Roger Snell Artworks Gallery

Good Morning, Sunshine
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20. Sunflowers turn toward the sunrise along this farm road nearby. This impressionistic oil painting on canvas is available at Completely Kentucky in downtown Frankfort. It's one of my favorite painti…
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florida sunrise
Gouache, Panel, 5 x 7. Releases Nov. 26 123: Florida beach sunrise in gouache and pastel on Uart paper.I did the underpainting of this Florida beach sunrise in gouache and put the finishing touches and details in pastel…
Florida sketchbook
Pastel, Paper, 5 x 7. Pastel sketches of various Florida beach scenes. Quick thumb nails of beach umbrellas and palm trees as reference for future studio paintings indoors during the cold, dreary winter while I can thin…
final knob painting
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. Painted in plein air in Irvine, Kentucky, where the Estill County sign promotes "where the Bluegrass meets the mountains." This hilltop knob is in front of the blue, background Appalachian Mountai…
Keep Moving Forward
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Henry Clay Flower Garden
Gouache, Paper, 5 x 7
Wildflowers
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. 112 Painting Kentucky. Mt. Sterling Park v3. WildflowersWe finally had a cool breeze and low humidity during this third visit in three weeks to Henry Botts Nature Park in Mt. Sterling, Ky.This tim…
Pam
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. 108 Painting Kentucky. Focus on a figure. Sterling Meadowshttps://youtu.be/RGIH_CRSuvcReleased: Wed., Aug. 23Jackie Damron serves at Sterling Meadows, an assisted living residence in Mt. Sterling, Ky…
Park Bench
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. 111 Painting Kentucky. Return to Mt. Sterling Park. The bench.The empty park bench overlooing the great view at this Kentucky park is relaxing. Until you try to paint it.What a challenge to get those…
Porch blooms
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. The cool blues and greens contrasted against the sun striking the bright, red brick in this oil painting of blooms on a porch. This was painted on location with Plein Air Artists of Central Kentucky…
Young fishing family
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. 109 Gone Fishing. Appalachia artists paint outdoors in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.https://youtu.be/1AkfElLEEWQReleased: Aug. 27 at 10 a.m.Something memorable always seems to happen when painting outdoo…
Donna garden shed
Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14. 106 Painting Kentucky. Dumplings and DaVinci. Meals, socializing and sharing the plein air experience. Donna Lindon hosted our paintout of Kentucky Appalachia Outdoor Painters. She's a wonderful ar…
Waveland Cabin
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. This oil painting was done on location at Waveland, a historic state park in Lexington. This cabin is adjacent to the property's antebellum home of Joseph Bryan, built in the 1850s. The original slav…
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Lunch
Pastel, Paper, 8 x 10. The subject munched contentedly for all two hours of this painting in pastel on location at a horse farm near Danville. This was painted with Plein Air Artists of Central Kentucky. Sold by Complet…
Beach girls
wildflowers
Pastel, Paper. This sketch of wildflowers was done rapidly and loosely in pastel on paper during a plein air outing with other members of Kentucky Appalachia Outdoor Painters. Watch her for a future post of the YouTube…
horse 2023
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. As members of the Plein Air Artists of Central Kentucky, we get to paint at such special places. I can't wait to share the YouTube video here in the future that includes the making of this paintin…
hay in oil
Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14. This oil painting was done from a photo of a farm in northwest Franklin County, Kentucky. I did a previous study in pastel that also is available for sale. Watch here for a future post of the YouTu…
cave run 2023
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. This pastel painting was done at Cave Run Lake in eastern Kentucky with other members of the Kentucky Appalachia Outdoor Painters. I am very pleased with how I managed all the greens and was able…
belle young
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. This is the younger Belle, painted in pastel. The older Belle painting began on the same day I learned that she had passed away. Check back for a YouTube video of details about Belle and the makin…
belle older
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. I began this pastel painting the same day that I learned Belle crossed the rainbow bridge and had passed away. I started with this version of the older Belle and also did a younger version. Detail…
Hosta
Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14. Of all the flowers to choose, this hosta caught my eye as the sunlight highlighted the interesting blues and greens of the plant. This was painted outdoors on location as part of the Danville garde…
Kentucky Hay in Pastel
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12
bo in pastel
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12
Pioneers
Oil, Panel, 16 x 20. Copying master works is a tip that many great artists and teachers recommend. On that note, I loved this painting on the cover of our church's "Ensign" magazine sometime around 2000. I did the paint…
Destin umbrella
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. This study was done during a workshop on the beach at Destin, Florida, with instructor Jessica Henry Gray. The discounted price reflects that it is a study on panel without a frame.
Destin hibiscus
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7. This quick study was done in Destin, Florida while attending a professional workshop with Jessica Henry Gray. This was done on my own time and after the workshop. This small painting is unframed, expl…
Peaches
Pastel, Paper, 7 x 5
Frankfort cemetery overlook
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12
Kentucky Capitol Canna
Pastel, Paper, 11 x 14. This original pastel painting of the Kentucky Capitol with canna in bloom is available at Completely Kentucky in downtown Frankfort. The painting is based on a photo I took two years ago when all…
Mums the Word
Pastel, Paper, 8 x 10. The University of Kentucky collected all these mums in pots, ready for distribution. As I started to paint, I learned they would all be moved within an hour. I did the fastest outdoor painting eve…
French Dip
Oil
Valentine Roses in Gouache
I did a quick outline of shapes in pencil and then covered with gouache. As an opaque watercolor, gouache is more forgiving. I can correct mistakes by reactivating dry paint with water or by going over with new layers o…
Cumberland Falls
Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14. The mist rising from Cumberland Falls provides soft edges and great atmosphere for the trees in the background. See the detailed video of the making of this oil painting at rogersnell.com/blog. Cum…
Bridge to Kentucky Capitol
Pastel, Paper, 11 x 14. This view is from the Singing Bridge in Downtown Frankfort, looking toward the bridge to the Capitol. The Military History Museum is the distant structure on the hillside. The sky and water reall…
Hydrangea
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. The best way to deal with winter is to paint a summer hydrangea in pastel. This painting is based on a photo I took in our back yard. Here's a link to the YouTube video. https://youtu.be/s3r6rOj0t…
Approaching storm
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Arcanum storm
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. This cloud study was done as part of a three-day workshop with outstanding artist Kathleen Hudson at the Artist's Attic in Lexington, Kentucky in November 2021. The painting is based on a photo of a…
Sunrise
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. This cloud study was done as part of a three-day workshop with outstanding artist Kathleen Hudson at the Artist's Attic in Lexington, Kentucky in November 2021. The painting is based on a sunrise pho…
Kentucky River Limestone
Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14. Limestone palisades line the Kentucky River at this Cummins Ferry campground. Framed, oil on canvas, with hanging hardware. This was painted on location with members of the Plein Air Artists of Cen…
ky capitol idea
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Harkness Edwards Vineyards
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. Painted on location in pastel, there was a hilltop panorama of choices for a painting at Harkness Edwards Vineyards in Winchester, Kentucky. Here's the video about the painting, the vineyards and…
Kathy Wilson's Sunflowers
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. Here's the video from this day of painting with Plein Air Artists of Central Kentucky at the garden of Kathy Wilson in Danville, Kentucky.
Morning sunshine
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7. A still life done speedily because I wanted to eat. Several observers have noted the Corelle Wear pattern in the plate, which pleases me. See more from the artist at rogersnell.com.
Hyacinth
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Pie
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7
Cow
Oil, Canvas, 12 x 16
Yearning to breathe free
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Kentucky River waterfall
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
easter painting
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Deere running in yard
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Cove Spring Tower
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7. Red buds bloom in early spring at Cove Spring Park in Frankfort, Kentucky, providing a great foreground for the stone silo. This little gem is 5x7 inches.
Ottenheim
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Callie and Dzl
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20
Joy Unmasked
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20
Serafini
Pastel, Paper, 12 x 9. This original pastel is mounted with a mat and covered with glass in a nice frame. The photo shows the original on sanded Uart pastel paper before framing. The price includes the original work and…
Hilton Head Sunrise
Oil, Panel, 24 x 30. From plein air to studio, this video shows the third and final segment of this oil painting of a Hilton Head sunrise. I did several sketches and an oil study on location in May. Rainy days gave me t…
danville covered bridge
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20. This plein air oil painting was done on location at Millennium Park in Danville, Kentucky. I loved the reflection of the covered bridge and the distant glow of the goldenrod. The retail price does…
Workshop Mountain
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. This painting was done in September 2021 as part of a zoom workshop hosted by Bill Fletcher. Key to this lesson was creating subtle value and color shifts of the rocks from direct light, shadow and r…
Hilton Head walk
Pastel, Panel, 9 x 12
Sunflower Farm
Gouache, Paper, 8 x 10. Bright, morning light and the outer rows of the sunflowers all point down the lane and to the red barn. I love everything about this composition. Watch the video at rogersnell.com/blog.
Ruby
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Salt Lake Temple
Oil, Panel, 20 x 16
Bo
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
red planter
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
French Harbor
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Hay, Kentucky
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20. This original oil was produced from a photo I took of a farm just across the road from the Sculpture Park in Frankfort, Ky. The video shows the process from thumbnail sketches in pencil, to pastel…
New Day at Hilton Head
Oil, Panel, 22 x 30. Sunrise at Hilton Head creates this amazing glow. Includes a nice frame, and shipping is free in the continental United States. Here's the link to a 3-minute time-lapse video showing the three days…
Danville Farmers' Market
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20 x 3/4. I painted this en plein air at Constitution Square in downtown Danville, Kentucky during the Saturday farmers' market. Also painting with me that day were members of Plein Air Artists of Cent…
Kentucky Daylily Farm
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. One of my early attempts of painting outdoors with pastel worked so well with all the colors of this daylily field in eastern Kentucky. The story of the farm, the day lilies and the progress of me…
Nauvoo Temple
Oil, Panel, 12 x 16
A child's prayer
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9. I love this photo of Ada by her mother. Ada makes sure to say her prayers before bedtime. I loved the emotions of this so much that I painted it as a surprise and as a gift. The highest compliment wa…
Sophie
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Shaker Village Barn
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7. The iconic barn at Shaker Village in Kentucky during fall. A 5x7 gem in oil (framed).
Chateau
Oil, Panel, 40 x 32
Daisy
Pastel, Paper, 8 x 10. This original pastel was done by applying soft pastel to a board that was prepared with gesso and pastel medium. The foundation increases the grit for the pastel to adhere.
Sunflower
Acrylic, Canvas, 11 x 14. I love how strong the contrast is between light and shadow on this sunflower, which I concentrated on from my photo. I continued the painting around the corners of the canvas and added hanging…
ky daffodils
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Hummingbird
Pastel, Paper, 8 x 10
Tay Cottage
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. The artist painted this scene on location in Salvisa, Kentucky, gathered with members of Plein Air Painters of the Bluegrass.
Goddard Bridge
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. This covered bridge is an icon in the tiny town of Goddard, Kentucky. What caught me about this scene was the shadow in the foreground of the steeple and cross of the United Methodist Church. Debb…
Kentucky Farm
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. Abraham Lincoln's grandmother lived on a farm just down the road from this Forkland, Kentucky farm. I painted this on the grounds of the Forkland Community Center where a museum honors Lincoln's l…
Stowaway
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
joseph
Oil, Panel, 16 x 20
French Door Shadow
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Hibiscus
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. I love how well pastel can capture the complexities of a hibiscus, with the variation of color, lights and shadow. This was very difficult for me to paint because of all the layers of pastel and t…
Kentucky Farm at Midway
Acrylic, Canvas, 11 x 14. This Kentucky farm at Midway was the scene for a paint-out with members of Plein Air Painters of the Bluegrass. There were so many scenes to paint at this beautiful farm that I didn't get to th…
Path to Cave Run Lake
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. During a paint-out at Cave Run Lake in Kentucky, the fog was so dense that we couldn't see the lake for nearly two hours. I finally had to find a scene to paint that was not blurred by fog and focuse…
ky back yard blooms
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9. Catching the spring blooms from the back yard.
Hay Roll Kentucky
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7. This little 5x7-inch gem is of a favorite scene depicting when it's time for the hay rolls.
MLK
Oil, Canvas, 22 x 28. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. I started this oil painting the day after visiting the National Civil Rights Museum in 2018, 50 years after King was killed at the historic site.I was moved by t…
French flowers
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Gathering
Oil, Panel, 22 x 28
Hilton Head grandchildren
Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14. This is my fourth oil painting of nearly a dozen works springing from our Hilton Head trip in May 2021. It also serves as an example of painting emotions. I can hear the laughter, splashing and joy…
Cave Run at Long Bow Marina
Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14. Just a few days before November, the leaves are now showing fall colors. This plein air painting was done at Cave Run Lake's Long Bow Marina with Kentucky Appalachia Outdoor Painters. The morning s…
Dad
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 12. I worked on Dad's portrait immediately after his funeral in December 2017. Mom has the original. The highest compliment was her tears and her emotions that "it looks just like him." This video show…
Monet Creek
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. A park next to Berea College has a bridge that local artists call the "Monet Bridge" because it resembles the one in Claude Monet's Giverny garden. So, I call this Monet Creek since I found a dry…
Grandma
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Hummingbird painting
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
French Dip
Oil, Canvas, 22 x 28. You can almost hear the laughter of these children splashing in the stream of this French village. I love the abstract quality of the buildings and stone bridge in contrast to the realistic landsca…
Centre College tree
Pastel, Paper, 12 x 9. A beautiful and pleasant September day on the campus of Centre College. I focused on this tree as a a portrait of sorts to keep improving in my rendering of trees. This caught my eye because the t…
Danville Tree
Pastel, Paper, 10 x 8. Kentucky's first Constitution was written at Constitution Square in Danville. This old tree might have been a sapling at the time, more than 200 years ago. I loved doing a "portrait" of this tree…
Rachel
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
French villa
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7
Purple Henbit
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20. Just outside Shaker Village, Kentucky, the first spring blooms of henbit make this pasture glow like the lavender fields of France. The beautiful purple flowers are considered a weed, but the bloom…
Wedding Chapel
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12
Not Retired Yet
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20 x 3/4. This old tractor is still in use on a Woodford County farm near Versailles, Kentucky. I painted this on location with other artists of Plein Air Painters of the Bluegrass. The price includes…
Cove Spring Waterfall
Oil, Panel, 7 x 5. Painting of one of the waterfalls at Cove Spring, a nature preserve at the north edge of Frankfort, Kentucky.
Izzy
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Verona, Ohio
Oil, Panel, 12 x 16
cove wildflowers2
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7
Gallrein
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
911 painting
Oil, Panel, 36 x 28. I painted this during the days following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on America by terrorists. This photo by The Associated Press dramatically showed the contrast between the Statue of Liberty and th…
Rachel and Rog
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Peonies
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
New Day in Arcanum
Acrylic, Panel, 22 x 28. The town hall and water tower are the heart of Arcanum. The news tugged at my heart that the building was being vacated and in danger of being lost. I felt strong emotions as I tackled the most…
Shelbyville Silo small version
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7. This small study in oil was the basis for a larger work on canvas of the beautiful brick silo threatened by neighboring residential and commercial developments. Kentucky farms represent rural scenes t…
Pineapple
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Noah
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Elkhorn Creek
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Austin Kentucky
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. While making a Kentucky Proud farm visit at Kenny Mattingly's artisan cheese shop and farm, I caught this photo just down the road of an approaching storm. I would love to do a bigger painting of thi…
Hibiscus
Oil, 5 x 7
Karl
Oil, Panel, 12 x 16
Fort Harrison lake
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Shelbyville Silo large version
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20. This beautiful brick silo stands surrounded by residential and commercial developments. Kentucky farms represent rural scenes that sometimes fade into history. This painting was done with thick str…
Fox
Oil, 5 x 7
Idaho-Utah line
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
spring bloom
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Crosley
Oil, Panel, 16 x 12
shakertown creek
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
cove flowers
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7
Island coop
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Lincoln County
Oil, Panel, 16 x 20
rip cemetery painting
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
cove bee
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7
Pete Rose
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Indy fall painting
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Mustard
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. Mustard blooms on this Kentucky farm.
Farm in fall
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Bell House
Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12. Done on location as part of Paint the Small Town in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.
field lily
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Downtown Frankfort
Oil, Panel, 16 x 20
Catalina
Oil, Panel, 16 x 20
Fall in Kentucky
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12. Painting the rural life of Kentucky, we find this thriving family store and orchard that has been in the same family for three generations near Winchester. Mary Beth Hendricks is that third generatio…
Sunflowers
Oil, Canvas, 12 x 16
Fence
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Cove Springs 2
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Hammock
Oil, Canvas, 24 x 36
Red River Gorge
Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14
Tulip tree
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9. The neighbor across the street has the most beautiful tulip tree, and the plein air painting was done from life in the shade of our garage.
Mt. Zion Home
Oil, Panel, 16 x 12
Boathouse
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Morehead Reflections
Pastel, Paper, 16 x 20. Painted from life at Triplett Creek in Morehead City Park with other artists of Kentucky Appalachia Outdoor Painters. See the video of the making of this painting and the events of the day.
Spring song
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Island shore
Oil, Panel, 5 x 7
Watering hole
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Mangrove Dawn
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Bagdad Kentucky
Gouache, Paper, 9 x 12
shakertown cows
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12