old trunks

 Old trunks and branches (CA)
24X36
Acrylic on board.

Back in the saddle

As I explore the many potential directions that my recent landscapes have opened up to me; in many ways nothing feels better than to paint a Still life!  In part it has that 'comfortable shoe', type feeling but more than that -  my approach to both subjects is so separate and divergent. This may be a passing phase, but I feel each subject requires a different perspective, especially in strength of palette and the way a close object is explored compared to a more distant panorama. I could ramble on, but here I'll let the painting speak!

White petals and lemons

24X 18   Acrylic on board

Winding through the forest

This is from a couple of weeks ago, I spent a good amount of time on this painting. I wanted to find a nice overall color scheme that moved across the whole forest, but that also provided some variety.  I went in and re-painted differing colors on the ground in the background a number of times till I found the right hues. I also re-established the dark river bank and the distant yellow foliage, before I was happy with the overall piece.

The following week I attempted another woodland painting, with reference material I'd gathered from the same trip, but in the end I decided that painting had failed - one to scrape down and try again... This one however I think worked out. That's painting, you can't be successful all the time!

 Winding through the forest (Big Basin SP, CA)
20X44
Acrylic on wood

Ink and Paper

Got a nice little feature and AD running in this Mays issue of Southwest Art Magazine. I have a little show with New Masters Gallery in Carmel, so this AD is set to coincide with that.  I think both the article and AD turned out well. Though part of me would have liked a few more pages of copy to feature more art and a lot more talk - but I guess that'll have to wait for another time, and I know I'm being greedy!  ;-)

You can see the works I have in the show, if you follow this link http://www.newmastersgallery.com/ArtistsWX/Wilson,%20Angus%201.htm. Also you might consider visiting my web page at www.anguspaintings.com, at the bottom of ever page there's a link for my E newsletter. I only send out about 4 or so emails a year (so it shouldn't get annoying), but it's a great way to keep in touch my current events.

Warming things up

Here's the latest still life in a nice warm color range, I love finding an excuse to combine reds with greens.....

Irises bathed on warm

32 X 48       Acrylic on wood

All at sea.... well Ocean.

Here's a couple of seascapes finished recently. The first was done last year, but the final touches weren't done until recently. Sitting together the works seem a little different. But I feel in part that speaks to the strong palette on 'Sun over the calm' and the unusually subdued palette on 'Light haze' (well subdued for me anyway).

Sun over the calm
23.5X23.5
Acrylic on canvas

Light haze over Ocean cliffs
24 X 18
Acrylic on board

Colorful storm

I still find I'm jumping around a little with consistency of palette with my landscapes; but I'm enjoying myself and that's half the battle. This is painted from a small study I did about 2 years, the original was a lot more somber with a threatening sky of the approaching storm. I decided I wanted something more punchy in color, but possibly the increase in color has lightened the mood of the ominous sky? Still the painting works on other levels, even if I have lost some its threat.

Approaching Storm (Nr Albuquerque, Nm)

36 X 24    Acrylic on board

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This painting below was one I worked on last year, but only recently adjusted and refined a couple of details, so thought I'd post it up.

'At the edge of the fields, California'
40X30        Acrylic on Canvas