Thursday, February 24, 2011

WIP Finished 15 x 30 inch acrylic


I am calling this painting done. It was a real challenge but i think I say that about every painting I start! The red of the tomatoes was especially hard to get right with the colors that I have but i think in the end they turned out ok. I really love this format and size for still lifes. It makes the painting have a real presence in a room.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

WIP 15 x 30 inch acrylic


This is another new painting started yesterday from one of my own photos. It is turning out to be another challenging piece but at the same time I am enjoying the whole process and learning as I go. I am finding it really hard to get a decent orange for the tomatoes. It is leaning more towards red and not the brownish red that I want. Off to do some more mixing!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Green Apple Finished


I am so glad to call this one done. It was more challenging than it started out to be. The value changes in the white stripes where especially hard to do.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

WIP stage 3


I put another layer of color on this painting and it is starting to take shape. This is starting to be a fun piece and I love the greens.

Friday, February 11, 2011

WIP continues


This is the first color layer in this painting. It seems to be going quickly but I know I will need lots of layers to get the effect I want.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

18 x 18 inch acrylic WIP


I thought I would post this painting to show my progress starting with the value study. I usually don't begin a painting in this way unless it has a lot of value changes as this one does. This will make my job easier when I get into the color. This actually went quite fast just over 1 1/2 hours so I think putting the color on will go just as fast. This is definitely the "messy" stage.

Monday, February 7, 2011

14 x 18 inch acrylic "Mason Jars" SOLD



Here is another painting in the "canning" series. This one gave me a lot of grief and I am not really happy with the results. I don't think I really liked the photo from the beginning and it shows in my results. I will probably do some more work on it at a later date.