My next book is going to be on ‘How Not To Paint’. I know most artists are brilliant and never turn out poor paintings but my trashcan is full of them this week. Of course my family is outraged. That’s the price I pay for a little bit of integrity. By the way there is no previous book. I just have previous books that I wanted to write such as: ‘Ten reasons golf is easier than painting’.
“Into The Mist”
8″ x 8″ Oil on Canvas
I have been working on a new series of treescapes that are much smaller than what I have done before. They are not quite as small as the pastel treescapes but much smaller than any of my previous treescape oil paintings. When I find a suitable frame for this series I will post it on the site.
24″ x 24″ Oil on Canvas
SOLD
24″ x 24″ OIl on Canvas SOLD
6″x8″ Oil on Raymar canvas panel SOLD
Painting is hard work. This little guy took almost an entire day. They don’t normally take that long but I just kept getting too much contrast between the lights and darks within the roses. If I had simply thought through the process and focused more on squinting and comparing I would have finished the painting quicker. The problem was that I was “thinking” value change but I was “seeing” color change. Once I painted what I “saw” it all came together!
BID ON THIS PAINTING
I have a show here in town at the end of the week so it is doubtful much painting will get done. I’ll have to put on my “framer” hat and get things ready for display. Since the paintings I did last week are all going to the show they will not be available for sale but I will post the images once I get them photographed. For those of you who have been here before you might want to take a look at my new page over on the left that shows my studio space. Have a great week!
6″x8″ Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel
I hate to waste my still life objects and although I have children who love apples I try and hold onto my perishables still life objects for more than one painting. Anytime I cut open an apple or an orange to paint I am faced with the need to reserve my values. This setup is on a white cloth. When you squint at the subject the value of the inner apple jumps out above that of the cloth. So though my mind is telling me the white cloth should be the brightest value my eyes are telling me the apple stands out as a lighter value than that of the cloth. So I trust what I see rather than what I know.
SOLD
