Our Onions

Ever forget you've already brought onions home from the store and then buy a few more? Some would think in terms of soup or stock, not me! Hey, I'll just make a painting. When you're painting, it's a good day. What are your thoughts?

Natural Highlights 2

Every have a painting you like but knew something was amiss? This one is making it's second appearance because of this, the mountains were too bright, commanding lots of attention. Humm, why didn't I see this the first time? I think this is called learning from your mistakes. I'm off to look at a few other paintings and see if all is well. What's your take on this one? I'm waiting to hear...

Ready for Soup

I'm doing a series of 6x6 oil paintings. Most are being entered in the Daily Painters Challenge organized by Carol Marine. She is a wonderful artist and I really admire her work. Working small will make me paint more often which helps become a better painter. Should also make me blog more often. Time does get away...any one else have that problem? OK, tell me about it. By the way, this challenge was using a different color with each brushstroke, sure makes you think about your values.

Winter Rose

The photo's of these paintings are not coming out as clear as they look on the computer, humm

think it's the person using the camera? Well, hopefully you can get an idea of what I'm trying to do. I love working with a brush and palette knife. This is another painting done for DPW. For those not familiar it's Daily Paintworks.com/Challenges. I shall try to enter each new challenge. Hang in there with me and let me know what you think of this work. Until next time...Ciao.

Dignity In Blue

I've stepped up and tried something new. Daily Paint Works has a challenge using a photo or description of a subject and you give it your interpretation. The first challenge is a blue Imperial. Just the back end of the car. I't's my first painting of a car, maybe I'm on to something. The color is stronger on the original work so I really have to work on better photo's. What do you think eh?

Starting anew

We're a month into the new year and I'm just catching up to my blog. Life has been busy but I kept up with my art. Think I have a better grasp on photographing paintings for the web and also working on stronger paintings. Time will tell. This is really cheating but I'm starting out the year with a picture of me! It's OK, I'm painting.

Home in the Green Belt

OK, I'll admit I was quite shocked to see my last post was in September. As usual, I ask, where in the devil did the time go so fast. It's December and I' still practicing catch up from early fall. Enough of my short comings and on to the painting. This little painting was accepted in the Invitational Miniature show at Kaewyn Gallery. I tried my hand at a looser form of using my brush and palette knife. This little house sits in my yard and if you sat on the roof you could see Lake Washington...probably more comfortable if you are a bird. Sorry.