Tuscan Perspective

This is another addition to my body of work about the Tuscany area of central Italy. I saw a painting similar to this many years ago and have always wanted to try something like it. The vineyard rows that follow the contour of the ground are very inviting into the soft distant village beyond. Very fun to learn "how to" create distance, softness and perspective using the very unique color palette of Tuscany! Hope you enjoyo it! Acrylic on canvas 18"x24"

Tuscan charm

For many years now, I have taught a group painting class on Thursday evenings here in the Bountiful area of Utah. Several of my students have now become quite accomplished ... I am very proud of them! This allows us to paint some more challeging subjects. Last month, we did a little "painting within a painting" of a charming little Tuscan villa. We did what is called a "composite", using various reference material and combinig them into a unique and original painting. This is my version of the project ... 

Tuscan Steps

This is the latest addition to my "Colors of Tuscany" body of work. I saw a photograph of a some quaint little villas sometime ago. This composition is of the stair portion of one of the villas. I actually created some texture on the canvas with some heavy gesso and a bristle brush prior to applying any paint. I was hoping to be able to better depict the texture of the hand-applied stucco through this method ... a total experiment to be sure! I was pleasantly surprised, being able to make the stucco actually look like the real thing! I guess an old dog can be taught a new trick from time to time! Enjoy ...

Tuscan Landscape

I continue to add to my body of work entitled "Colors of Tuscany". This is my latest. It is a simple impressionistic view of a typical landscape one might see there. Acrylic on canvas (30" x 15")

Tuscan Light

The soft evening light of Tuscany creates beautiful opportunities for fabulous lighting conditions. The softness of the color palette along with the angle of the sun define this little piece. A fairly simple painting, yet it offers depth and detail in an impressionistic approach. Acrylic on canvas 18"x24"

Tuscan Gates

This little piece is another installment to my "Colors of Tuscany" body of work. It is a "mini" (only 12" x 12") but was almost as challenging as my larger paintings. I truly love the color palette of that region of the world ... so soft, so inviting. Hope you enjoy it! Acrylic on canvas (12" x 12")

Tuscan Peace

One of my good friends asked if I would do a painting that was inspiring and peaceful without being of a religious nature. After a couple of weeks, this composition settled into my mind. The peace of the courtyard and soft colors of the region are inspiring to me. I used a more impressionistic approach to this piece to lend to the softness of the composition. Hope you enjoy it! Acrylic on canvas (24"x24" gallery wrap).

Colors of Tuscany

Over the past couple of years, I have developed a body of work centered around a "Tuscany" theme that I call "Colors of Tuscany". This little piece is the title painting. I love the unique color palette from that area of the world ... soft and inviting. It is almost a still life ... very soft pastels with the aged flavor of old world stucco and wood.

Recently, one of our friends, who works with art galleries, suggested that I do even more of that sort of work since it is in such demand. I really enjoyed this painting experience! Acrylic on canvas (20"x24")

Florentine Vista

The views overlooking Firenze (Florentine) are vast and majestic. We had the opportunity to spend some time there a couple of years ago with our dear friends, Gary and Denise Wright. These types of views abound in the Tuscany area. My daughter is the lady on the balcony, so this piece has special meaning for me.

It is part of my body of work entitled "Colors of Tuscany".

Tuscan Dusk

I wanted to approach this piece a little differently than I normally do by tinting the canvas with a sienna color prior to the underpainting. This allowed me to achieve a unique peaceful evening mood at dusk. I have really enjoyed developing this piece which is part of my body of work entitled "Colors of Tuscany".

Tuscano Gold

This is a part of my body of work entitled "Colors of Tuscany". The gold fields, crimson poppies and grey-greens along with the traditional stucco buildings and tall Cyprus trees instantly identify this scene as being from Tuscany.

Siena Perspective

This is a typical scene of a Mediterranean farming area. The perspective of the road and rows are the subject of this piece and are what drew me to paint it. I used a very impressionistic approach ... really fun! Acrylic on canvas 36"x24".

Tuscany Poppies

While Maureen and I were in the Tuscany region of Italy a couple of years ago, we saw many quaint landscapes like this one (a study painting with my painting mentor Jerry Yarnell). The red poppies really compliment the gray-greens of the surrounding flora and fauna of that area. It is so interesting to me that every area of the world has its own color scheme!

We were invited to spend a few days there with our good friends Denise and Gary Wright and loved every minute of it! Thank you, Wrights! The countryside so impressed me that I have completed several paintings of this region now. I have them displayed on my website in the gallery called "Europe" along with some of Prague and Poland. Enjoy ...

Acrylic on canvas 30"x15"