Floral Abstract of 6-30-2024

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 10"

Here's another experimental floral abstract piece using a palette knife and wax medium to help create more textural effects.

A Social Distance

oil on panel, 12" x 12"
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This is a small narrative painting I decided to do primarily with a palette knife.  Certain strokes on the figures, however, were done with a brush. Not to get too fussy, I spent only a couple hours on it.

Bluehead with Pink Bird

 

oil on canvasboard, 14" x 11"

This is another head study done in under 2 hours.  It has its merits.

Abstracted Landscape of 6-23-2024

 

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 10"

A palette knife painting using wax medium but no hot air.  It seems whenever I reach for the gun, it's not there, so I proceed forth without.

Floral Abstract of 6-20-2024

oil on canvasboard, 10" x 8"

Another in the series . . .

 

Blue-eared Starling Study

 

oil on canvas paper, 9" x 12"

Another bird portrait here.

Floral Abstract of 6-16-2024

oil on canvasboard, 10" x 8"

Continuing with the floral theme here, I used a bit of wax medium and hot air in one or two spots.

Abstract of 6-10-2024

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 10"

For this one, I added cold wax medium but didn't use the hot air gun.  One or two of these might serve as springboards to large abstracts.  You never know.

Floral Abstract of 6-6-2024

oil on canvasboard, 10" x 8"

This is the first of an experimental abstract series I'm doing to refamiliarize myself with tools and techniques I first learned in 2014 but dropped the ball on for reasons I cannot fathom.  So, I'm going back to the drawing board here.  More to come...

Seagull Study

oil on canvas paper, 9" x 12"

Another in my series of bird portraits.

Redhead with Blue Bird

 

oil on canvas panel, 14" x 11"

I set myself a task with this head study of keeping it loose, not getting fussy, keeping it under 2 hours to bash in, and using wax medium .  I didn't go the full monty with the wax medium; that is, I didn't use the hot air gun for this one like I thought I might.  I plan to do more of these, though, so I'm hoping I'll get more daring as I go.  I'm not displeased with this one, for what it's worth.  Might do it again larger as part of my bird girl series.

The Skater

 

oil on panel, 12" x 9"

This one slipped through the cracks, I'm afraid.  I painted it in 2013 and somehow failed to post it all these years, but to me it represents a direction I'd like to go in as a painter.  I dropped the ball at that time, but I need to pick it up again and carry on from there.  I'll carry on with my current style, too, but want to be throwing in experimental pieces as much as possible, given the time.

Baila Me!

oil on panel, 20" x 20"

This painting is about 75% done, but I'm posting it because who knows when I'll be able to finish it.  It won't be next week, that's for sure.  Update 7.10.2024:  I've swapped in the more-or-less finished painting.

Satin Bowerbird Study

 

oil on canvas paper, 9" x 12"

Here's another bird portrait to add to the mix, mostly done with a palette knife like the last one.  I'm trying not to take more than a couple hours to do these studies.  The goal is to keep it simple and not labor over them or get fussy.

Orange Fruit Dove Study

oil on canvas paper, 9" x 12"

I'm racking up the bird portraits with another one here.

Bathing Beauty with Fairy Wren

oil on canvas, 24" x 24"

This is another addition to my "bird girl" series of paintings.  It was a fun one to do.   Updated 5/30/24.  I yellowed up the foreground on this painting and added a bit of shadow.  I wanted the color scheme to be more distinct primaries.  I think doing this has brought out the reds more, and I wanted that red bow to be more noticeable.  I'm happy with it overall, especially with her face.

Barn Owl Study

oil on canvas paper, 9" x 12"

This is another in a bird portrait series I'm accruing.  All are studies, all are done on canvas paper, and all are fairly quick studies, given no more than 2-3 hours to do.  This one was done in 1.5 hours.

Anok

 

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

This is a portrait of Anok Yai, a model, in preparation for a narrative figure painting featuring her that I've got in mind as part of my "bird girl" series.  Can't wait to do that one!

La Demoiselle

 

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 9"

The second in a series of bird portraits, this one of a demoiselle crane.

Scarlet Macaw Study

 

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 9"

Didn't want to take too much time on this portrait study of a scarlet macaw, as I am not very much into realism as a painter; I find it quite tedious and boring to do, and so I stopped once I felt I'd gotten the "gist" of this bird.