In the Wash

 

 

Here is a new painting called "In the Wash" 9"x12" oil.  I am still enjoying painting this subject matter.  I love painting the figure in motion, in a seascape for all the colors and action.  The subject lends itself to becoming a painting.  The abstract water is always a fun experiment and this time the experiment seems to have worked.  Let me know what you think.

First Video Demo

OK, I have been thinking about doing a video demo for a long time.  So I thought I would take a stab at it with a quick figure sketch in oil.  This is a sketch and so I am not taking it all the way to a completed painting but you can see the process I use for painting.  I start with a bit of a mapping of the canvas then bulk in middle tones, then darks, then lights.  Let me know what you think.  I hope to improve the process in both the photography and the editing and who knows maybe even the painting (smile).

Waiting to Hula

 

This painting is called Waiting to Hula.  It is a 20x16 oil.  It depicts two young Hawaiian dancers waiting to go on stage.  These girls were very cute and anxious about performing.  I wanted to capture the Aloha spirit in this painting.

Nude with Green Scarf

 

I just finished this nude figure painting.  It is called Nude with Green Scarf it is a 20"x16" oil.  I wanted to keep it painterly and direct.  Let me know what you think.

Tech Lit

 

Just finished this painting called "Tech Lit"  20"x16" oil.  I am intrigued by the light given off by the modern gadgets.  They are so prevalent in our current culture, I think that it is a source of creative exploration, as the great painters of the past painted the light source from candles and fireplace lit interiors.  Much of our lives is now iluminated by technology screens giving of an other worldly glow.