Wash Day - An original oil painting by George De Chiara

Wash Day

6x8 inches

Oil on Canvas Panel

by

George De Chiara

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 I'm always on the look out for running water. It's by far one of my favorite subjects to paint so I very excited to discover a new little river just a few miles from our house. After spending a few minutes looking at different compositions of the running water and rocks, I choose this view, which, of course, turned out to be one of the more difficult locations to paint from. I had to set my easel up on top of a pile of rocks laying on the river bank and balance on one of the rocks to paint. Whenever I wanted to step back and see my progress, I had to carefully step down the pile of rocks to a little clearing so I could study my painting and then climb back up and make my adjustments. It's things like this that make painting outdoors interesting and a lot of fun.

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Last Leaves - An original oil painting by George De Chiara

Last Leaves

8x6 inches

Oil on Canvas Panel

by

George De Chiara

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So far, we are having a very mild winter down here in Texas with lots of rain and relatively warm weather. After a record-breaking dry and hot summer, this has been a most welcome change. It's also made for some great weather to get out and paint and that's exactly what I did for this painting. I went to a near by wildlife area and found this scene. I was immediately struck by the quality of light striking the very last leaves on this oak tree. It's late January and this tree is still not giving up the last of its leaves without a fight. Plus with all the rain we've had over the last 2 months, there's actually lots of fresh green growth in the grassy foreground and even a few green saplings coming up in the brush. 

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Abandoned Shadows - An original oil painting by George De Chiara

Abandoned Shadows

8x10 inches

Oil on Linen Panel

by

George De Chiara

Whenever I go to Fort Worth, I pass by this old abandoned church that's just off the highway. Each time I pass it, I think to myself that I really need to stop and paint this place. There's just something about the way the light hits this old building that makes me want to put it on canvas. Well, just before the year ended, I finally made my trip to paint this old church. It was a nice sunny day with just a little chill in the air. After looking around at a few different views, I chose this one because of the shadows. I loved the color in them as the went across the once white walls. The little bit of green grass and shrub sealed the deal for me and I got to painting. I had to paint quickly before the shadows changed too much. By the time I finished this piece, the shadows coming down the boarded up windows along the top had reached the bottom of the windows.

A few days ago, I found out that this painting was juried into the 2012 Plein Air Southwest Salon at the Southwest Gallery in Dallas. This is my first time in this exhibition and I'm very happy to be included with such a great line up of artists. I'll be posting more information about this show as we closer to it in April. This painting will be available for purchase at this show.

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Westworth Falls - An original oil painting by George De Chiara

Westworth Falls
12x9 inches
Oil on Linen Panel
by
George De Chiara

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 I did this painting a few days after Christmas, between groups of company stopping by the house for the holidays. We had a few good days of some much-needed rain, and, on the first sunny day afterwards, I headed out to one of the best kept secrets in the DFW area, The Falls at Westworth Village. This is a wonderful little area that was once owned by the Naval Air Station. This is the second time I've painted at these falls. The first time was in the fall when they had a lot less water running through them. This time, though, there was plenty of water running over them along with unseasonably warm weather made for a great day of painting.

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Hans and Franz - Commissioned dog portrait by George De Chiara

Hans and Franz
11x14 inches
Oil on Linen Panel
by
George De Chiara

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 A few weeks before Christmas, I got a phone call from one of my very first collectors. I hadn't spoken to him in many years and had a great time catching up. Towards the end of the call, he asked if I could paint him another portrait of his latest dogs, who are two wonderful looking Saint Bernards. After a few emails following our phone call, we reach an agreement on two paintings, both of which would be Christmas presents. With time running out, I got to work painting. Now that Christmas is over I can share this image. This was one of the two paintings I did of these dogs.

 To see a step-by-step description of this painting coming to life please visit my blog here.

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