Fresh Lemon Slice

Fresh Lemon Slice  6x6 oil on board

The patterns of light and dark continue to hold

my interest no matter what my subject is.

What I'm really focusing on is

how to express these

values and colors with loose brushwork

and a variety of edges.

 

This subject literally falls in my lap from 

my lemon trees in the garden!

 

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On The Edge

On The Edge  6x6  oil on museum board

I love painting this knife, but this

painting is really all 

about the patterns of light and dark. 

If I get the negative spaces correct

then the objects just paint

themselves:)

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Cutting Edge

Cutting Edge  8x8 oil on museum board

 

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Lately I've been working behind the scenes

 taking a private week of pure

experimentation and not worrying at all about

the 'finshed' product.

It's a simple luxury that I don't think I

indulge in enough.

 

Play is the soul food of art that keeps me going.

 

Please feel free to share your secrets

about what keeps you going on your

creative journey.

 

Two Down

Two Down   6 x 6  oil on museum board

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I'm enjoying the primary palette, the distortion of the liquid

and the reflections on the shaker.

The combinations seem endless yet each

painting is a new challenge.

I'm experimenting with a different surface this week.

I've coated each panel with three coats of gesso

sanding in between. After I play

with it a while I'll let you know which on I like best

and why.

 

How do you prepare your panels.

I order Ampersand from the states.

What do you use?

Striped Cream and Sugar

Striped Cream and Sugar 6x6 oil on museum board

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I'm listening to horns honking and people singing as I

post this. We've just had the elections here in

Malta and the Labor Party is a happy bunch.

They won and ousted the National Party after

being in power for 25 years.

Apparently the idea is to make as much noise as

possible in celebration, all day and all night.

We're on day two, everyone is Still out on the

streets. Except me and probably the head of

the National Party.

Hopefully tomorrow things will return to normal,

whatever that means!

 

 

Cherry Triple

Cherry Triple  6x6 oil on museum board

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I switched the color of my under painting and my

tinted palette I've been playing with.  

It makes all the colors change.

Have you tried this? If so I'd love

to hear about your experience!

Cosmo Down

 

Cosmo Down 6x6 oil on board

 

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This is another version of the glasses done on a

palette that was tinted the same color as my under painting

on my board.

 

I think I'm getting used to it, although it's a bit

confusing. To me the colors

seem to harmonize and pop more.

 

What do you think?