Snowstorm

This is an attempt to get more out of acrylics by using a palette knife for most of the painting. The buildings and figures are pleasing but the sky came out a little heavy, perhaps I should have flicked the paint at the canvas rather than speckled it.

Reflections

This painting came about from an idea and a mental picture. I wanted to show the tall plume of smoke balancing the long reflection from the mast in the water. To emphasise these the picture had to be tall and narrow.

Distant Mountain

This is my first excursion into oils. After watching several Bob Ross programs on the Discovery channel I went to a Bob Ross workshop and produced this. Although simple in nature and lacking a focal point I was pleased with the overall effect to the degree that I abandoned acrylics and went to several more Bob Ross style classes.