392: Daffodil group 2

7" x 5" oil on canvas

# 391: Daffodil Group

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas

# 390: Tomato, tomato

8" x 10" oil on canvas board

# 389: Three Tulips

12" x 9" oil on canvas

# 388: Ruth, Dozing

12" x 9" oil on board

my quick studies are often so much fresher than my longer studies.

# 387: Star Flower

12" x 9" oil on board

 

I am getting into trying to post almost daily again. Couldn't post yesterday because it was a cloudy day and I couldn't get a good picture. I will have to paint a couple of days ahead now that I am Minnesota. The picture isn't great either ( I need a better camera). The pot blue is less vivid and the green/yellows are warmer in the real thing. Still,  I must post!

 

What I am working on while painting from observation:

1. Don't overwork it

2. Paint in a more abstract manner....what I feel over what I see

3. Strong value contrast.

4. Include areas of neutral color

5. Shape.

6. Rhythm

#386: Apple Study

8" x 8" oil on canvas panel