Korea - Kimchi Pots in Winter Garden

Acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 16

Another in our Korean series. I wanted to try to return to the 7-step method and avoid concentrating on the details too much (as I tend to do). I was interested in the reflections on the kimchi barrels, so I concentrated on that and didn't spend too long on the painting. - Chris

Korea - Oido Fish Market

acrylic on canvas, 18x24

Another Korean market picture.  I loved the chance to play with brighter colours, and using a larger canvas. - Chris

City Winter Scene

acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 16

A quick painting from a fotolia picture, at our weekly get-togethers. I don't like the smaller size - I find it too hard to paint freely. - Jill

Korea - East Coast Beach

acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30

I really enjoyed painting this one, and playing with the colours. I like the bigger canvases, too. - Jill

Boat on Shore

acrylic on canvas, 16 x 24

A quick study from a web picture - we all did the same picture, and it was fun to see how different they were. I won't bother keeping this one - Jill

AZ- Monument Valley

acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 16

Wanted to play with the colours a little. - Jill

Utah - Mexican Hat

acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 16

I wanted to try a quicker picture of this rock formation called 'Mexican Hat'. I'm still not happy with the darkness of the background, but I thought I'd just leave it for now. - Chris

Goats

acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 16

We had on old picture from the farm, so I wanted to try painting the goats. - Jill

San Antonio - River Walk Cafe

acrylic on canvas, 18 x 18

We blew up a small area of a photo we took of the Riverwalk - I wanted to try something with more people in it. - Jill

Korea - Woman Cleaning Fish

acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 16

I really liked the subject of this photo, from our Korean trip in 2006. Despite my attempts to paint more freely, I seem to be a bit of a detail person - never mind, I'm still new to this, and I'm still experimenting. - Chris

Middle of Winter

acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 16

Was looking for a subject, and a friend had this picture. Just a quick study. - Jill

Morning Sun at Arches National Park

acrylic on canvas board, 12x16

Spectacular shadows and highlights in this view of Arches National Park - I hope I did it justice. Tried to keep it more abstract. - Chris

Utah - Bryce Canyon

acrylic on canvas, 12x16

After a long break from painting, was eager to get back to it. I managed to finish this one quite quickly, without concentrating on the detail too much. We were just stunned by the multicoloured hoodoos in Bryce Canyon - difficult to give the impression of all the striations and jagged rocks while not focussing on the details. - Chris