Friday, October 30, 2009

Late October



UCM Haybales, October, pastel, 12x18, ©Chris Willey


Prussing Farm #2, October, pastel, 12x18, ©Chris Willey

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

October


 October Path, pastel, 12x18, ©Chris Willey



October Ground Cover, acrylic, 12x24, ©Chris Willey
Marr Park is beautiful this time of year. It has beautiful hills covered with reddish ground cover, orange leaves, and dying grass. The weather is cool. The light is gorgeous. This is my favorite time of year to be alive. 


April Weeds, Amped, acrylic, 12x16, ©Chris Willey
I know it is now October and I'm posting an April painting. This was a little plein air study that I was going to paint over, but instead, decided to play with. I liked the spots of arbitrary color. The purple is the color of the weeds in April. I'm sure the farmers hate them, but I adore them.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

October Paintings


Cows, acrylic on linen, 16x20, ©Chris Willey

Final redo. I began plein air. Then I redesigned some of the ground movement. I finessed it again, changing the fence line and the movement. finally, I adjusted the contrast and colors. Done. Third time's a charm.
 
October Soy Fields, acrylic on linen, 16x20, ©Chris Willey

In September, the fields were bright yellow. The colors are now golden. The trees are turning orange.


Sunday, October 4, 2009

draw-a-thon



Bikini Girl, Acrylic, 30"h x 18"w, ©Chris Willey


Chad's Mom, watercolor and pastel, ©Chris Willey
The Student Artist's Coalition sponsored a 24 hour Draw-a-thon in September. I stayed for 12 hours. I got lots of drawing, but little to show at the end of the night -- other than I feel warmed up for the semester. This was a small watercolor and pastel on gessoed paper. I'm working on another from that event, so stay tuned.