#13 Lone Oak, End of Gray Day

 

#13 Lone Oak, End of Gray Day, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

Oregon has so many gray days! In color theory I learned that there are 32 shades of gray discernible to the naked eye. We get them all in Oregon in for 6 months out of the year — usually along with a lot of rain. It's been gray and cold so I think I'm needing a lot of sunshine, a.k.a. yellow and orange!

#14 Lone Oak, Coral Twilight

#14 Lone Oak, Coral Twilight, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

I guess the weather is showing up in my painting again.  This is another one that took on a life of its own the minute I place the first stroke of color down in the field. It's amazing when that happens, it's like someone else is painting.

#6 Lone Oak, Frosty Morning

#6 Lone Oak, Frosty Morning, 6x6, original oil on panel, (click here to bid)

These are so much fun to paint that I've decided to do a few more. Actually, I think they have taken over the drivers' seat and have decided they are not finished just yet. I had planned a completely different painting, but once I put down the first color in the field it started painting itself!

#4. Lone Oak, Winter

#4 Lone Oak, Winter, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

This is the fourth of the lone oak tree series. It's amazing how different this painting feels with all the cool colors in the snow scene.