One of my favorites by John. Check out the video. Study after a Stormy Day John Francis Murphy 8x12 $349 Just for fun. My version from 2017 below! An even older take on his painting blow ..read more

My painting loosely based on Sunday, October by John Francis Murphy. Check out the video. Riffing on John Francis Murphy 8x12 $249 ..read more

I found this one on an auctioneer site the size of the original is 9x14. Sorry it’s not in the Catelog Raisonne. Check out the video for more info! Study after Suinset Harvest 8x12 $299 George Inness Sunset Harvest 8x12 ..read more

We take a small break from our Inness studies today to visit the work of another Tonalist Master Charles Warren Eaton. His painting ‘Winter Solitude’ was done in 1887. Check out the blog post for more information! Study after Charles Warren Eaton - Winter Solitude 9x12 $349 Video Block Double-click here to add a video by URL or embed code. Learn more My reference image below. Charles Warren Eaton - Winter Solitude 9x12 ..read more

This is an Inness that does not appear in the catalog raisonne. I found information about it on the Mutualart site. Original was sized 18x24 and painted in 1891. Check out the video for more information. Study after - George Inness Landscape with trees and Afterglow 9x12 $349 Video Block Double-click here to add a video by URL or embed code. Learn more Reference image below: George Inness Landscape with trees and Afterglow ..read more

On the Mutual art site this painting shows as ‘painted in the style of’ and so may not be an actual Inness. It’s looks good to me though so I proceeded with my planned study and I’m happy with how it turned out. Check out the video for more information! Study after George Inness - Figure in a Landscape at Dusk 8x10 $249 My reference image below! George Inness - Figure in a Landscape at Dusk 8x10 ..read more

Yes a real challenge. So may of George’s paintings are. There are deffo moments where I’m thinking ‘ugh, this is too hard!. Anyway watch the video for all the pertinent information! The original by Inness was 27.5x41.5 inches. Study after George Inness - Sunshine and Clouds 1883 - 8x12 $299 My reference image below. A very tough image to find online! George Inness - Sunshine and Clouds 1883 ..read more

I loved this painting when I first saw it in the catalog and started searching the internet for it. The only images I found were in sepia tone but high resolution. I’ve used PhotoShop to colorize the image and then used that as reference for my study. Watch the video for lot’s more information. Original painting size was 12x18” Cat # 554. Study after George Inness After the Shower 8x12 $299 My reference image below and below that the original sepia image. Image Colorized using Photoshop Original Sepia of ‘After the Shower’ print from 1910 ..read more

The challenge here was edges in the time allotted. I’m happy with the color and my brush technique gets the overall Inness feel across I think. Check out the vid for more about this painting. Study after George Inness Autumn Gold 8x12 $299 Below is a version I did back in 2015 in a smaller format. Looks very different color wise. It was day 86 of my 100 days of Tonalism series. And here below is my reference image. Please not color differences between my study and this reference photo can be due to lots of different reasons like digital color profiles and in some cases I may decide to paint i ..read more

Well, I know I always say it but this was quite a challenge to pull off especially the sky. The complementary color approach by Inness to the sunset is masterful and I learned a lot. Study after George Inness Sunset 10x14 $450 Some details about Inness’ original painting; painted in 1860, Size 10x14. It’s just a coincidence that my study was done at the same size. It’s rare for George to paint such a finished work at such a small size. Cataloge #166 Sunset by George Inness 10x14 ..read more