Eileen’s paintings – Oil paintings, acrylics, watercolors
As sunset approached, the winds picked up and the weather turned blustery. The clouds were heavy shades of blue over the golden-to-magenta sky. Of course, I dashed to my easel. My paints were still on my palette after the morning’s oil sketch, so — just adding more zinc white — I was ready to paint…
When I looked out the window this morning, the sky was a mix of pinks, blues, whites and yellows. Snow is on the way. The colors were vivid for a very brief time… maybe four minutes. They faded within seconds. I dashed to my easel and quickly scrubbed in the colors while they were fresh…
Last February (2010), I began this oil painting of a landscape in the White Mountains. Because I had other work to complete first, this painting progressed slowly. For about four months, this painting was on my living room wall. I knew that it needed something… I just couldn’t figure out what. Last week, I read…
The best view from our home is through the sliding glass doors in our living room. Unfortunately, that’s also the hottest room in the summer, so – without a/c (typical in this part of NH) – it’s no fun to paint there. However, once the cooler weather returns, I’m ready to pick up my paintbrush…
This sunset was nearly as spectacular as Thursday night’s, with the added bonus of showing vivid colors earlier. So, I was able to capture most of the color before the light turned too dark for painting. I may tweak the foreground before I say that this sketch is completed… or I may leave it as-is,…
Generally, sunsets aren’t colorful right now. Last night was an exception. The longer I painted (and the darker the skies became), the more brilliant the colors and contrasts in the sky. In fact, I tried to paint a second sketch after this one, but it was so dark outside, I couldn’t see what I was…