Marblehead Light

Marblehead Photo Op 2
24" x 36", Oil on Canvas
09/2016

The lighthouse on Marblehead on Lake Erie is right out on the rocks. Here are a couple of kids waiting on the Mom to take the obligatory snapshot for the record, "We were here!"

Plein Air– Lake Isabella

Waiting on the Fish to Bite
12" x 16", Oil on Canvas
09/2016

A former oxbow of the Little Miami and gravel pit, Lake Isabella is a small park in the Hamilton County Park system. Very popular with bank fisherman, this one's dropped a line and is waiting for a big catfish to come by.

View of Northern Kentucky

Northern Kentucky
12" x 24", Oil on Canvas
08/2016

The view from the park on Hill Street in Mt. Adams, Cincinnati affords a spectacular view across the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge to Newport and the rest of Northern Kentucky.

Plein Air– Glendale

A Village Gift Shop
12" x 16", Oil on Canvas
08/2016

SWOPA went to Cincinnati's original commuter suburb to paint on Thursday. Glendale, Ohio was established along the rail line in 1855 as a quiet refuge some distance from the teeming center city. It afforded rapid transportation and a pastoral setting.

Located on the city square are many quaint and charming shops such as this one.

Plein Air– Milford

Old Stone Mill
12" x 16", Oil on Canvas
08/2016

We didn't want to hike too far from the cars last Thursday, expecting pop-up thunderstorms. So, we had a change in venue, from Valley View Nature Preserve to downtown Milford. This is the view looking down the hill on Mill Street to the intersection with Main.

New Studio Piece

Make Up Your Mind!
30" x 24", Oil on Canvas
08/2016

The young often have difficulties choosing, yes or no? Sometimes traffic engineers face the same conundrum. From photography of "small town" life in the quaint resort village at Lakeside Chautauqua, Ohio.

Plein Air– Mt. Airy Forest

Mount Airy Pergola
12" x 16", Oil on Canvas
08/2016

The plantings in the Arboretum in Mount Airy Forest were still lush and blooming this year, even at the beginning of August. This painting is of the pergola at the lodge offices near the more formal plantings. Lots of butterflies, gold finches and humming birds to keep us company as we painted.