Alachua 2
Inquire Size: 40 x 27Medium: Pastel on archival paper©2020 Tom Weinkle This painting was inspired by a Thanksgiving day walk aon a farm in Alachua. The light streaming through the trees and glowing color of fall caught my attention.
Landscape
Stream bed
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.
Georgia on My Mind
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.
Apalachicola
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 …
Big Cypress Morning Walk
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, …
Near Gainesville
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.
Fallen Tree Kaaterskill Trail
Inquire Size: 36 x 48Medium: Oil on canvas©2020 Tom Weinkle Painted in late 2019, I reworked parts of the painting to better reflect my sense of the light I experienced on my descent from the Falls. This painting was inspired by hikes to Kaaterskill Falls during the late fall. I’m drawn to the color …
Skillet Strand
Inquire Size: 48 x 36Medium: Oil on canvas©2020 Tom Weinkle This painting was inspired by a hike through parts of Skillet Strand. At certain points, the ORV trail seemed to act as a dividing line between stands of Pine and Cypress. The division of species caught my attention.
Concho Billy Trail
Inquire Size: 36 x 60Medium: Oil on canvas©2019 Tom Weinkle This painting was inpired by a walk along Concho Billy Trail. The weather in South Florida can change quickly, and I was struck by the beauty of the storm clouds approaching from the west.
Fakahatchee Strand
Inquire Size: 36 x 48Medium: Oil on canvas©2019 Tom Weinkle I’ve always been drawn to backlit scenes. The contrast of the light against the foreground in shadow is electrifying. This painting was inspired by a drive through Fakahatchee Strand.