Inquire Size: 35 x 53Medium: Pastel on paper©2020 Tom Weinkle I’ve painted this scene before in a smaller format. The grand drama of the incoming storm, chasing away the sunlight in the foreground that afternoon still haunts me.
Inquire Size: 40 x 27Medium: Pastel on paper©2020 Tom Weinkle One fall, I spent a week or so exploring waterfalls in Western Massachusetts. A short hike through forests was usually required. That old adage about journey vs. destination still comes to mind.
Inquire Size: 52 x 34Medium: Pastel on paper©2020 Tom Weinkle There is so much to see in Big Cypress Preserve. At a glance it may all seem the same, but upon further study, there is a melange of nature that can hold my attention forever.
Inquire Size: 40 x 27Medium: Pastel on archival paper©2020 Tom Weinkle I have spent much time in and around Big Cypress Preserve. I had the hiking paths of this campground all to myself one winter morning. The trees seemed to rise up, showing their beauty and clamoring for sunlight.
Inquire Size: 40 x 27Medium: Pastel on archival paper©2020 Tom Weinkle I’m lucky that family draws me to the west from time to time. Fall is my favorite time, when the intensity of warm color in a colder climate is unmatched.
Inquire Size: 48 x 32Medium: Pastel on archival paper©2020 Tom Weinkle This painting was inspired by a hike near Basalt, Colorado during the fall. The serpentine shapes of these trees backlit in bright sun presented me with a explosion of hue that I couldn’t resist.
Inquire Size: 32 x 45Medium: Pastel on archival paper©2020 Tom Weinkle This painting was inspired by exploration of the countryside in early morning, Northwest of Atlanta. Pastel was applied over an underpainting of watercolor to create this vignette of stand of pine and birch.
Inquire Size: 32 x 45Medium: Pastel on paper©2020 Tom Weinkle This pastel was inspired by a visit to Apalachicola. The fishing industry is under extreme pressure due to water management, use and rights issues between Georgia and Florida. Seen at low tide, these boats, part of a tradition for decades may disappear forever sooner than …
Sold Size: 48 x 76Medium: Oil on canvas©2019 Tom Weinkle This pastel was inspired by morning walks through Big Cypress Preserve. There is a kind of modern ballet rehearsal going on, the hues of light shift gradually to place a spotlight on trees which pose in striking stillness. I’ve painted similar scenes in oil, …
Inquire Size: 48 x 60Medium: Oil on canvas©2020 Tom Weinkle This painting was inspired by a visit to a pecan farm west of Gainesville during Thanksgiving.
