Apples In Old Wooden Bowl

 

Apples In Old Wooden Bowl

Oil 12x12

 

Apples can be difficult to paint but also lots of fun.  I painted this for the Autumn challange on my painting forum.



Yellow Flowers In Mason Jar

 

Yellow Flowers In Mason Jar

Oil 16x12

 

I worked on this painting during the summer.  This one was painted on a textured Artist Panel.



Cornflowers In Glass Bottle

 

Cornflowers In Glass Bottle

Oil 16x16

 

I was trying to create a triad color scheme with this painting.  Red-Violet flowers with Yellow-Orange centers against a Blue-Green background.  I painted this on my new favorite surface.  Amperstand Smooth Aritist Panels.



Strolling Along the Seashore Copy

 

This is my copy of 'Strolling Along the Seashore' by Joaquin Sorolla.

I loved painting this. So many subtle value changes.  Trying to imitate his brush strokes was a great learning experience.



 

16x16

My Copy of 'The Girl In the Red Hat'

My Copy of Vermeer's 'The Girl With the Red Hat'

Lots of fun to paint but really difficult.

10x8

 



Flowers In Glass Bottle

 

10x10 oil

I thought I would try something different and fun.  I did a lot of black outline on this painting which I think gives it an interesting look. I definitely want to do more like this.

Copy of an Egar Payne

8x10 oil

 

My copy of an Egar Payne painting.

I learned a lot about working with color on this painting.

 

 

"Stork"

9x16 Oil

 

I was able to get a great photo of this stork while at the zoo. Of course she wasn't in a nest at the zoo.  But after researching storks I decided to place her in one.  This was so much fun to paint.  What did I learn from painting this?  I learned that you don't have to paint individual feathers.  Just indicate them with value changes.



"Valerie's Finch"

5x7 Oil



Valerie took the picture and I got to paint it.

6x10 oil

I painted these from pictures I took while on our drive to Maine last September.  It was a foggy Saturday morning.  I enjoyed painting these.

"White Pitcher" and "Brown Teapot" 10x10 oil.

These were painted for a painting challenge.  The brown teapot was truly a challenge.