Judy Stroup Art

Friday, February 22, 2019

Painting Indoors

More Tools

I don't think I have seen many paintings of tools but I'm finding them interesting items to paint.

Three little oil cans

Brass, Copper and Blue paint

Pipe wrench with reflections.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

I'd rather be out plein air painting but winter is just hanging on so in addition to practicing drawing more, I decided to do some small still life paintings 6x6" size. In addition to the usual food subject matter, I picked out some tools from our large collection. Some are antique, some just old.

Thursday, February 7, 2019

A New Year

A Wintery Start

The weather has been extremely cold (An Arctic Vortex) that has given me the opportunity to brush up on drawing out the window for my landscape subject matter. The magical vision of 10" inches of snow and a week later the melting values of cloudy days and melting leftover snow.

A bit warmer day enabled me to get out and paint a quick study of an amazingly changing sky!

Outside my window

Outside Kirkwood Community Center

From under the shelter at Cliff Cave Park

Monday, December 31, 2018

Last of 2018

New Year's Eve

Did some tweaking on a couple of little 6x8 plein air paintings from this past year.

Cliff Cave Shelter

Stuckmeyer Farm

sold

Monday, December 3, 2018

Cliff Cave Park

Late November

8x10 oil

A Nice Fall Day

5x7 oil

Feels like Fall

I painted at this location on two days in a row. First day was nice, fairly warm and no wind. The second day started out ok but a weather front moved in and it got more overcast and windy as the morning went on. I was glad I chose a smaller format since it wasn't long before the wind picked up and the temperature went down. I was glad I had the previous day to capture this scene with some sun.

Thursday, November 1, 2018

4th Annual ManyMini Show

OA GALLERY

MANY MINI ART SHOW

8x10 plein air oil

Fall Blush

gifted

Opening reception for this show is FRIDAY, NOV. 2 - 6-8p.m.

Hope you can join me for refreshments and a look at some wonderful small works.

OA GALLERY is located across from the Kirkwood train station.

101A W. Argonne Dr.
The Show will be up from Nov. 2, 2018 - Jan.5, 2019

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Kirkwood Farmers Market

Fall is here!

Mums

6x8 plein air oil

sold

The Kirkwood farmers market is so colorful year round but in fall it's at its best. Lots of pumpkins of all colors and the end of the season garden bounty. But my favorite are the soft round mums that make the season look fresh as spring in it's cheerful but muted colors.