How to Paint Trees with Fall Leaves - 'Early One Morning' Oil Painting by Bill Inman

How to paint trees with fall colors and a walking path in a quick and colorful Impressionistic style. 'Early One Morning' was inspired by a trip I took with my 8 year old daughter to drop off some paintings for the Indiana Heritage Arts Show. The trees were in full fall glory and breathtaking as we traveled and hiked around many of the back roads of Nashville, Indiana.

Watching these fast motion films is a great way to get a sense for the development from abstract color shapes to the refining touches of leaves and branches that bring life to the painting.

Starting with several different colors of greens, yellows, and oranges for the backdrop I quickly lay in abstract shapes with large bristle brushes and then begin to refine the shapes into recognizable patterns of trees and leaves.

This is not like the formula paintings Bob Ross created that so many artists around the world have come to love. My painting style is based on principles professional artists use like abstract color shapes, edge quality for greater realism, shadow and highlight, color theory or convincing color relationships, and establishing correct values throughout the painting.

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Most of my landscape painting is alla prima or wet on wet and created from plein air studies, imagination, and digital reference photos.

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About the Artist:

Learn from impressionist Bill Inman as he demonstrates how to breathe life into loose abstract color masses.

For more than 30 years he has been selling his work through galleries around the country as a full time artist.

He is classically trained with 5 years of figure and head drawing from the model; advanced pastel, watercolor and oil painting from life and holds an MFA in studio painting.

He is a recipient of the Congressional Art Award, has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine and has his work in collections around the world.

These colors and techniques generally apply equally well with oil or acrylic paint.

"My goal is to help viewers feel like they are looking out a window or doorway into a beautiful scene, one that beckons to forget the world a while and simply enjoy the peace and serenity, the incredible beauty Heavenly Father has provided."

Bill and his beautiful wife Kristie have 7 children and several grandchildren. "They are my deepest source of joy and inspiration!"

Enjoy, and Happy Painting!!