Apple Orchard (2010), 8 x 10"

I'm really in to apple trees right now. I love their form and I love the color of both the blossoms and the fruit. SOLD! Partially based on a photo by Liz West found on flickr.com. Photo used under a creative commons license. Original photo found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/calliope/54070471/in/set-72057594125801300/ Liz West's photostream can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/calliope/

Apple Tree I and II (2010), 9 x 12" and Fall Foliage (2010), 8 x 10"

Three paintings in two days! I completed another pair of paintings, this time two apple trees (really the same apple tree in two color schemes).
I thought I needed a good fall foliage painting for the next show in September. I had been wanting to paint this particular photo for about a year. I found the original photo on flickr.com.I love this photographer's fall foliage pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/indykethdy/Photo used under a creative commons license. Original photo found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/indykethdy/2507986335/in/set-72157605419719934/

All three paintings are SOLD!

Apple Trees I and II are based on a photo by Bobosh_t found on flickr.com. Original photo can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/frted/4520154660/
Used under a creative commons license.

Bluebell Forest (2010), 8 x 10"

A fairytale-like scene--a forest carpeted in bluebells. I was desperately searching for a photo to paint when I unexpectedly came upon this scene. It was another one of those occasions when I began painting immediately after finding the perfect photo!

SOLD!

View my other two bluebell paintings here:
Bluebell forest II
Bluebell forest III

Tulip Magnolias (2010), 9 x 12"

Magnolias are another subject I have wanted to paint for a long time. I finally found just the right photo.

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Partially based on a photo by Filipe Fortes found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortes/
Photo used under a creative commons license. Original photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortes/3528464208/
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Early Spring at the Arboretum (2010), 11 x 14"

This original oil painting painting is based on a photo I took at the arboretum on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The photo was taken in the evening as the sun was setting and the light was reflecting off the white-barked sycamore trees in a fascinating way.

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Middle Fork River Forest Preserve (Summer and Fall) (2009), 8 x 10"

In the tradition of Monet, I painted two different versions of this forest scene. For the fall version, I turned everything orange that was green. The major challenge was duplicating the shapes and placement of the trees.

Both paintings are available as gicleé prints--visit my etsy shop.

Both paintings are sold.