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710 Floral
Terrace Park, OH

(513) 687-0033

Oil on canvas plein air paintings, primarily of Michigan and Ohio scenes, completed by the artist, Rick Koehler.

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Enjoy personal testaments and lessons learned on Rick Koehler's journey of capturing moments in time and turning them into long lasting impressions through oil on canvas. 

Basking in the Glow

Rick Koehler

The first time I painted this scene it was a plein air piece that was 14x11.  At a later time, I painted it in the studio at 24x18.  The area behind the barns is actually a hillside that climbs up to the treeline behind it.  I obviously did not render it very well and the painting languished in the gallery and did not sell.

So I brought it back to see if I could salvage it from the dumpster.  The first painting is the original version.  The second one I changed many colors and values of the scene, but the hillside was still there.  I sent it out to my painting group, the Hog Bristles, asking for opinions.  One of my friends said that I needed to work on ‘the field’ behind the barns.  I said to myself, what field?  Then I saw it.

So I decided to render it more accurately as a field of crops, which also added a great deal of depth to the scene.  I downplayed the little (and unimportant) building to the left and added the fence to mentally separate the field from the grassy area.  Thanks Phil, I think it works better now!

Cheers!

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