Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Hiker's Big Reward

12" x 12", oil on stretched canvas

On auction at the Fog Gallery, Vinalhaven, ME Aug 12th


Thinking about what to paint this morning I remembered what really inspired me to attempt painting to begin with and that was the great landscape artists of Maine that I would see every summer in different galleries and museums, artists like Connie Hayes, Tom Curry and Eric Hopkins. So I took a study that I had painted a few weeks ago, Hiker's Reward, enlarged it and tweaked it, and created this larger landscape. All of my landscape paintings are inspired by actual photos that I have taken on my journeys. Maybe this summer I'll actually try plein air painting... we'll see.

5 comments:

  1. Rob, great job! Nice colors and contrast between the rocks and water.

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  2. Hi, Rob! Great painting. Been checking out your blog...very enjoyable!

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  3. Rob, I like this. That blue is what makes it for me. Great colors.

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  4. These paintings are painterly, not like 'copied'. Nice work.
    Thanks for those links, too. I recognize Connie (Borrowed Views) but didn't know the others.

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