'Convergence - Five Artists Paint New Orleans'

The nocturnes in this collection are both plein air and studio pieces.
"Painting nocturnes points out just how unfamiliar we are with the familiar, those views we see daily under the full light of the sun. My work for this show concentrates on the natural landscape, my subject matter of choice otherwise, but in the nocturnal mode. That means that what I know from observation about that landscape during the day, it's colors, textures and range of value, is completely different. Subtlety is the operative word in this case. The value range is extremely limited as is the gamut of color available to be used to portray the scenes. I found that to be the most intriguing part of painting this group of work. With only an exception or two, most of my nocturnes are of nature lit by nature where almost no external light source is available. I did some nocturnal plein air work in preparation and have done that over the last few years from time to time. But I found the most advantage in just being outside at night, sitting and observing what I saw, making mental notes to be used later in the studio to create the paintings I have on display."

These are some of my most recent paintings from life.

All works in this collection completed in one session from life.

All work in this collection have been painted in the studio directly from field studies or from field studies and photo reference.

This is my collection of pastels painted in the studio and in the field.  If a field study, it is noted on the pastel's image tag.