Artwork for Week # 9: "Mushrooms", Small Oil Painting

"Mushrooms"
Oil

6 x 6 x 1 in

2017

Painting from life speeds up everything you know about artmaking - observation, color-mixing, and painting. 

A delightful little piece on stretched canvas with sides painted in black can hang with or without frame. Larger prints are available.

Enjoy!

Artwork for Week # 8 - "Golden Celebration Roses", Small Oil Painting

Golden Celebration

Oil

6 x 6 x 1 in

2017

Large, deeply cupped Golden Celebration variety of rose flowers are approximately 3" across. The color is quite unusually deep and rich golden-yellow and exceptionally fragrant. These magnificent flowers (petals 55-75) are held on a very good repeat blooming shrub of ideal rounded habit of growth.

The brush strokes are thick and loaded with vibrant oil paint. 

Details

 

Artwork for Week # 7 - "Red Tomatoes", Small Oil Painting

Sweet Tomatoes

Oil

6 x 6 x 1 in

2017

Artwork for Week # 6 - "Sweet Nectarines", Small Oil Painting

Sweet Nectarines

Oil

6 x 6 x 1 in

2017

Available

Another rainy, grey week. Nectarines at hand. The choice was clear. 

 

I also noticed that the finished painting can be displayed from either side. :-)

Artwork for Week # 5 - "Fresh from Farmer's Market", Small Oil Painting

Fresh from Farmer's Market

Oil

6 x 6 x 1 in

2017

Available

It was painted as part of the from life weekly series. I was hoping for the sunlight but the week was dedicated to the storm and it rained all days long.

So I decided to utilize the diffused light and painted strawberries without composing them in any particular order.

Artwork for Week # 4 - "Stronger Together II", Small Oil Painting

Stronger Together

Oil

11 x 7 approx

2017

It was painted as part of the from life weekly series. I had this prop around my studio and it was very interesting how it responds to sublight.

Artwork for Week # 3 - "Stronger Together", Small Oil Painting

For this week, I painted tomatoes hand in hand! I was listening to NPR and was moved by the vigor in the atmosphere due to the marches of women across the nation.

 "Stronger Together"

Oil

8 x 8 in

2017

 

 "Stronger Together" details

Oil

8 x 8 in

2017

Artwork for Week #2 - "Rhymes with Orange", Small Oil Painting

It was a big orange picked from the backyard. I loved the green leave that came with it.

"Rhymes with Orange"

6 x 6

Oil

2017

Painting from life can be very satisfying experience if you think about it. The race against changing light, prompt selection of colors and resulting sense of accomplishment is gratifying.

So, here is to the week #2. Enjoy!

Artwork for Week #1 - Gala, Small Oil Painting

"Gala"

Oil

6" x 6" Approx.

The year 2017 has begun and so has the studio work. Let me publish my first post with the first oil painting of the year. I will keep track of the work by posting it here and at other photo-sharing streams.

The above painted apple was supposed to be my afternoon snack. But a beautiful fruit as this begged to be painted first! 

So, I arranged it on the table top and painted it using wet on wet from life. Enjoy!