Warm Autumn Day on the Cache la Poudre

Warm Autumn Day on the Cache la Poudre
by Scott Ruthven
12"x9" Oil on panel

The fall colors were spectacular this year in Colorado.  I painted this painting on site over a couple of sessions along the river here in Fort Collins.

Happy Halloween

Avery's Pumpkins by Scott Ruthven
24"x12" Oil on Canvas
SOLD

In this piece, I wanted to capture the vibrant colors and well defined shadows created by the intense late afternoon sun.  I like how the cast shadows made another set of pumpkin shapes too and there are some lovely reflected lights.  The corn and the ground plane were painted using layers of warm and cool transparent washes.

I'm working on a video to show the progression of this work.

Have a fun and safe halloween!