Outside My Window

It takes a few weeks for me to get use to working in the dark by 4pm! It's more about studying atmosphere & less about light, with our short days.

Light & Atmosphere with Oil

This foggy morning painting happened pretty fast, 

mainly because I have similar colors on my palette, from yesterday.

The last part is always the most fun. I get to use my intuition to finish up the landscape. By not copying exactly what I'm painting, I get to push myself to see new colors & new light effects.

Painting in My Garden

Grass is always greener on the other side. Which is a big reason I don't paint my own garden that much. But sometimes, it's so pretty...I'm compel to get my paints out.

The trick to painting a perfect garden is to combine different parts to reinvent the perfect composition!

SNOWY PASTEL SKETCH

From boring to pretty...

a bit of snow can transform the landscape, outside my window.

FALL HUES OUTSIDE MY STUDIO

Another morning of trying to capture the light & atmosphere. I want to emphasis the contrast between the yellow foliage against the dark silhouette of the meadow.

graphite sketch with dashes of pastel

Adding other colors would change the mood of the scene.

DAISY & APPLE INSPIRATION

Beauty in the simple... Let's see how far I get 

with these daisies & apple from the garden?

EXCERCISE WITH BLUE & MAGENTA

What a difference a day makes. One view, many moods.

From endless rain to colorful sunset. Mother nature never repeats itself.

MARCH FULL MOON OVER MEADOW

March's full moon is commonly known as the worm moon because it's the time of the year when warmer temp thaw the ground & ground worms reemerge bringing migrating birds back to feed on them. By March, I'm usually dreaming of warmer places. But to see a full moon over snow cover meadow is still magical!

Winter Colors from my window

Another contemplative meditation on the process of painting. After many days of endless grey, the sun finally show up!

Frosty Pink is the perfect name to describe this  hue. The pink sunrise glow melts into different shades of browns, pretty quickly.

The days are so short that the light outside my window changes pretty fast.

Always a good idea to have some pre-mix colors for my nocturne... the winter landscape can be monotonous, but the sky can offer me endless color combination to play with.

Typical winter scene of the Catskill Mountain

Each season brings its own beauty & inspirations. Familiar winter view from my studio. A typical snowy scene of the Catskill Mountain.

The cardinal & reindeer are elements of the Holiday Season. With a few basic Photoshop tricks...

I have another new design to add to my Winter Collection.

Painting Winter Silhouette

Purple & Orange, this is the best time to appreciate the beauty of trees, silhouetted against a glowing sunset.

west facing window comes in handy

CADMIUM ORANGE SUNRISE

Another morning of trying to capture the light & atmosphere.

Seeing a lot of cadmium orange around the studio this week...

I think I can use the leftover paint for pumpkins too!

PAINTING MORNING FOG

Summer fog makes my mornings quite interesting, from my window. The tittle saids it all. The pink comes straight from the tube. No need to waste time mixing paints.

SUMMER MORNING

Typical summer morning. A workout for my eyes.

Always something new to discover thru my window. Another up-close & intimate study after nature.

I have a lot of papers that are toned. This definitely speed up the sketching process. My window of opportunity is about half an hour before the fog gets burn off by the rising sun.

FROM MY GARDEN

On a typical morning, the sun filters thru the trees, birds chirping & the occasional deer & bunny wander thru my garden.