Wilton Bailey

NFS 10x8 oil on panel.  This is a portrait of my Uncle Wilton.  I started this portrait from a photo I took of him about 2 years ago, but I got busy and had to put it aside.  I decided I was going to finish it this week, and I did!  I hope you can see what a kind and wonderful man he is.

Breakfast

SOLD Oil on panel, 9"x9"  My dad made pancakes for breakfast, and I added strawberries and bananas.  It was delicious!

Portrait of Mrs. A

 

SOLD Oil on linen, 18"x14" detail.  This is a commissioned portrait I just finished.  Painting portraits is a challenge, but one I love.  Although I love to paint landscapes and almost any subject, the human face is still my favorite.

Peace

Plein air, 8"x10", oil on panel.  It was such a beautiful, peaceful day with clouds slowly floating overhead at the farm.  I just HAD to paint the scene!

Pond in the Morning

Plein air painting, 8x10 oil on panel.  Yes, another farm painting.  This one was painted early in the morning (around 9:00) looking toward the east. 

Watercolor Sketches

Morning Sunlight--watercolor & ink sketch, 5x8.  These are in my sketchbook from our recent visit to my dad's farm.  I like to sketch with watercolors--they're quick and fun. I liked the way the shadowy foreground contrasted with the bright morning sunlight on the distant pasture.

Deer--watercolor & ink sketch, 5x8.  One evening, these 2 deer, casting deep shadows, came down to the pond for a drink.

                                      
SOLD Cows Grazing--watercolor & ink sketch, 5x8.  These cows aren't really purple; they're black, but in the evening light, they looked purple.  There has been a lot of rain this summer, and the grass is tall and plentiful.

Summer Evening

Plein air painting, 8"x10" oil on panel.  This is the third painting I did  at the farm last week.  I didn't quite finish it, so I finished it tonight.  I guess I can still call it a plein air painting since I did almost all of it on location.

Pink Lillies

Plein air painting, 8"x10" oil on panel.  These were so pretty in the yard at my dad's farm!  I loved watching them every day as they changed.  As some drooped, withered, and died, other buds grew and opened into these beautiful delicate blossoms.  I painted these on the third day we were there.

Along the Fence

Plein air painting, 8"x10",  oil on panel.  My dad and I spent the week at his farm in central Texas.  It is so beautiful there!  I painted this from the deck on the back of the house.  The mornings were cool (66 degrees), but it was really hot in the afternoons (95 degrees).  This was done during a cool Tuesday morning.

Peaceful Afternoon

 8"x10" oil on panel, East Texas plein air painting.