Todd Orchard Paintings

Monday, June 3, 2013

Tetons

This is a painting I am working on. If the Tetons don't look quite right that is because they are painted from the west side of the mountain range (or as the locals say "the Drigg's side"). I am going to try and figure out how to make a movie of all the progress shots I have been taking along the way.

Update: I was not diligent in my recording of the steps of this painting.... sorry. here is the final image and some of my favorite "moments". Enjoy!

Thursday, May 23, 2013

A small painting 4 Vern

I have a friend that is organizing a thing (can I be any more vague?) for a good Artist contact, my Mentor, and all around good guy Vern Swanson. She has asked a number of artists to submit 3x5 inch paintings that she is going to present to Vern today at Krieger-Ricks Gallery in Springville. He is going in for some major surgery and this is sorta "we love you and are behind you" type event. This is my small painting from my Colorado River series... 3x5 inches.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

ZIONS Bank show in Provo

I was excited about being invited to participate in the annual Zions bank show for the first time this year. I really wanted to have more work ready for the show, but alas only so much work can fit on a 8'x 8' wire backing. I was great to meet new artists, talk to old friends, and greet people who came to the show to check out the Art and have a bite from the awesome catering that Zion's had brought in. 5 floors of artists (over 60 of us). I didn't sell any work that night but it was a good time regardless.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

available paintings

A link to current available paintings HERE.

Summit Gold

Oil 2007

36x72

sold

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Lapping all the way to the River Bank

I have been very productive the past month but have not been very good posting new paintings here! Sorry about that. Here are two paintings I finished before my family and I went on family vacation, I submitted them to the Spring Salon in Springville, but they were not accepted...Drat!

I think they are some of my best work.

"Lapping all the way to the river bank"

20x40 inches Oil

sold

This is a painting I have done before on a smaller scale, you can see it below, I called it " a running start" I called this one "Rock Curtain". It has some great things happening in it. I love the dark foreground. This is longer than a double square... I like the long format too.

"Rock Curtain"

16x36 inches Oil

$4200

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Its been a while....

Its been a while since I did any thing productive in the studio... I have no good excuse either. here are a few small paintings (9x12)

I'll get some more stuff up soon!

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Manilla Mustangs

I finished up some work in Manilla Utah last week. Manilla is just west of the west end of Flaming Gorge. Its a small town. The High school has this great Axillary Gym, we replicated the mural from the main gym in the school. This Aux gym has 2 main courts, both courts have 2 of these mustang murals. The horses took about 10 hours per each set; airbrushing takes a lot of time.

The Endzones had a 33 inch "MUSTANGS" lettered on the perimeter track. I didn't get a shoot of the finished product, Mountain Heights was finishing up the paintings and finishing of the floor.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Fall colors series... to start

I have been working a new series of paintings focusing on the colors of fall. These two images are from near my Parent's cabin in Mantua, Utah (just East of Brigham City). I have been listening to Lord of the Rings audiobooks so I imagine Orcs and Hobbits all over in the hills.

"Limited Access"

10x15 inches Oil

sold

"Trail of Red Trees"

20x24 inches Oil
$2200

Not totally convince about the frame... might need to be darkened a bit.

Details

this is one of my favorite square inches of the painting...

..this part too, and see, look real close you can see Frodo and Sam hiding in the red bushes...

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

A Running Start

A painting and frame I finished a week ago. I tried to keep the image a little on the abstract side. I know it is totally representational, but I was able to finish quickly without fussing over textures and details.

"A Running Start"

9x18 1/2 inches oil

$925

I couldn't think of a great name for it, I was listening to "The Hobbit" book on my Ipod, so when I look at it I think of Bilbo and the dwarfs. I call it a running start; sorta a pun on running water.... Image is 9x18 1/2 inches, framed size is 24 1/4x 15 1/4 inches.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Paintings from Moab and the Colorado River

Here is a painting I did after the Kickstarter Project was done. I went a little faster and more abstract; against my instincts to slow down and tighten up with details as the painting was finishing.