Early Evening In Winter

Early Evening In Winter

This “Early Evening In Winter” painting was based on a tutorial I watched. It always amazes me how bright the sun can be as it gets close to the horizon. Almost blotting out the trees between the edge of the earth and me. Some things I would’ve changed but part of the practice for me…

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What A Wonderful World

oh, what a wonderful world

This photo was shot on the south side of Terre Haute with my iPhone. I took this originally for the sunset and was frustrated about all of the power lines. Then, as I looked at it, one of my favorite songs came to mind. I thought I would turn the electrical lines into the few…

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Sunset At The Beach

Sunset At The Beach by Frank Deardurff

In this Sunset At The Beach painting I learned about light and refraction. The crashing waves are not as smooth as I would like but I do like how the sun reflects off the wet sand.

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Abstract Moon Scape

Abstract landscape painting by Frank Deardurff

Another Abstract Moon Scape landscape piece as I learn from another tutorial. Several elements I like from this one. Made me think of Led Zeppelin’s “Misty Mountain Hop” song.

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Moons Over The Mountains

Moons Over The Mountains

A simple tutorial playing with shapes. I like the abstract element of this Moons Over The Mountains painting. Tried some different effects with the moon and stars in this landscape part of this as well.

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City Cat In The Window

Cat in the window - Art work by Frank Deardurff

This is a new style for me to try based on some tutorials on YouTube. It’s kind of dark in the corner but there is a cat in the window there. Simple but learned some cool techniques. It seems each artist has their own way of doing things.

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Late Evening Sun

Untitled Artwork

This one was fun to do still learning depth and lighting with these tutorials. I love late afternoon/evening as the clouds play with the sunlight.

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Cloudy Sunset

Cloudy Sunset

This art work is based on a tutorial I watched on Youtube. Of course I’ve made my own modifications to make it my own. It was a working on learning more about lighting, shadows and textures. I enjoy sunsets and I feel that cloudy sunsets have more appeal as it adds more colors, textures. Clouds…

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Papa Bear and the 3 Grand Cubs

Papa bear and the 3 grand cubs

My latest digital painting I was inspired by a print in a hobby store but wanted to add a splash of color instead of just a grey sky. And, I wanted to symbolize me with my grandkids. This was done with my iPad and Apple Pencil in the Procreate app. Such a great way to…

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