Tag Archives: Shaw Nature Reserve
Missouri Landscape
This is another piece painted on Arches Oil paper. I really like this stuff! The painting is from photo references taken by me on a Summer hike with Tom at Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit, Missouri. The glade was … Continue reading
Hiking at Shaw Nature Reserve
Last month Tom and I hiked at Shaw Nature Reserve during a controlled prairie burn – something the caretakers do every Winter. The distant trail was closed but we could see and smell the smoke across the glade. This is … Continue reading
Sunday at Shaw Nature Reserve
I painted with MOPAPA at Shaw Nature Reserve yesterday. I tried a Richeson pre-toned board with the umber wash background. Not being used to painting on such a slick surface, I struggled. Some of the other painters said they love … Continue reading
Summer Prairie – Shaw Nature Reserve
From this morning’s paint-out with MOPAPA. This is the prairie behind the Bascom House looking from the trail. It’s a 12×16 oil on panel. There were so many wildflowers, grasses and other plants in bloom that it was difficult for … Continue reading
Spring at Shaw
This is from an outing last week at Shaw Nature Reserve. The dogwoods have been beautiful this year. This is an 11×14 oil on panel.
Shaw Nature Reserve – Wildflower Garden
From this morning’s paint-out with Jan. I was struck by the contrast of the spring blossoms in the wildflower garden against the wintry trees on the horizon near the Bascom House at Shaw Nature Reserve this morning. Winter being pushed out by … Continue reading
Perseverance
It is storming as I write this post and that’s appropriate because this tree is a lightning survivor. This is a large pine on the edge of the wildflower garden at Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit, Missouri. I painted there … Continue reading
Shaw Nature Reserve – January
Once again, painting with MOPAPA at Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit, Missouri. We had an unseasonably warm day (around 58 degrees F) with gusty winds. This is a scene from behind the Bascom House. I don’t know what kind of tree … Continue reading
January at Shaw Nature Reserve
Here is my latest version of the painting. I’ve taken some advice from Jan and deleted the small shed. I think it makes for a more peaceful painting. I was forcing the shed into the original composition, positioning it at … Continue reading
