I love oil landscapes. I wish I was able to do this, but, alas, it’s going to be well out of reach for my creative talents. At least I get to appreciate other’s art.
I completed my oil painting which was going on for some time now. I painted it step by step in layers, taking pictures along the way. Click here to see the initial sketch,underpainting,the step by step process and now I proudly present to you the complete oil painting.
Oil on canvas
It took me around 2-3 months to complete this one and I have one more exciting painting which is currently on the back burner as I’m just not able to make time for it. Do check it out if you want to see something really awesome shaping up.
I also do a lot of watercolor paintings in case you want to check it out and if you liked my art, then please don’t forget to like, and subscribe to my blog.
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Early winter is the best time to capture beautiful Rocky Mountain rivers like this, before they’ve almost totally frozen over. I was blessed to find this viewpoint from a bridge crossing the river near Lake Louise. There was very little colour in this scene, so it was an easy decision to go black-and-white. That said, here’s the colour version for comparison: https://bit.ly/PipestoneRiver. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
Click on the picture for a larger view.
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Don’t look now, but the Chargers are making noise in the AFC playoff picture. The Chiefs looked awfully good this past week, though.
Kansas City 28 LA Chargers 23
Saturday, December 18:
Las Vegas at Cleveland
A pair of underachievers go head to head. I’ll go with the Browns at home.
Cleveland 33 Las Vegas 22
New England at Indianapolis
The Colts are for real, but Bill Belichick with two weeks to prepare for an opponent?
New England 23 Indianapolis 20
Sunday, December 19:
Tennessee at Pittsburgh
The Titans were able to beat up on the Jaguars, however, Pittsburgh on the road in December is an entirely different challenge.
Pittsburgh 17 Tennessee 7
Carolina at Buffalo
Normally, I would call this a trap game for the Bills, seeing they were at Tampa in week 14 and go to New England in week 16, but Buffalo is in desperation mode.
Buffalo 21 Carolina 11
Washington at Philadelphia
Is it me, or is the NFC East boring?
Philadelphia 27 Washington 16
Houston at Jacksonville
Ugh!
Houston 11 Jacksonville 8
Dallas at NY Giants
Is it me, or is the NFC East boring?
Dallas 23 NY Giants 14
Arizona at Detroit
The Cardinals suffered a tough loss on Monday night. They get a nice bounce back gift here.
Arizona 27 Detroit 13
NY Jets at Miami
Will the bye week slow down the Dolphins? Not this week.
Miami 26 NY Jets 6
Cincinnati at Denver
Does anyone want to win the AFC North?
Denver 24 Cincinnati 16
Atlanta at San Francisco
Is anybody talking about the 49ers?
San Francisco 27 Atlanta 21
Seattle at LA Rams
Are the Rams back?
LA Rams 29 Seattle 17
Green Bay at Baltimore
The Ravens are unravelling.
Green Bay 27 Baltimore 23
New Orleans at Tampa Bay
The Bucs almost coughed one up against Buffalo. They are still in the mix for home field advantage in the NFC.
Tampa Bay 28 New Orleans 24
Monday, December 20:
Minnesota at Chicago
Is it possible for the Vikings to have a laugher? Nope.
Howlin’ Wolf (aka Chester Burnett, 1910-1976 [voice, harmonica], with Willie Johnson [guitar], Willie Steele [drums]), “Moanin’ at Midnight” (C. Burnett), recorded at Sam Phillips’ Memphis Recording Service (then licensed to Chess Records), 1951
Whipped Owl 