I did this painting in class today. It took about 2.5 hours and it was pure torture. For starters, I had to draw with a paint brush because I did not bring charcoal or a pencil, and then the pot was just too complicated. The odd little glass cap fit into a brass-like top with many rings, and I […]
Day One Unfortunately, this is only a copy of another artist’s work, so I can’t sign or sell it. I need to buy more paint, so I better sell something soon. My eldest daughter is an excellent photographer and she has been enlisted to send prospective images my way… This is another progress photo: Day […]
This is another copy of a printout of a nice painting by W. Pinkham. I like this style. When I arrived at class this week, I brought the printout of this painting that I was supposed to have done for homework last week. I never got to it. I was glad the instructor had set […]
The older I get the more I’m convinced I need to put away the past or perish. Yesterday has no more power over today than my lost youth. Nor does the hour that just passed, even if it was hellish. I tend to want to explain todays by yesterdays, but that is just a fool’s pursuit. Time will never turn back. Now […]
I copied a picture of a landscape painting by California artist D. W. Pinkham in class today. The values and intensity of the colors on the left side are too intense, but, again, I did this in just over two hours. I would like to go back and touch up after the oil dries a bit. You […]
I am really happy with this effort. I am trying to get a painting down quickly. Moving quickly thwarts my tendency to try to draw instead of paint. This study was completed in less than two hours. I will work on the lower half and post the final piece below.
I was the only student in my painting class this week. The instructor had known this in advance. He had planned what we would do and the studio was set up with two easels and the subject for our class. He had displayed on a large screen a landscape photo he had taken for us to use for the lesson. The […]
Peppers are a fun subject to try out my understanding of light and shadow. If you distort their shape, nobody knows or cares. I tried to limit myself to one hour of painting, not including the initial sketch on the canvas. The shadows in this first try are too sharp, but it was fun to […]
My fourth painting class assignment was to make a color wheel of equal values. I had a rough time with it… I labored over my values, trying to make them equal. As you can see, one of the blues stands out too much. It’s not even the right color. It’s supposed to be a transition from the […]