White Rose

5x7"
Oil on canvas panel
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 I played around with the lighting on this one a bit to capture its essence.  Because it was already in a state of wilting and losing petals I wanted to catch what translucency it still had before totally drying out and falling apart. 

Detail

We have several rose bushes in our front and side gardens and this one was begging to be the subject given the fact that most of the roses weren’t in bloom.

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I finally got my Etsy.com store up and running.  Quite a few pages to render information on.  I guess I'll eventually beef it up over time.  Right now it's all about painting.

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Just a note, today my "Relic The Profile" was featured on the Images That Excite You group page over at Fine Art America.com.  Thank you to John Bailey.

Relic The Profile

12x16"

oil on canvas
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The first time I saw the bust of this Indian head I’ve wanted to paint a portrait of it.  It was an artifact a friend of mine had in his home.   

Detail 1

A piece he brought back from one of his many trips, over the years, to India.  I was able to sit in and do a few studies of it, as well as, take a few photos for further reference to use later. 

Detail 2

 I started the under painting late on Friday evening after I finished my Pencil work. 

Here’s the final pencil sketch in all of its glory.

Here it is getting the full mud treatment of burnt umber and turps…

Sorry "stupid-phone" shot 1

Nice and swirly…

Sorry "stupid-phone" shot 2

Evened out …

Sorry "stupid -phone" shot 3

 

Initial Rub out ala “Flemish”…

Sorry "stupid-phone" shot 4

Working on the final color stage.

Orange & Martini featured on RedBubble.com

6x6"

Oil on hardboard

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Looks like this one was eye catching, it got picked to be featured on the homepage at RedBubble.com.  “One of our homepage curators picked your image because they thought it was brilliant.”  Thank you RedBubble!  Time to crack a beer, cheers!

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Cathedral Rock Spire

5x7"
oil on canvas panel
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I took a series of photographs will in Sedona a few years ago and this one was a favorite.  I caught the moon just as it was setting when we were heading back to the car lot as the sun was setting.  I like the contrast and how hot the rock face appears. 

Detail

This made for a great little study as there was a lot of light bouncing around off the canyon walls.  Values were running from hot reds to cool violets and cobalt blues. 

Pencil sketch

I couldn’t resist getting a little involved in the pencil sketch as I love to draw.  Usually, I keep it pretty loose and basic or don’t draw at all and just go into a paint sketching and under painting.

The Old One Eighty #2

5x7"
Oil on canvas panel
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This is another angle of the rusted out 1940's Packard I photographed while in Jerome, Az.  again, it had a lot of character so I took a whole oft of photos.  Painting this was interesting in translating smooth to semi smooth surfaces along with heavily rusted areas to a canvas panel.