Here’s my latest painting demo for my upcoming solo show at Robert Lewis Gallery (click here for the other of Secluded Cove). Click here to view paintings in the show. Enjoy! Click the image below to visit my .Mac page, then click the play button.
I love painting in Blackwood Canyon, just outside of Tahoe City. Andy Skaff and I paint there together when I visit. I completed this work for my solo show (opening April 13 in Pacific Grove). I took photos at interim stages, so hope to make it into a video as I did the “Secluded Cove” … Read more
“Blackwood Stream, Morning”.I started this small plein air painting on a recent trip to Lake Tahoe, where I painted with my friend Andy Skaff. The light hitting the top of these grasses really drew me in, as well as the color of the shadow areas. While painting this, I met another plein air artist from … Read more
Concentrated on just one painting today, the last day of North Tahoe Plein Air. While I was looking for a spot, I ran into judge ZeeZee Mott, who was painting on the shore even after just arriving home from Africa the day before! She was in great spirits, and we talked about my relation to … Read more
Another beautiful day in Tahoe! I spent the day in Blackwood Canyon, a favorite spot of mine in the Fall for the turning Aspens. I painted two, but the first I’m not sure about, so I’ll hold for now.
Still painting with a knife, and really enjoying the process (unlike poor Cristy Anspach, who wrote a very funny comment on a previous post about painting with a knife). Laura Reilly and Bill Guffy also chimed in with their comments and positive experiences. This is keeping me loose, keeping colors clean, and just a physical … Read more
I didn’t make it to Blackwood Canyon this year, so I’m relying on old digital photos for this painting of an Aspen grove there. Aspens – Oil on Linen – 12×9″ I’m off to the Russian River area for New Years, and hope to have some paintings of the coast there later in the week.
Well, Tahoe is beautiful but really, really windy today. So it’s time to hang out with the family and cook for Thanksgiving. No painting today. Maybe tomorrow. This is Blackwood Canyon, my favorite spot to paint Aspens in the Fall. Blackwood Canyon, Lake Tahoe, CA – 22 November ’06 Kyle and Jo Laderman, Lake Tahoe, … Read more
This weekend I’m headed up to Alta to paint the Sierras. I’m staying with Sam and Phil, close friends that have us up at their home on Alta lake a couple of times a year. I hope there’s snow at the lake, as there are compositions ready to be painted everywhere! I also may head … Read more