Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

"You See Me" 40x60, Oil on Canvas This was inspired by my time at Big Bend National Park back in November of 2015.  John Muir wrote, " One learns that the world, though made, is yet being made; that this is still the morning of creation..." Available in Dallas at Mary Tomas Gallery.

"The Deep Sky" 36x36, Oil on Clayboard How to even put this into words? There is the sky we see all day and then at night there is the deeper sky. I didn't realize how much we were missing until I went to Big Bend National Park and saw for myself the deeper beauty that is in the black night. The more I gazed at it the more colors came out. Even the stars themselves had colors. Who knew there were such stars? It takes getting away from the city domes of artificial light. It's right there over us waiting to speak.

"Appulse" 48x60, Oil on Canvas The definition of Appulse is: a driving or running toward something (such as a place). I thought that fit the upsurge of air and how, at any moment, this would cause a rain that would, in turn, connect to the earth. I'm getting ready for an upcoming show at Mary Tomas Gallery here in Dallas called, "Horizons" which will showcase several landscape artists.

"Skyline" 12x48, Oil on Canvas I'm working towards a show in April and this is my first installment off the easel. I hope to have several for the gallery to pick from. I love ridge lines. I like to paint the layers of color you can get with them. Instead of pushing this to a bright red I used a newer color (for me) Transparent Oxide Red. I mixed the blue with this red to get the neutrals. First painting of 2015 and it's a long vista out into the horizon.

  "Dallas Sky" 20x20, Oil on Canvas Dallas has a great skyline downtown but it's most beautiful aspect is the sky. I saw this sky on my way downtown and loved how the colors seem to be bleeding into one another. So much movement and contrast within the clouds with this dark border of modernity.

"Afterglow" 20x20, Oil on Canvas Getting ready for a wonderful show at Mary Tomas Gallery coming up in a few weeks. I hope to showcase a few new skies. I liked the inner glow I got with this painting and worked on the contrasts. I am captivated by the wisps and swirls that happen with moisture in the atmosphere. Such movement and beauty!

  "Light Moves" 30x30, Oil on Gessobord Finished this larger piece last week but went back today to make sure it didn't need any more highlights. I wanted the light to do the most "work" in the image so I tried to just keep it very simple. I so enjoy these Texas skies. So full of mood and beauty. It's a challenge to try to capture both.

  "Rubicund" 36x36, Oil on Canvas Finished the larger work based on the little study I did a few weeks ago. How I love the skies in Texas. They don't disappoint! It seems in the fall the colors seem sharper. I liked the juxtaposition of the cool against the warm.

  "Rubicund" 6x6, Oil on Gessobord I've been going through these little studies to get at the colors that I would want to try bigger. I like the way I got at the blue/purple in the background. It almost hurt my eyes to paint this one. There are skies I've seen that are so purple and orange/red ALL at the same moment. It's so glorious.  I used a different Cadmium this time. Cad Orange. I like it. It has a punch that you can't get when you mix Cad Red and Cad Yellow Light.

  "Answer" 8x10, Oil on Canvas Panel I've been trying to work through this one to get at the light beams. I like it enough to say it's done for this study. I am looking forward to using what I've learned with this into a bigger piece. I am also enjoying the play of warm and cool colors.