10 x 10 inch oil Pears, 8 x 10 inch oil silver creamer

Here is a couple of little paintings done quickly with a palatte knife.

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8 x 10 oil "Tarnished"

11 x 14 inch oil

I am having some more fun with "fracturing".  Love this technique because you really can't make a mistake.

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These are some experiments in loosening up with a small format painting.    They are all done in oil and in alla prima style.

More fun with "fracturing"

I thought I would post this new attempt at "fracturing".  I did this over an old painting and I like this version much better than the original.  The paint is positively glowing and very juicy.  Love it!

16 x 20 inch oil "Found Treasures"

I am almost finished this painting after much anguish.  I really did not enjoy painting this canvas and I am not really sure why.  I still have some finishing to do on the eggs and cloth because I am not happy at all with how they are looking.  After my fun with the fracturing technique this one seemed really a chore.

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I am trying a new technique called fracturing developed by Julie Oliver. It is quite different from what I have been doing lately but I am really having fun with it.  The pears are an old painting that I painted over with the fracturing technique and the boats is a new painting.  I think I may have went overboard with the boat painting but I have to say it was a lot of fun.

Progression of a painting 24 x 20 inch oil



Umber layer in acrylic



Gray scale layer in oil

after 2 thin oil layers

I thought I would post some pics of how I approach a new painting.  The first pic shows an underpainting of burnt sienna done in acrylic.  After I do a drawing directly on the canvas I paint this acrylic layer rather quickly, just indicating the general darks and lights.  I like using acrylic because it dries very quickly and allows me to go on to the next layer which I put on in oil.  This is the grey scale layer and is again like map to follow, indicating the different value changes.  The third pic shows the painting after 2 fairly thin  layers done in oil.   I use liquin as my medium because it allows the painting to dry quickly so that I can paint on it the next day.  I am starting to refine the painting at this point showing a bit more detail.  I will probably put another 2 or 3 layers on top of this until I have the painting as I like it.

Finished "Eric"

I did a few adjustments to this portrait today and I am calling it finished. On to the next!

20 x 24 inch oil "Eric"

I just put the second color layer on this portrait.  It is going quite quickly for me now and there actually is a resemblance to my husband.

First color layer

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This is the first color pass on this portrait.  There will be many more before I will call it finished.

layer #2 of dead layer

I have put some more time into this painting with another dead layer.  I am starting to build up the details now and I am almost ready to start the color.  Adding the color is always the most fun for me because I LOVE color.

16 x 20 inch portrait in oil

I have been wanting to try a portrait for some time now and have been watching demos on how to do a portrait using the flemish technique.  After the drawing is made on the canvas a first layer of paint if put on very thinly with burnt umber.  This layer is just to get the values correct.  The second layer, which is what I have started on here is called the dead layer and is basically a grey scale, fine tuning the values once again.  I will do another layer of grey scale and then start in on the colors.  This is a very different technique for me as I usually start right in with the colors but it is good to try something different.  Hopefully I won't make a complete mess of it. 

16 x 20 inch acrylic "Peaches and Vase"

At long last I have a new painting to show.  This one is not 100% finished but it is coming along.  I am enjoying playing with my paints again after a long creative block and I hope to start another soon while the creative juices are still flowing.

16 x 20 inch Orange & Blue

I have been working on this painting for the past couple of weeks and I think maybe it is almost finished. It went fairly quickly and easily with the exception of the leaves on the oranges. For some reason I always have a hard go at leaves. I think maybe I need a little more practice.

16 x 20 inch oil "Blue & Yellow"

This is my latest painting after a few months of artist's block. I have a bit to finish up on it, but overall I am surprised how it all is coming back to me. Maybe this year will be a good one, at least in terms of my art. The background in this painting was originally a lighter color and it was just not working, so I repainted it dark. Sorry for the poor picture quality. The paint was still wet, thus the glare.

New WIP's

I have been working on these three paintings throughout the summer. It has taken me longer than usual to finish due to the temperature inside my studio this year. Yikes it can get hot! I still have some work to do but i thought I would post them now. Maybe this will give me incentive to finish them up. The photos are not the best but here they are anyway.

16 x 20 inch oil "Copper & Peaches"

This is another of the 3 paintings I have been working on these past weeks. This was another challenge for me especially the copper bowl. I have a bit more work to do on the peaches. This is a terrible photo. I just could not get rid of that glare!

18 x 14 inch oil "Orange Tea"

This paintings has been very challenging for me and I am almost ready to give up on it. It is almost done for now but I will probably make a few more changes soon being the perfectionist that I am.

16 x 20 inch oil "Bagged Pears"

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This is another work in progress as I still want to make some changes to the bag and pears. It is coming along and I will post the finished painting soon.