B. Powell
Landscapes get me out of the house. That is the benefit I value the most. A small sketch book and cell phone are constant companions, occasionally joined by an actual camera. Finishing a painting on site is not appealing; and, sketching and drawing and photography, any of those will do the trick for me.
The discarded items that populate the landscape, those are always good subjects. Sometimes, its just the atmosphere and light that catch my eye. Trees are good subjects, for me. I even include people on the train as landscapes. The majesty of nature is the traditional subject of landscapes; but, I rarely see that. A city boy would describe my childhood; but, then that would apply to most people these days.
Cityscape. Oil Paint on 9 by 12 inch paper The feeling of being downtown.
Oil on 9 by 12 inch paper. (note: digital image needs to be adjusted to show more accurate margins)
digital photograph - Abandoned shopping cart in a park.
Charcoal Sketch from memory.
Downtown Dallas, Elm Street - digital camera
Sunday Morning Downtown Dallas - This downtown area is usually empty on Sunday mornings.
Dallas Texas. Santa Fe Tressle Trail - The tree struck me as lonely.
Dallas, Texas - Santa Fe Trestle Trail - It's off the path a bit, but worth it for the image.
Oil paint on 6 by 6 inch board - Mushrooms like this grew in my childhood back yard. Might be a detail, but still part of a landscape.
Oil paint on 9 by 12 inch paper. A fantasy landscape.
Oil paint on 9 by 12 inch paper. Experimenting with tonalist techniques from early us art. This historical approach facinates me. It's classified under impressionist art in history; but, its not quite the same.