I haven't posted in a couple of weeks so I have two sessions of paintings to post. Here is the first. The MoPAPA ( Misouri Plein Air Painters were painting near the Muny in Forest Park. My first painting was over by the Old Stable Bridge. The rain was really starting to come down so I ducked under the loggia of the Muny and painted Shawn and David painting.

Shaw Arboretum almost two weeks ago. I painted at the Shaw Arboretum last Sunday. It seemed like quite a few people were there also. A large group of the plein air painters were there, too. The daffodils covered many of the large fields. The pink trees in the first painting shown was the under painting or tone of the board coming through. The second painting I did first thing of the day and I couldn't get the white paint opened. So I used Naples yellow as my white and consequently it didn't work that well. Avery cool cast to the painting. Dave had a handy tool, an impressive Swiss army knife type of folding pliers that opened the white and I was in business. My third painting was the portrait of the plein air painters Dwight and Jane. Jane looked like a pre-raphelite or Sargent model and I just had to try to capture her. It is so cold that I think I'll skip tomorrow and work on some still lifes. Each of these paintings is $79.00

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Meramec River
A couple of weeks ago I was painting on the Meramec at Castlewood State Park. This is where the flooding is now. Then the river was quiet and spring was just starting. 8x8 inches. Oil on canvas mounted on masonite. Price is $49.00. Reference no. 70. Paypal accepted, email me for the address.

Indian Creek. The cool, green creek was so inviting in the summer. 8x8 inches. Oil on canvas mounted on masonite. Price is $24.00. Reference no. 69. Paypal accepted, email me for the address.

New Hope Church Road. Another painting for last summer. 8x10 inches. Oil on canvas mounted on Masonite. Price is $19.00, free shipping included. Reference no. 68. Pay securely with Paypal, email me for the address.

I found bunch of paintings which I did last summer and never posted. They made me long for summer again. We just had that big snow fall. This one has a late summer feel. 8x10 inches Oil canvas mounted on Masonite. Price is $79.00 and includes free shipping. Email reference number 67. Pay securely with Paypal, email me for the address.

Allen painting by the creek in the tall grass. 6x8 inches.

I always associate wild flowers with the early spring. This past Sunday the creek was littered with plein air painters. This is Dave ( on left) and Shawn standing on a gravel bar, painting away.

A change of pace here. This is a watercolorof some of the girls at the Homeschoolers' Valentines Party. Very fun. Tons of candy and a womderful time was had by all.

The second painting from that stormy weekend in Forest Park. This painting is already sold. 6x8 inches.

The same weekend as the previous post. I just didn't put this one up. This is Henryk a supper painter who uses Old Holland pants, also. I love the rich color and the stiff texture of the paint. I do think it works well with the Maroger medium but I've been mixing my own stand oil and Gamsol or Sansoder medium for the studio. Outside, I'm currently using a small vial of Galkyd. Still, I think the Maroger is superior. The guy on the left is Bill Farthing.

My second painting from Bee Tree Park this past Sunday. While there was snow, it really wasn't that cold. Lots of subtle color interacton in this small 6x8 inch painting. It is $49.00.

Here is my effort from a trip to Bee Tree Park. It winds by the river and has some lovely views. I painted three canvases there. This is the first. This painting is 8x8and $49.00

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Snowy Sunday. A very large painting 20x24 inches of the sledding on Art Hill, Forest Park, St. Louis not too long ago. The painting has a buy it now of $89.90.

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Detail of the sledding on Art Hill painting.

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This painting is 16x20 inches. A recent north light still life.