Friday, November 11, 2022

November - still catching up

 Posting a few more paintings that have been in the works.


View of the dock, 6”x6” oil on panel




Lake Los carneros, 6”x6” oil on panel




Douglas Preserve, 6”x12” oil on panel (finished)



White horse in old stable, 8”x10” oil on panel



Moonrise at Joshua Tree, 12”x12” oil on panel



Sunday, November 6, 2022

More flowers

 Friday flower painting - continuing this challenging practice …

These are all 6”x8” oil on panel, painted alla prima - or ‘direct painting’












Catching up

 I’ve had no end of trouble trying to log in into this blog - seems that it works better on an iPad than on my laptop. 

So now to catch up a bit - a lot of painting both here and in the Sierras, mostly plein-air with some studio work. I’ll break this down to related pieces, most recent to earlier.



Douglas preserve study, 6”x12” oil on panel

Carpinteria Salt Marsh, 8”x8” oil on panel


From lake Los Carneros, 6”x12” oil on panel




Old town bread oven, 8”x10” oil on panel


Outdoor cafĂ©, 8”x10” oil on panel

Water lilies, 8”x10” oil on panel


Heron, 8”x10” oil on panel

Cormorant on the beach, 6”x12” oil on panel

Goleta slough, 8”x10” oil on panel




In the Sierras


Aspen, 8”x10” oil on panel


Old cabin on the point, 9”x12” oil on panel


Old tin shack, 6”x8” oil on panel


Dead bird, 6”x8” oil on panel


Dam keepers house, 6”x8” oil on panel


Old cabin, 8”x10” oil on panel


Old wheelbarrow, 6”x8” oil on panel


The island, 6”x8” oil on panel



Almost stranded, 8”x10” oil on panel


Sierra goldenrod, 6”x8” oil on panel

 

Roadside sunflowers, 8”x8” oil on panel


Cabin still-life, 8”x8” oil on panel


Sleeping cabins, 6”x8” oil on panel



Cabin in the snow 8”x10” oil on panel



Aspen study, 6”x8” oil on panel



Friday, April 1, 2022

Figures

 I’ve been going to a weekly Figure Drawing class for many, many years. Drawing a live model (even on ‘Zoom’) is one of the most challenging and engaging activities an artist can do. It sharpens your observational skills and your hand/eye coordination. These are some drawings from the last several months - charcoal on 18”x24” sheets of brown craft paper. I rub out each drawing a work on the same sheet of paper for most of the session. I photograph them before rubbing out if I think it’s an image I’ll want to keep.