Bare Minimum

Bare Minimum 6x6 oil on board

I was going for simplicity with this painting. I was

experimenting with as few colors and values as possible 

and still get the feeling of the posed figure.

This type of painting is more exciting

to me than something perfectly rendered with

all the details.

How do you feel about the power of suggestion?

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Turning Inward

Turning Inward  6x6 Oil on Board

 

This pose has a feeling of turning inward, curling up and

retreating. It seemed to fit with the changes of

season here as the summer retreats and the

earth pulls back into herself

during the winter months.

 

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Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie 6 x 6 oil on board

OK, so my diet is officially over, for this week anyway.

Obviously I have pie making on my brain.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie 16 x 16 Oil on Canvas

The alchemy of baking amazes me.  It's not really something

I'm good at because you really have to follow directions well.

I consider myself more of a 'creative' cook.

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French Table

French Table 20 x 20 Oil on Canvas Gallery Wrapped

This isn't my French kitchen, it belongs to a friend of mine who is 

quite a collector of table cloths. And everyone knows a

good French table isn't complete with a table cloth

and of course fresh flowers.

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After Vermeer's Girl with Hat

After Vermeer's Girl with Hat  10 x 7 oil on board

Vermeer has always been one of my favorite artists.  I did this

simplified three value study interpretation to help

me understand how he painted the light

so well.  I made it

more fun by painting with a few of my favorite colors:

cad yellow medium

quinacridone red

and carbazole violet.

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Tea Jubilee

Tea Jubilee 16 x 20 oil on canvas

In addition to the small daily studies I like to keep a larger

painting going as well.  It gives me more space to try to

apply the paint in different ways and

design the light/dark patterns.

This was so much fun for me to paint just by picking the

colors that make my heart sing.

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After Vermeer

After Vermeer 6 x 6 oil on board

Vermeer has always been one of my favorite artists. He was famous

for his sensitivity to light and color.  I love painting light

and feel like we can learn so much from the masters.

I did this three value color study to explore 

massing and making interesting shapes.

Personally I think that's why Vermeer's painting work

so well.  He really held is light/dark masses together.

So much to learn, so little time.

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Butter Cream

Butter Cream  6 x 6 oil on board

Maybe it's the cooler weather that has me thinking more about

cooking.  Food items seem to be showing up in my

paintings.  Go figure!

I started this painting as a demo to show some artists

I am working with how to transition from block studies to

actual still life.  The block of butter was the 

perfect thing to use.  I also started this 

piece with notes of pure color and it

progressively got more realistic.

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Endless Summer

Endless Summer 6 x 6 oil on board

This was painted for the Hurricane Sandy fundraiser on

Daily Paintworks.

Even in November in Malta, on a beautiful day like

today I feel like it's an endless summer.

Bliss!

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