"River Song"

I started out painting this "en plein air" on a bridge over the Middle Saluda River at Jones Gap State Park in June of this year. It's much larger than I have ever attempted outdoors and was quite a challenge. I made three trips to the park (about an hour from my house) to paint it at the same time of day and same lighting conditions. I also worked on it in the studio to finish it. I hope to paint this large again, but I better get faster at it or make sure to paint a subject closer to home. This will be hanging at the West Greenville Art Festival in the Pendleton Street Arts District the weekend of September 18 and 19. Stop by and say hi and see this piece in person.

Untitled

28" x 22 x .75" oil on stretched canvas

$575 plus postage

Jones Gap again

Here's a painting I did with the pallette knife on the second day at Jones Gap State Park. I really was disappointed in it while there, but now, after taking another look at it, I like it. I feel it captured the chaotic movement of the water swirling and the dappled sunlight that was constantly changing and getting me so confused.

Yesterday, I took my Dave and 2 of my grandsons, Skylar (7) and Breckon (5) to Jones Gap so they could experience the beauty of the river and deep shade of the forest on such a hot and humid afternoon. It was great, we had so much fun hiking along the river, crawling around the rocks and watching the boys wading, throwing rocks and all that comes with little boys discovering nature. The air around the water was cool and as long as we were in the shade, the heat of the day was quite tolerable.




Saluda River, Jones Gap State Park, SC
10"x8" oil on panel unframed
$150 unframed. $225 framed. Plus $10.00 shipping


If interested in purchasing this painting, contact me at
jacki.newell@gmail.com

Falls Park, Greenville, SC

This needs work, but I'm posting it anyway. What a perfect summer day it was today. I sat in a shady spot overlooking the beautiful waterfalls in Falls Park, Greenville, SC. I'm not particularly proud of this one, except for the fact that I managed to keep everything organized and it is arranged very much like the actual scene. I need to work on the rushing water, to make it more water-like. Because of all the rain, it really is rushing and powerful this year. It was viewed from a distance and i don't like the fact that it looks like a miniature waterfall viewed up close, rather than the large powerful waterfall that it is, further away. I will try to fix that. I'll post it again sometime to campare the two. It was so fun, though, to sit and paint in such a beautful park on a perfect summer day.

8x6 oil on canvas board

$95 unframed, $145 framed plus $10 for shipping.