Thursday, July 31, 2014

Gracy

acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

This is a portrait I did a few years ago that never got posted.

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Ovanes's Roses

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

This is a color study using a still life painting of Ovanes Berberian as reference.  I love red.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Light on Lavender

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Essentially a cloud painting, this is a study of what will later be used to create a canvas painting.  Add it to the list, Geeves, will you?

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

The Swimming Hole

acrylic on canvas, 6" x 12"

A plein air sketch that I started tweaking in the studio, then stopped because it all started to go pear-shaped.  I couldn't remember how I mixed the colors that day by the pond, and once you start in with a slightly different palette, there's no end to the changes that ensue.  I liked some things about this effort sufficiently to want to preserve them.  So, I chalk this one up to a successful learning experience.  Onward!

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Marcia's Pond

acrylic on masonite panel, 9" x 12"

This was started as a plein air on Marcia Burtt's beautiful property, but I ran out of time with it and so had to finish in the studio.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Limantour Beach

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 30"

This is an attempt at a seascape.  I battled with it mightily and perhaps should have stopped after the first session, as my paints had dried and I had to remix an approximation of the palette, which changed everything, of course.  Another challenge was presented by the yellow ochre ground on the canvas I had chosen.  I loved the yellow ground peeking through as the painting emerged, especially in the mid ground on the right.  This is not an accurate image of the painting, colorwise, and I may not be done with this one.  I need a break from it, though, and to come back with fresh eyes. 

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Cho Oyu Study

oil on canvas panel, 8" x 8"

Another study of Cho Oyu, the mountain peak in the distance of the Himalayas of Nepal/Tibet.