Thursday, December 30, 2010

Cabin at Phantom Ranch

This painting is a little late for Christmas, but here it is at last.  Oil paint tends to take about four times longer to dry in the winter, hence the tardiness of this image.  I can't say too much about this painting because it was a comission from a photo I did not take.  Nonetheless, I put a little of my own experiences into the painting knowing how this place looks since my wife and I stayed two nights in one of these quaint cabins last March.  They have two bunkbeds, a small bathroom and sink, a heater, and airy windows.  The photo I worked from was from the a few weeks before Christmas and each cabin had a wreath on the door.  The painting is 9x12" using a combination of brush and palette knife.

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