Vase with Cuties 8x10

Finally I have something to post. This seemed to take for ever. I did it in stages where I did it with glazes after it was painted in gray tones. You have to let the glaze dry before another is placed. I read about this at artpapa.com and several other art sites have talked about this old technique that is new again.

White Vase 16x20

Big one again for me done in two classes. I do find it hard to get back in the grove the second sitting. Classes are Monday and Wed. afternoon and with the day in between I'm slow to start again. Also this is a classroom with other drawing classes going on and some times the set up changes or the subject wilts or dies. I kinda surprised my self on this on with the white mums. The one on the right came out perfect I thought but the one on the left gave me fits. At first I thought adding the blue to the vase would be hard with the knife but I think I did OK.

This Monday we are attempting a painting of a fish this will definitely be a first for me. Yeeeee

Pickle jar 16x20

Some more with the palette knife this one is of a blue vase with onions and a beautiful jar of pickles. I did have a hard time with the apple. To get a round edge with the knife is not easy.

#5 8x10
This one I really enjoyed doing and I would like to find a vase like this to do again. The green leaves look a little weak but the wandering Jew did better. Still one I really want to retouch.

#4 8x10

#3 8x 10 (#2 was so bad I just couldn't take a picture.)

#1 (11x14)
Well it has been a while since I have put anything up as most of the work has been at school. I did take the painting class for this fall semester and have been really enjoying it. As you can see it is very different from what I have done in the past. I am trying to get my feet with the oils on the mason boards It is very slick and the paint slides around. Also as some one who is used to working in layers and using glazes this one shot with the brush is way out of my comfort zone and now I have them home to photograph I'm just dying to go in and tweak it with a little glazing. I will not touch I will not touch.

Tomatoes with Pitcher

oil 8x10

I did this painting earlier on a smaller canvas with acrylics and really liked it so I thought i would try it on a larger format and with my new oils.

The Geisha

Oil 11x14
I just watched the movie the Geisha and this was a set up in class so I thought I would give it a try.

Glass study

Oil 11x14
This is one of my larger ones that was done in class. It is of glass and again this is totally new subject matter for me.

Pencil sketch

This is from a picture I got off Wet Canvas to try my hand at still life.