Susan Neese McKinney Ramblings

I had a great 2 day portrait workshop with artist Adam Clague last Friday and Saturday.    I kind of blew the first attempt, but the second day went better.    After touching it up at home from a photo reference I'm pretty happy with it.    I placed it in a frame to see how it looked and  "Wow", it really popped.    The model is reported to really like it......hoping she might want to take it home.   Here it is in this mahogany colored frame.   It might be better in a darker brown color.    Now I'm on to a PaintOut on Saturday at Marceline, MO, which was a childhood home of  "Walt Disney" himself.   It should be a great day to be out and to meet some new artists from that area of the state.   And of course, I can always hope to sell a painting while there.     "Cheri", 11"x 14", Oil, painted from life

I had a good day last Thursday.   A long day, but productive one.     I started out painting at Ritter Springs Park, on North side of Springfield, with the Springfield Plein Air group.    It was a little steamy and 7/10th of a mile trek to the small lake.    My art gear got a little heavy, even if it was on wheels.......ha.    Then afterwards I drove down to the South edge of Missouri to Roaring River State Park to meet up with Cheryl Coen who was camping there.   We enjoyed the park a while before picking spots to paint.    I got a good start on one and touched it up a little more at home.    The first one was a keeper.......so I didn't want to fool around with it.......and botch it up.....lol    Roaring River Park was looking pretty good after some bad flooding this summer.    The crews had done a fantastic job getting it all cleaned up.    They said lots of the huge brood trout and got washed into the river.    So wasn't that great for a few lucky fishermen...... Here are th

I've spent the last couple days re-photographing a few of my paintings that weren't quite right as far as color and clarity.    All available for purchase.  Here are a few of those paintings: Rock Sculpture, 8"x 10", Oil Ready for Action, 8"x10", Oil Ozark Mill & Bridge, 8"x 10", Oil Odd Man Out, 8"x 10", Oil Boone's Barn, 8"x 10", Oil          

"Summertime", 24"x 36", Oil. So happy to say this has sold and will being going home with family.    In the meantime it will be in  a show at the Springfield Regional Art's Council, ""At Play"",  Springfield, MO for the month of August.