Time To Start Blogging Again

Behold, oil on panel, 11x14

After a long absence, I decided to start up my art blog again.  Writing very short posts on my Instagram page doesn't seem like enough.  Here is a studio painting of clouds above the Gulf waters in Southwest Florida where I live.  The clouds are amazing during the warmer months.  Sunsets are better when there are some clouds, because they reflect the light and change into different colors as the sun gets lower and lower.  My process involves doing sketches of clouds in pencil and taking some reference photos.  Once I'm back in the studio, I use the reference materials and I change the position of the cloud if I want to create a better composition.  The most important aspect of the cloud painting is to create a feeling of being there, and a sense of awe.  The experience of communing with the elements of nature is important and many people have neglected that part of life.  I hope my paintings remind people to get outside and look around more often.