Portrait No. 12

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

The latest portrait from a 2-hour session last Tuesday.  The sitter was a good friend of mine, Erin Parsley.  This is my first attempt at painting someone I know, a thing much harder to do, I discovered, than painting a stranger.  Funny, that.

White Iris

acrylic on canvas, 20" x 10"

Another in what has become my "white flower" series.  I'm going through all the white flowers I can think of to paint, all because I enjoy painting the shadow areas.  It's fun to paint a non-white color that still reads as white within a greater context.

Giraffe and Acacia Tree

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

This is for Tex, a beautiful soul who appreciated this little digital painting I did a while ago and have never posted, until now.  I love you, Tex!

Portrait No. 11

acrylic on canvasboard, 10" x 8"

Another 2-hour portrait sketch from my Tuesday night group.

White Carnations

oil on canvas, 12" x 12"

This may be my last oil painting using a brush, unless I can figure out a way forward without using mineral spirits.  I used both brush and palette knife on this one, but from now on, it will be palette knife only with oils, since the mineral spirits have been talking to my kidneys.  It saddens me because I do love working with oils using both brushes and knives together to make a painting.  It's not the end of the world, since I can do that with acrylics, and if I had to choose one medium, it would probably be the plastic one; the colors are just so dynamic

Mammoth Rock

iPad painting, 10" x 14"