Still not sure of the best way to handle the complexity of the leaves in the canopy... I may need to rework it into some more defined leaf clusters. #fallart #autumnart #natureart #landscapeart #landscapepainting #oilpainting #allaprima #seasonalart #

I accidentally got a glob of red paint on my palette knife and smeared it in the distant shadow. To my surprise, I didn't mind it, so it stayed in.  #texturepainting #landscapeart #landscapepainting #oilpainting #paletteknife #naturepainting #natureart

Walking through the meadow at twilight. The air is cool and the rain falls gently from the clouds above. #nocturn #moonlight #landscapeart #moodypainting #landscapepainting #oilpainting #oilpaint #natureart #michiganartist #puremichigan #contemporarylandscape

Two trees stand as lifelong friends. For decades they have watched the world shift around them.  #pleinair #art #oilpainting #pleinairpainting #poeticlandscape #painting #fineart #landscapepainting #artist #pleinairpainter #contemporaryart #pleinairartist  #allaprima

Love a good log in an algae filled pond. Like, share, and repost to help me grow! Thanks #landscapepainting #landscape #painting #art #oilpainting #artist #contemporaryart #artistsoninstagram #fineart #pleinair #nature #pleinairpainting #landscapeart #landscapes

I've been increasingly interested in exploring texture in my painting. Here is a bit of experimentation, highly textured and grungy. There is something to this, I just need to learn to harness it and reign it in a little bit. #acrylicpainting #landscapepainting #painting #nature

I have fond memories of painting this piece just after the early buds of spring had come into their full bloom. It's amazing just how much the landscape have changed over those few summer months. This same spot has now  become a tangled overgrowth. #oilpainting #pleinairpainting

I am planning to do a series of these closes up leaf paintings this year. This a a small 5x7" initial proof of concept I painted sometime last winter.  #nature #art #painting #naturelovers #fineart #naturebeauty #botanicalart #oilpainting #fallart

There are an infinite number compositions to be found in a pile of leaves. Just cropping out different sections produces wonderful arrangements of shapes 5x7" oil on Board Like Share and Comment to help me grow. Thanks! #art #oilpainting #autumn #fall #fallart #leaves

Overcast skies cast soft light over the autumn landscape, damp with the residue of perpetual drizzle. Far from dreary, I welcome the moisture, for it enlivens the colors in depth and saturation. 5x5" oil of panel. #pleinair #painting #fall #autumn #oilpainting #nature

5:30 pm as the last of dawn's golden light poured through the now sparse tree tops. Soon we will turn back our clocks and usher in the winter. #fall #fallart #autumnart #goldenhour #fineart #oilpainting #landscapeart #seasonalart #artwork #naturebeauty #natureart #artlovers

"A Gathering of Trees" 8"x8" Oil on Board #fineart #trees #outdoorpainting #natureart #naturepainting  #outdoorart  #natureartist #landscapeart #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #landscapepaintings #landscapeoilpainting #oilpaint #oilpainting #oilpaintings  #puremichigan

Now that the sun sets at 5:30, I have just enough time to make it out to paint after work! Golden hour is always a challenge, and speed is the name of the game. I was quite pleased with what I was able to accomplish in 1 hour here. #landscape #goldenhour #pleinair #oilpainting

Winter is upon us, and I am reminded again of how beautiful the snow-covered landscape can be.    6x8" Oil on Panel #winterart #winterartwork #winterpainting #winterpaintings #winterscene #winter #oilpainting   #landscapepainting #oilpainting #allaprima #allaprimapainting

Dark and gloomy woodland scene here. Although I am more interested in oil paint these days, I do find that acrylic lends itself to the rapid building up of texture and hard edges with the palette knife.  #paletteknife #winterpainting #winter #landscapepainting #acrylicpainting

Each mark of the brush is an action that cannot be undone. There is so much to be discovered at this precipice between fear and faith. #artist #painting #artwork

Trekking through the damp forest, in search of some subject matter, when I came upon this this fallen tree in a flooded basin. 6x8" oil on board #fineart #forestpainting #fallartwork  #fallpainting #landscapepainting #oilpainting #oilpaintings #allaprimapainting #allaprima

Painting a winter scene over a failed painting from the summertime. #painting #oilpainting #ArtistOnX #landscapepainting

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There is no eraser in painting, and I like it that way. We can correct, incorporate, or paint over a mark, but either way, we can only move forward. #ariststhoughts #creativity #creativeprocess #painting #painting #oilpainting