12" x 9" oil on canvas
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
# 388: Ruth, Dozing
12" x 9" oil on board
my quick studies are often so much fresher than my longer studies.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
# 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
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
# 381 Excuse Me
12" x 12" oil on canvas
Doing caricature unusual for me and is something that I aim to explore mere. These two characters came out of an abstract painting that I was working on...they just seemed to appear and once I saw them it was impossible to un-see them. Therefore I decided to flesh them out more.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Friday, December 13, 2013
# 378: Rope dancer
12" x 12" oil on canvas
Oh my. It has been a very long time since I posted last. I really need to rename my blog.
I was a little preoccupied with putting a show of my work up at the Huntington beach library. It was a bit of a paint, but well worth the agony. Thanks to all of you that came to see it!
I was a little preoccupied with putting a show of my work up at the Huntington beach library. It was a bit of a paint, but well worth the agony. Thanks to all of you that came to see it!
Monday, November 11, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
# 369: abstract
12"x 12" oil on canvas
I decided to start posting some of my abstracts. looking at my blog, one can tell that my heart just isn't in the still lives anymore. I am trying to work into my still lives what I am learning from doing these abstract pieces, but I tend to fall into old painting habits and they end up quite dull.
I would love some feed back on this and some title suggestions.
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