This oil painting is 6x6 inches on Gessobord.....finally getting back to painting after the loss of my dog. It just takes time!! Wishing you all a joyous season as we go through the coming days....
These are the craziest shoe find this past weekend. They are acrylic and all transparent....so fun to draw. I want to try more drawings of these shoes.
This is an older drawing that I worked back into....promise I am going to produce soon...having a bit of a time after the hurricane which greatly disrupted our lives.....
Good Morning Everyone, We are back having evacuated during Hurricane Matthew. We have a home to come home to with minor damage. I will be back painting in a few days when all of the cleanup is done. So grateful to come home.......
This small 6"x 8" oil painting is painted on Gessobord. I enjoyed the entire process from the notan to the finished stroke. I concentrated my attention to my brushstrokes keeping them to a minimum. It was an exercise in discipline.
Fun, fun painting to do. I used a simple palette of Vermillion, Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt Blue, Cad Yellow Lt, and Titanium White. Well, I did use a touch of Dioxazine Purple.
This was a pretty difficult shoe to sketch with all of the straps and glitter. It feels a little wonky and I may have to try this again to get a good drawing. I bought this pair of shoes for $1.00....I love these crazy high heel shoes which I don't ever nor would I ever wear! But nonetheless they are very fun to draw and paint.
There are times when all I want to paint is an abstract. Yesterday I decided to use 3 colors and explore the neutrals that I could obtain. I used Ultramarine Blue, Dioxazine Purple, and Yellow Ochre. I know a strange combination....but look at the gorgeous neutrals! Ahhh makes my heart go pit a pat!!!:) I am actually going to pursue this further because it has sparked an idea that is just frantic to get out!
I went treasure shopping yesterday and found this small earthenware decanter which I believe may be raku. It is lovely. It isn't crooked it is the way that the paper folded when I photographed it. Anyway the shape and decoration make this a very special piece.
This was a fun painting....I gave myself 30 minutes and limited my strokes and tried not to work over an area more than needed. I used a simple palette of Vermillion, Quinacridone Red, Ultramarine Blue, Cad Yellow Med, Titanium White. I love the color harmony when using a limited palette.
I gave myself about 30 minutes to complete this painting. I wanted fresh, loose, and full of energy...sometimes I think that I paint too much. I worked to lay down each stroke and not work back into it too much. I enjoyed this process and will try again. With this palette I used quinacridone Red, Azo Yellow, Ultramarine Blue and Titanium white. In particular I loved the neutrals that I was able to get.
This is a 7"x 5" oil painted on Gessobord. I used a controlled palette of Alizarin Crimson, Cad Red Med, Ivory Black, Naples Yellow, and Titanium White. I did mix my red with a bit of Cad Orange. My apple melted under the bright light.....the candy just slumped off.....:)
I have been working on some daily sketches and this one was the only one I care to show....I need to keep working on the ones that didn't cut the mustard....
I enjoyed this painting and once again I need to photograph under natural lighting tomorrow morning. The palette that I used was Cerulean Blue, Cad Orange, Cad Yellow Lt., Alizarin Crimson, Titanium White, Ivory Black, and Naples Yellow.