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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Warm Summer Colors - NA


Warm Summer Colors
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
Revised on 7/23/2012.

I was concentrating here on the warm colors, with cool accents.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Quiet Lake Shore - SOLD

Quiet Lake Shore
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 20" x 20"
SOLD

Last week, when I put up some of the larger pieces on ebay, someone bid on the 20" x 20" I called "Lake View" and was outbid. The collector asked to have a redo and this is what I got. He liked it. Thanks, Mr. B!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Lazy Landscape - SOLD


Lazy Landscape
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 9"
SOLD at $25.00 plus $7 shipping.

Detail below:

This is a limited palette landscape, and it's lazy because I painted it at my friend Pastor A's home, and didn't want to lug along a whole bunch of paint tubes, so just chose some blues and orange. It's fun to see what you can come up with using just a few colors:

Blues: Ultramarine, Cobalt, Cerulean
White
Cadmium Orange, Transparent Red Iron Oxide

The model was a broken tree out in his backyard, with a bending branch (the storm we had broke a lot of trees) still attached to it's trunk.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Lazy Creek, NA


Lazy Creek
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
Not available, revised on August 3, 2012.

Detail Below:

Another landscape painting done mostly with a palette knife.
Thanks for looking.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Orange Hibiscus in Oils - SOLD


Orange Hibiscus in Oils
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD at $80 plus $12.00 shipping

This is a larger painting in oils. I wanted to see what differences I could make between oils and acrylics. Of course the oils are much easier for subtle color shifts and blending. I do like the drama of light flowers on dark backgrounds.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Hibiscus Experiments - SOLD

Hibiscus One
Acrylic on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $20 plus $7 shipping


Hibiscus Two
Acrylic on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $20 plus $7 shipping.

A couple of "tries" at Hibiscus for our floral lesson at Michael's on Wednesday. I still need to simplify for my students, to assure a success. Maybe an easier pattern for them.