Jarrod Ranney: September 2012

Friday, September 28, 2012

Secluded

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." - John Burroughs

This painting is 8" x 6" oil on canvas panel. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting

Monday, September 24, 2012

Backyard Retreat

One generation plants the trees, and another gets the shade. - Chinese Proverb

This painting is 7" x 5" oil on canvas panel.

Friday, September 21, 2012

Delivering Light

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love." - Marcus Aurelius

This painting is 8" x 6" oil on canvas panel. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting

My neighbor's tree has been a part of many of my paintings. Today, sadly, it was removed because it was very unhealthy and posed a safety hazard to the two houses that were next to it. Below are some of the paintings it has inspired and one photograph of the tree in very early morning light. This tree will be missed.

Afternoon Delight, 7 x 5 (sold)

Red Truck, 6 x 8 (sold)

Illumination, 8 x 6 (sold)

The Tree in the Backyard, 8 x 6 (sold)

Untitled

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Morning Intensity

"Light is the first thought of painters, and there is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

This painting is 8" x 6" oil on canvas board.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Shipping Lane

"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for." - Grace Hopper

This painting is 6" x 8" oil on canvas board.

My last outdoor show of the year was this past weekend. A great big bear-hug (I'm from Bear, get it?) thank you to everybody that stopped by. Thankfully the storm that chased us out early on Saturday only made things wet. Sunday, however, was beautiful and really made the weekend just perfect.