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Pomegranates8" x 10" oil on linen panelHappy New Year everybody! I continue with my series of still lifes. I find that painting these as opposed to plein air landscapes really works with my schedule...
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Still Life DemoPanetonne e caffè10" x 8" oil on linen panelThese are the steps I took in painting this Italian delicacy called Panettone which is basically a small fruit cake. Enjoy!Here's the set up....
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Almond Roca8" x 10" oil on linen panelThis still life was also painted in the homemade still life box as described in the previous post. I really like seeing the shadow shapes so clearly.detail...
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Dipped in Chocolate8" x 10" oil on linen panelStrawberry and square shaped cinnamon marshmallow dipped in semi-sweet... mmmmm'!detail
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Pickle Fork and Pickle8" x 10" oil on linen panelI enjoyed playing with the composition in this one. Translucency: the quality of allowing light to pass diffuselydetail
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Lemons 10" x 8" oil on linen panelThis one is all about contrasts. Fleshy vs sharp metal, light over dark, busy vs quiet (space), whole vs segmented.detail
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Editing a photo for the purpose of painting. andHow I approach the composition of a studio painting.This is the original photo. I've composed a this picture so there is a sense of balance. The...
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Tangerines in opaque watercolourMy initial setup Every time I pull out the watercolours I hear the voice of one of my art instructors , "Do you want to be great in one medium, or good in several?"...
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Tangerine Still Life IIfinished drawingI've opted for a less centered composition.As I stated in the previous post, I'm taking more time for accurate drawing. Here, I'm using a brush to find the...
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Plein air sketch - Bette Davis ParkI wasn't able to paint last weekend - here is an older sketch I did close to Disney Studios... 8"x10" oil on canvas panel
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Digital Background paintings from Dreamworks SinbadThese were a blast to paint - the layouts were really beautiful. I remember Max Boas did some beautiful layout work.
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Work in progress...I started this painting a while back. It still needs some work but since I enjoy seeing other artists works in progress - I thought I'd share. It is oil on lined mounted on...
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Happy Easter!!The Lemke Chicken Coupe opaque watercolor on toned paper 5" x 7"I am visiting family here in Sonora, CA. The weather was beautiful today yet very quickly alternating between cloudy and...
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Walter Vaes - Master of the still life.I usually don't post about other artists - Walter Vaes will be my first. I thought others might appreciate seeing these paintings as much as I have. I stumbled...
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Yorba Linda aquarelle sketch 8"x5" 3-ply plate bristolI had a chance to get out of doors yesterday for a quick sketch. Loved every second of it! I tried the paper Burt Silverman uses as explained in...
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View Towards Carbon Canyon8" x 5" watercolor on 4-ply plate bristol(plein air sketch) I love this view which is very close to my home in Yorba Linda, CA. The weather was very quick to change as it was...
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Fullerton Footbridge8" x 5" watercolor on 4-ply plate bristol(plein air sketch) This was a much quicker sketch than the previous one since it was late in the day. It's such an exciting challenge to...
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Thanksgiving sketchesSketch 1: Carbon Canyon (front lit) 6" x 8" oil on RayMar canvas panel Indeed, I have much to be thankful for and the time to get out and sketch is one of them! I thought the...
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