Tall Mountain Landscape Painting

Oil on canvas board 9x12. Photo reference. Take note of the burnt umber ground popping through in spots of the painting. This technique of glazing the background of the image before you begin painting helps to get rid of the confusing and misleading white of the untreated canvas and also (most importantly) creates a sense of unity throughout the image and in some cases compliments the colors occurring in the direct application of paint, i.e. the reddish 'background' is the compliment of the some of the more greenish colors in the foreground. Any-who. Enjoy.

Abstraction

This is one step in the process of a large oil painting I am working on at the moment. This piece of paper serves a totally utilitarian purpose and wasn't intended to be a piece of artwork in-and-of itself. Despite this fact, I found it to be truly and abstractly beautiful and subsequently I am here displaying it to you. I hope you like.