Thursday, December 22, 2011

Azul y Naranja - sold

I just love complementary colors. This painting was actually a demo for my Thursday class at the Columbia Center for the Arts. An exploration of shadow colors and shapes.

6"x6" unframed :: oil on panel

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Contented Chicken - sold

This chicken looks happy just doing it's thing.

6"x6" unframed :: oil on panel



something new - just for fun - music: what I was listening to when I painted this:
Bill Frisell - Further East/Further West
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Turquoise and Reds - sold



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something new - just for fun - music: what I was listening to when I painted this:
Joan Jett, I Love Rock N' Roll
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Monday, December 19, 2011

Vanilla Bottle Flower Sketch - sold

Just a little sketch, using up all the vanilla after holiday baking.

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Polar Night Flower Power - sold

The brightness of a white flower on a winter night.

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Friday, December 9, 2011

Shiny Holiday Balls



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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Made in Italy - sold

The orange cup is so cool, almost too cool to paint. It's made in Italy, my painting buddy, pastel artist Karen Watson, loaned it to me for some still life inspiration.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Nuances of Light - sold

I was quite inspired when I saw Carol Marine's little white angel painting arrive in my inbox, having just painted a white ceramic object (white ceramic coffee cup) next to a slice of orange that same day.
So I decided for today's painting, to paint the coffee cup and orange slice again, this time with a much lighter value scale, to see what would happen. It's always surprising, the results with the challenges you give yourself. I ended up using mostly purple, yellow, orange and burnt umber, to modify the white (ok, some ultramarine blue too). Those colors are complements in an analogous sort of way, on the color wheel.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Fresh Squeezed - sold

Love the shape of this vintage cup, and the color of the vintage red glass.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Holiday Fun - sold

I just had to experience painting those shiny balls too. It's pretty fun. You should try it if you haven't already.

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Français Tricolore

Red, white and blue today!

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Friday, November 25, 2011

2 Poms - sold

I like the composition of this one, with the pom on the right going out of the painting.

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

3 Poms - commission painting

I really love painting these pomegranates. They seem to be talking to each other. This painting is a commission for someone who wants the 3 Poms on the 6"x18" panel. Ready for framing!
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Turquoise Light and Persimmon - sold



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Friday, November 18, 2011

Three Colorful Things - sold

Working with this colored transparent glass has just got me so inspired! The possibilities of color and shape combinations are truly amazing.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The Green Bowl - sold

This is a really cool Bowl/Vase that is re-purposed from a giant green bottle. I'm not sure what kind of bottle it was. Maybe originally a magnum wine bottle? Anyway, I got it at Lucy's Informal Flowers and it's so cool. It makes a great subject to paint.

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Monday, November 14, 2011

Break Some Rules - sold

I wanted to put the persimmon right in the middle. Composition rules, are generally something like "don't put something right in the middle". I did it anyway, and I like it.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Turquoise and Persimmon Orange - sold

Turquoise and Orange are some of my favorite colors to paint with.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Barely Touching - sold

These persimmons are just barely touching.

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Wild Pom - sold


More fun with pomegranates! Here is a 4" x 4" palette knife painting of a pomegranate for today's painting.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Two Pomegranates - commission

This painting is a commission for a person in the UK. It's so great now that artists can sell work all over the world directly from their studios.
I used a different brush on this one than I normally use. The paint is a little thicker and gives it a more luscious impasto look to it.

oil on panel :: 8" x 8" | 20.3cm x 20.3cm
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Cozy With Blue - sold



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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Little Blue Vase - sold

A vintage little vase, that I wish I knew more about. I like the color.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Shot of Grapes

This little shot glass is a great subtle turquoise color and simple shape. I am transfixed by this sort of fallish aubergine, grape inspired color too. I bought a shirt this color today, I can't get enough of this color.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Cad Red - sold

Cadmium Red is always fun to paint. I painted this for my "in class" demo today.
I am teaching a "drop in" oil painting class on Thursdays from 10-12noon, starting Nov 3 at the Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Avenue, Hood River, Oregon, call to register 541-387-8877.

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Grapes and Colored Glass - sold

I like the colors in this composition, this is part of my Wine and Grape Series.

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Ochre Bottle and Grapes

All from the Pearl District! Even the grapes...

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Friday, October 14, 2011

Pomegranate on Purple - sold

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6" x 6" unframed :: oil on gessoboard panel

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Friday, October 7, 2011

The Shapes of Trees

12" x 48" ::  cradled wood panel 2" deep
The shapes of trees fascinate me. I have had this idea in mind for a painting, since this summer, to paint on wood, and have the wood show through as part of the light values in the painting. It's hard to see in a photo, but the light color of the actual wood is showing through in parts of the painting. The wood has two coats of shellac as a clear gesso.

This painting is available at the Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR  541 387 8877

The First Friday Opening Reception is this evening from 6pm - 8pm, hope to see you there!

Some progress photos... beginning to end...



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Thursday, October 6, 2011

A Single Pomegranate - sold

It's that time, pomegranates are ripe, and ready to be painted.

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5"h x 7"w unframed :: oil on gessoboard panel

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