Three

8" x 10" oil on linen board, painted en plein air, alla prima on June 16th (completed around 10:30am) at the Chickamauga Battlefield in Northwest Georgia - $85 including shipping - contact me for purchase ----
Sandra and I spent the morning at Chickamauga Battlefield painting the rolling hills and meadows. Occasionally a hiker or biker would come into view, wave, then disappear around a bend.

The sun was fast rising and so was the temperature, so I painted quickly. A lilac colored haze in the distance reminded me that there was once cannon fire here - but now there is peace.

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Just Saying Good Morning

8" x 10" oil on canvas covered hardboard - painted en plein air, alla prima - $85 including shipping -

Painted August 24th, this scene is quite similar to my painting titled "Early Before the Rain". This week had seen clear bright mornings, with colors fairly singing. I love to see the way different atmospheric conditions affect a scene. The previous painting ("Early...Rain" - July 20th) was done on an overcast morning - this one done with almost no atmospheric interference - except for the brilliant sun.
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The Colors of Early - SOLD

10" x 8" oil on canvas covered hardboard - painted en plein air, alla prima - SOLD -
Painted on August 23rd, an especially clear day, this painting bursts with colors of what might be called a late late Summer/early early Fall palette. The shadows were dark and the light was crisp and bold - just a wonderful day for painting en plein air. Contact me at beejw@charter.net

Conversations

8" x 10" oil on canvas covered hardboard, painted en plein air, alla prima - $85 including shipping -
Looking WSW from Fort Keys on the Clisby Austin property, these trees seemed to be conversing early on September 21st. The hay bales also seemed to be whispering to each other. I was listening to the buzz of insects and smelling the sweet hay drying in the sun as I painted the morning away.
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Wisdom Oak

10" x 8" oil painted en plein air on canvas covered hardboard - $85 -
The old oak has seen possibly a century of modern development around town, but its feet are still firmly planted in the N Georgia clay. It has become a landmark for those who love the simple pleasures of the earth.
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painting en plein air in the summer heat

Painting en plein air in August in 95+ degree heat is a challenge. I started out early on Monday, the 13th, and parked beside the covered bridge in Tunnel Hill. The little creek was murmuring its way south, and I was pleased that there were enough trees to give shade for a few hours. The painting of the old oak still needs a few tweeks here and there and will be posted soon. When I'm out painting, I'm thinking of those other plein air painters who love the challenge of capturing nature on canvas or paper.

To quote Tiny Tim, "God bless us, everyone!"

Which Way to Lookout Mountain?

8" x 10" oil on canvas covered hardboard - painted en plein air -
Sandra and I set up our easels in a cow pasture - complete with cows - in the August morning heat. Trying to catch the shadows before they disappeared was quite a challenge. This will be a study used for a larger painting. I'm not really happy with the tree on the right. He'll probably be cut out - not cut down - for the final painting. Too many trees are being cut down in the name of progress. Nuff said.
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A Sweet William Morning

8" x 10" oil painted en plein air, alla prima, on canvas covered hardboard - shown in a temporary frame - $85 including shipping (not including frame) -
This lovely patch of Sweet Williams grows beside Sandra's house. The tree trunks were still wet from an earlier rain so they were showing dark. An altogether lovely morning was spent with Sandra and her dog Ellie.
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Doing the Morning Dance

8" x 10" oil on canvas covered hardboard, painted en plein air, alla prima - $85 including shipping -
This row of trees lines the end of our driveway. As the morning sun rises, the light strikes them in animation. This is my narrative of the dance.

The couple on the left - she's not sure of him, he's a little pushy, and besides his hair is too long.
He doesn't know it, but the chaperone is looking over his shoulder.

Meanwhile the couple in the middle - seem to be getting along just fine and making time.

The lone fellow on the right is the wallflower. He let too much grass grow under his feet. He won't have a date at this dance.

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The Fallen One is a work in progress

12" x 9" original oil on gallery wrapped canvas -
$108 including shipping (when completed) -
This is from a plein air sketch and a really bad photo. I'm working on portraying the spirit of the tree which appears to be holding up a fallen brother. The foliage is roughly laid in and the trunks and grass still need work. The larger tree will be even larger in foliage.
I will post the finished painting with a PayPal 'buy now' button soon.
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Tennessee River - plein air study

12" x 9" x 1/2" oil on gallery wrap canvas
$90 + $8 shipping when completed

I've discovered that anyone who paints en plein air is A TOUGH BIRD !!

Plein air painting is NOT FOR SISSIES. Maybe I'm just a little bit wimpey.

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Gothic Summer

10" x 8" oil on stretched canvas
$100

There has been so much snow and cold weather lately that I decided to go through some older works to find something warm.

This was painted plein air during August and it was hot, hot, hot . I was just remembering how it felt with the sunlight streaming through the canopy of leaves, the air thick with heat and the little buggies buzzing around my ankles.


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Trees

In case anyone is wondering, I don't always paint trees. It's just my main inspiration at the present. I also love to paint fantasy skies. If you've never seen coral clouds in a pool of turquoise, look up - you will eventually.

Grounded

8" x 10" acrylic on canvas panel - $ 80

Trees are all around us. We just don't notice them. They are the "lungs of the Earth", replenishing the atmosphere, offering shade, beauty, building material. Trees have a lot to tell us - if we just listen. They quietly speak of past storms, love long forgotten, future possibilities. There's a tree near you - waiting to tell you it's story. You only have to watch and listen.

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