Deep Into The Badlands

12 x 16 - heavy linen paper - big brush - alla prima - Chroma Interactive acrylics - done in a painterly style with lots of gusto and a very deep rooted love for the Southwest.  We drove through a portion of the badlands and it is the most lonely place - never saw other people and never saw another vehicle - it is BARRON LAND but yet IMHO it is BEAUTIFUL - the rock and cliff formations are awesome and your imagine can run wild with the history of this land.

I've once again been delinquent in posting - sooooooooo- the next 4 paintings are the results of the past week of my painting efforts.

JR     :>)

Floral Explosion

I watched a video by an artist who FINGER PAINTS - yes - FINGER PAINTS!!!  I think art should be fun and IMHO there are too many artists who are obsessed with "PAINTING THE PERFECT PAINTING"  WeeeeLLLLLL that does not happen very often!!!!!!

I believe painting should be fun - it has it serious moments but one should always have some fin mixed in!  Sooooooo I grabbed me my trusty big 2 1/2 inch brush - my trusty palette knife and a latex free surgical glove!!!!

The background was done with the big brush
The semi abstract floral designs were done with my palette knife
The vase was done with my right index finger  - IT WAS A BLAST!!!!!!

12 x 18 with Mucho Gusto!!!!

This was done for my enjoyment and after about 35 minutes I was a happy painter!!!

JR         :>)

Big Bend Formation

12 x 18 on heavy linen paper - alla prima - big brush and palette knife using Chroma Interactive acrylics - in a painterly style with gusto - emotion and a love for the southwest.

Big Bend National Park is in Texas and contains some of the prettiest scenery I've seen.

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Cold Front Coming In

In Southwest Florida winter is our dry season ----- however with El Nino we are having a wet & windy winter - storms with tornado activity as well as water spouts. The Gulf of Mexico most times is a tranquil body of water but when a cold front starts coming in (ie: rain & storms) the water starts to churn up!!!!

12 x 18 - heavy linen paper - Chroma Interactive acrylics - alla prima - big brush - dry brush - with gusto and emotion.

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Oh Give Me A Home ............

The next 5 or 6 paintings were done in the last week - I've been lazy as far as posting :>(

Just having too much fun painting  :>)

12 x 18 - acid free linen paper - Professional Chroma Interactive acrylics - done in a painterly style
 with large brush with a minimum # of strokes and lots of spontaneity.

I start out with some directional lines of what I think the form of the land will be.

I then develop the finished painting using the directional lines as my road map

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Point Lobos California

12 x 18 - acid free linen paper - Professional Chroma Interactive acrylics - in this painting I wanted to concentrate on the movement of the waves coming in against the rocks.

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Storm Brewing - Padre Island Texas

12 x 18 - acid free heavy linen paper - Professional Chroma Interactive acrylics - A beautiful piece of the Texas coastline - but ----- when a storm rolls in it can become a very dangerous place to be and storms can roll in very quickly!!!

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Heading Up To Angel Fire NM

12 x 16 on acid free heavy linen paper - big brush using Professional Chroma Interactive acrylics in a painterly style.  Angel Fire is a cool place - great high desert scenery - cool temps in the summer and some nice skiing in the winter.

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Sedona HighDesert - Back Country

I love the desert - would love to live in the middle of the desert!!!!   It is such a peaceful and quiet place to be and the array of colors one can see any time of the day - night is awesome.  We lived on the edge of the desert in Arizona for 7 years and it was awesome!!!

12 x 16 - acid free heavy linen paper - alla prima - Chroma Interactive Professional acrylics - done is a painterly style - using a big brush and spontaneity in strokes.

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The Last Glimmer Of Light

18 x 12 - acid free heavy linen paper - Chroma Interactive Professional acrylic paint - big 2 12 inch brush - alla prima with gusto.

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I Am Tree No. V

Every once in a while I add another tree to my ongoing series of "I AM TREE."

This new one - No. V is 12 x 16 on acid free heavy linen paper - done alla prima - using big brushes and a palette knife - the tree was done with a palette knife and the rest of the painting with 2 inch brushes.
The sole purpose of this painting was to portray "TEXTURE"   I love texture in paintings - to me the texture yells out "Hey - look at me!"

This was done using a photo of a tree in a hay field in Waco Texas.

This is done in a loose painterly style - with lots of emotion & spontaneity using thick juicy paint.

My 2 inch brushes and palette knife.

The Glow Of Dusk

The Southwest desert is my most favorite place on our planet Earth!!!  Pure - plane - simple to me it is Heaven - beautiful - quiet and quite spiritual.

Dusk is one of if not the most beautiful time in the desert - the colors that can be seen are stunning - awesome - and sometimes beyond belief.

This was done using a 2 1/2 inch brush I bought about 25 years ago at Home Depot.  It is a Purdy angled trim brush - the same brush I use for painting around my home!!!

JR       :>)

Playin' The Gulf Of Mexico Blues

12 x 16 - heavy linen paper - Professional Chroma Interactive acrylics - done in a loose painterly style with big brush - spontaneity.  The Gulf of Mexico water is very much the same colors as the Caribbean - very beautiful.

JR     :>)

A Slice Of The Pacific Coast

12 x 16 - Professional Chroma Interactive acrylics - acid free linen heavy linen paper - done in a painterly style with gusto - spontaneity and a big brush

The coastline of California is truly a beautiful area of our country.

JR       :>)