On a late afternoon on West Monroe Street in Franklin, Indiana the sun gives a yellow glow to the buildings but the shadows are blue violet.

Danville is a typical small Indiana town.  My portrayal is a scene with late afternoon sun.  I use warm colors like yellow, yellow ocher or orange to give the sensation of sunlight as seen on the buildings or the rear windows of the vehicles. To show shadow I use blue or lavender.  You can see this on the road.  The shadowy side of buildings have a slight bluish tone to their colors.

This painting shows two girls playing.  The look of the water is created by painting reflections under them and a wave action in the area.

Eleven year-old boys still play with imagination.  Two boys play in the creek, pretending they are building a dam.  The paint strokes are random and done with energy to portray the atmosphere intended.

Here’s a portrait of Joanna.  She’s a very well loved member of her community.  She has gone out of her way to help a lot of people.  She’s spent a lot of time in community service as well as being involved in her church.  She’s married and has three daughters.  I’ve tried to portray her personality in this painting.