L P Boni Studio: 2005

22 October 2005

Two oil sketches

Lakeside Reflections

22Oct05
5"x7"
Oil on Canvas Board

SE out my window

22Oct05
5"x7"
Oil on Canvas Board

08 October 2005

05 October 2005

After not having painted for 10 days, I was desperate today to put some paint on canvas. Wanted to do something quick as I have lots of school work, so decided to do a Plein Aire oil sketch of the view outside my study/studio window.

5Oct2005
9"x12"
Oil on Canvas Board

By the time I was done, I realized that there was no real focal point and that set up some tension for the viewer. So I decided to use up the remaining paint on my palette and try again. This one has much better balance and is "easier" to view. Just wish I'd done it a bit bigger!

5Oct2005
5"x7"
Oil on Canvas Board

25 September 2005

Cloudy Day in Alaska

24Sep2005
8x10
Oil on Canvas Board

16 September 2005

Red Pear

15Sep2005
8"x10"
Oil on Canvas Board

While the Roses are in Bloom

15Sep2005
Oil on Canvas
16"x20"

This painting is a recreation of one that I painted in the late 1980's and subsequently lost in our house fire on Dec23, 1999. I love lush gardens, rose arbors and paths. The painting had been one of my favorites and was the first painting I did on my own. It was heartbreaking to lose it. Recently, I came across a photograph which had a 1"x3/4" image of the painting in it. I digitally enlarged it and this painting is the result. Similar but different!

Here is the original version.