Almost finished this autumn scene painting which is a closer view of an earlier painting of Honey Pot Road. I need a couple hours to finish it off but made good progress last night. I will post it when it is finished!

I just purchased this classic painting book about master plein air painter Emile Gruppe. Great instruction about lively painting! I read this years ago from the library but now I have my own copy!

I used brushes and painting knives on this oil painting. It is entitled "Crane Pond Waterfall" and my perspective is viewing the falls through the overgrowth of trees and brush on the shore. It was very difficult to get an unobstructed view because of the trees and the deep ledge to the water. I used the knives on the leaves in the foreground.

"Crane Pond Waterfall", 12" x 16", oil on canvas panel

I just rejoined Oil Painters of America as an associate member and started an associate membership in the American Impressionist Society. Both are great national painters organizations which put on exhibitions each year. Their websites are www.oilpaintersofamerica.com and www.americanimpressionistsociety.org

This past weekend I finished the painting below of an New England autumn scene using my own photos as a reference. It is a companion piece to my earlier one called "Honey Pot Road Autumn" as it is on the same property.

"Autumn Horse Barns", oil on canvas panel, 16" x 20"

I had a great time painting in my basement studio this 12" x 16" oil painting on a canvas panel. I used my own photos that I had taken of a local scene. I had to climb down an embankment under a bridge to get this view!

Little River Autumn View

Fresh off the easel this weekend! "Honey Pot Road Autumn", oil on canvas panel, 16" x 20", I painted this from my own photos in my studio in the same style as my plein air painting but on a larger size canvas. I will paint more paintings in this larger format.

Honey Pot Road Autumn