with shooting these little guys is that when you upload them they tend to render larger than the original painting, and then start to fall apart. It's like what happens when you take a photo from the newspaper and enlarge it. All the dots from the half tone show up. Here, the weave of the canvas gets too big.

So do me a favor. When you have this on your screen, stand across the room to look at it. :-)

Number two in a series?

Number two in a series?
Originally uploaded by chuckrose1.

It was 10:00 last night. I was really tired because it was a long day at work. The TV was on and it was tempting to just plop down and veg. But I didn't. I went down stairs and did another little one. This might have been better had it been earlier in the day and my brain a bit fresher, but that's OK. It was just fun to do.

Oil on canvas board 4' x 6"

Better Color

Better Color
Originally uploaded by chuckrose1.

That's better. The color of the last post was bothering me. I shot it last night indoors. This one I took outside in the day light and the color is much more accurate. Please pardon the multiple posts.

Rainy Day on the Farm - Oil on 4"x 6" canvas board.

Rainy Day on the Farm - Oil on 4"x 6" canvas board.
Originally uploaded by chuckrose1.

I went out this past Saturday (during our rain storm) looking for the perfect overcast landscape. I took a lot of photos but this is one little study that I jumped on right away. I had trouble photogrphing the finished piece however. It's still too wet to scan, so the color harmony is a bit off, but I think you get the idea.

You can see from the title that it is small. I'm taking a lesson from Amanda on how we can make small paintings important. I hope.