Size: 16″x20″ Medium: Oil on Canvas Working Title: Devil’s Bridge 7/11/09 With this piece I wanted to create a faded, watercolor look (without trying to remember how to paint with watercolors!), so I underpainted with Liquid White painted the foreground over the wet canvas to soften the colors. 12/14/09 I’ve added the foreground here and I […]
CURRENT PROJECT Jackson 20″x16″ Oil on Canvas ••• Canvas Preparation ••• 09/22/2009 Step 1 Third piece in the series. Got all this done in one sitting… Still have the hand to do and some fine details. Who knows if it will ever get done tho’… ••• Painting with Oils ••• 12/08/2009 First Day of Oils Okay… I
CURRENT PROJECT Lake of Fire 22″x28″ Oil on Panel PROJECT NOTES: Where do bad folks go when they die? They don’t go to heaven where the angels fly. They go down to the lake of fire and fry…” ••• Canvas Preparation ••• 11/04/2009 Step 1 This piece started out with a pretty clear purpose and
CURRENT PROJECT Fisherman’s Wife 40″x30″ Oil on Canvas PROJECT NOTES: Bold Stuff Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut
CURRENT PROJECT Michael 30″x24″ Oil on Canvas ••• Canvas Preparation ••• 08/03/2009 Step 1 Second in the Series. I painted the canvas with Liquid White so I could get the transition from light to dark to flow a little easier. As the name implies, Liquid White is very thin. This enables me to put the
CURRENT PROJECT Michael 30″x24″ Oil on Canvas ••• Canvas Preparation ••• 07/20/2009 Step 1 Underpainted with red Acrylics. This will help the background color to really jump off the canvas. I am leaving the figure white so the transparent oils pick up the brightness of the white. This will most likely be the first in a
CURRENT PROJECT Flamenco Red 36″x24″ Oil on Canvas PROJECT NOTES: Red. I love color red. It is currently my favorite color. The reason I began this painting is because I never get to paint with my beloved red. I love the power and grace of the flamenco dancers, and the color red is easy to associate
CURRENT PROJECT First Angel 16″x20″ Oil on Canvas ••• Canvas Preparation ••• 03/12/2009 Step 1 As usual, the underpainting was done using red acrylics. The background was then done in Oils. I’m going for an entirely different color theme on this one. There is a bit of a greenish hue to the sky, and while
CURRENT PROJECT Leap of Faith 48″x24″ Oil on Canvas ••• Canvas Preparation ••• 04/01/2009 Step 1 Underpainting done using red, yellow & blue acrylics. Sky done in Oils. Tall and skinny to fit a specific location. ••• Painting with Oils ••• 04/04/2009 First Day of Oils Starting on buildings – MORE BRICKS!! After the Fisherman’s Wife
CURRENT PROJECT Waiting for the Sun 18″x36″ Oil on Canvas PROJECT NOTES: For me, this project really began as an exercise in painting the transition from light to dark on the stones, using a very low light source. The challenge is to create an interesting piece while trying to refine a technique. ••• Canvas Preparation
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