Open Mic Nite

Let's Celebrate!

'tis the season:)

Open Mic Nite  9x12 oil on museum board

Happy Holidays to all and wishing you a spectacular New Year!

Music is one of the things that Austin does best.

The painting above is Juan De Hoyos

on Open Mic Nite

at Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse.

You can learn more about Juan here:

www.juandehoyos.com

and hear his music here:

http://www.juandehoyos.com/music

Enjoy!

Over the years The Hilltop has hosted music legends such as Willie Nelson, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Asleep at the Wheel, Jerry Jeff Walker, Kevin Fowler and Toby Keith ( among others).

www.poodies.net

Announcing my BIG ADVENTURE in my next blog.

Please stay tuned.

(hint)- part of it involves Santiago!

Until then, continue to sparkle with delight in the season of light!


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Mean Eyed Cat

Mean Eyed Cat Bar

12 x 12 oil on museum board

Getting to know my new home town a little better.

The Mean Eyed Cat Bar is popular

for Bar B Q, booze and beer,

with a Johnny Cash kicker.

When in Austin, check it out!

Thanks for following my blog and viewing my paintings.

Comments are welcomed and appreciated:)

Three Martini Floor

Three Martini Floor 6x6 oil on museum board

 

to purchase for $100 click here

 

This painting was inspired by my friend Patti Mollica.

She made a cool artbyte on Daily Paintworks

call Fast Loose and Bold.

 

She had done some martini paintings that I really admired.

I have some in my studio and this was my

excuse to give painting them a whirl.

This is how it went:

Please click here to see short step by step video.

 

The Daily Paintworks challenge was to try a style of

another painter on the site whose work I admire.

I really want to be faster, looser, and bolder so

it was a no brainer for me to try to

use some of Patti's suggestions from her artbyte.

 

I would have loved to nit pick things more and 'fixed' stuff.

But I resisted!

I started with a one inch brush, but switched down to a half

inch when it started getting muddy.  I set the timer trying to spend only

ten minutes on each glass but spent fifteen instead.

It took 30 minutes to draw and stain the canvas,

45 minutes for the glasses

and another 15 to finish it off.

(That's not counting the photographs!)

So one and a half hours to paint this.

That's my best ever time!

Normally it takes me three hours.

Please let me know what you think, I enjoy the feed back.

Thanks!