This is an unfinished portrait of an older Amy Winehouse which precedes the other one I've done and which I was not happy with initially, so I never finished it. Since then, I've gazed at it in low light a number of times and find it oddly compelling. It has grown on me, which is why I'm posting it now.
Here's another subject I've been wanting to paint for quite some time. The secretarybird is an endangered, largely terrestrial bird of prey endemic to Africa. It can reach up to over 4 feet in height, and there's something almost human-like in its regal, statuesque bearing. What an extraordinary being!
This is one of those paintings I've been meaning to do for a long time and just now getting around to it. As an animal lover, I'm not so much a cat person as a dog person, but I do find cats fascinating and really fun to paint. Very satisfying!
Spring fever is hitting me at the moment, and I'm seeing magnolia trees sprout their blossoms, so here's a little taste of spring.
This is a study of a scene that I gazed upon daily from my living room window years ago when I lived in Chileno Valley. I may do a larger, more fleshed out version in oil. It was a magical place not only because of the beautiful contours of the terrain, but being so close to the coast often gave the atmosphere a mystical quality.
This is another experimental piece, just playing around with abstract elements. The emerald toucanet is a vibrant little toucan found in Mexico and Central America.
