summer storm, finished

36x36 oil on linen

Finally finished. This is cloudburst's sister painting. Both paintings were inspired by my days in Chincoteague VA. I love that place...especially when the weather is stormy. The atmosphere and tremendous space ignited by the power of a storm... the way it emerges from the canvas is fascinating.

the completion cycle continues

oil on linen 18x36

I spent the last week finishing this one. Maybe it is complete....maybe not.

sister clouds

After I finished Cloudburst (painting on right) I looked high up on the studio wall and saw her abandoned sister. While they were not made as a diptych, once the one on the left gets finished they will hang well together. I had painted the second version (left) when I was frustrated with the one on the right (now finished).
The one on the left has taken so much abuse that the linen has begun to sag on the right side. I will need to re-stretch it soon.
We received 14 inches of snow Wednesday night- a rarity for DC. The city has shut down, even bus service and above ground metro were halted.

cloudburst finished

The best part about finishing a painting that was started a year ago is that I am totally free of the initial idea's grip on me. Now it becomes easier to just have a conversation with the painting. Waiting is always best.