REFLECTION OF PEAR AND ORANGES in ACRYLICS

This one was painted in response to the January Challenge from the DPIAG Blog. The title of the challenge was "Reflections" - Entries will be posted on January 15th. This bad boy was done with acrylics on a highly textures canvas. I wish there was a good way to capture the 3D texture and depth of the various layers of color. Seems like I could benefit from photography classes!

REFLECTION OF SOCIETY
24 x 24 Acrylics on Stretched Canvas

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Displayed on a wall.

FACES of RESCUE - ELVIS 59/100

This boy was rescued by his owner about 7 years ago. According to the vet, it appeared as if he was thrown out of a moving car.

I really had fun with the RED/ORANGE color scheme on this painting!

ELVIS - 8x8 Oil on Panel
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Sleeping Beauty

Landscape Study

It has been couple of months since I painted anything - Life, sort of, got in the way, but I hope that I will be able to get back into my studio on a more regular basis now...

Last week I had a chance to take a plein-air workshop with Lori Putnam - She is not only an incredible painter, but also one of the nicest and most patient person I have met in a long time. This little lanscape was painted with a 'very' limitted palette of only 4 colors. The colors in this painting are much nicer in person - I wish I could figure out how to take decent photos!

"Tree Study" - 6x12 Oil on Raymar Panel

Nacho Looking Up

My cat Nacho was an inspiration for this one, but the final result doesn't look anything like him. The nose is way to short and the eyes are too round and the over all color has too much orange in it....The expression is also lacking that 'EVIL' look.

The painting started out looking more like him, the work in progress show a longer nose and pointier chin...But since he was only the inspiration for this painting, I did not worry about the final likeness - I wanted to capture the green eyes against the burned orange background...

This one was painted on a 12 x 36 Gallery Wrapped Canvas that I first primed with grey gessoe. I used a yellow soft pastel stick to sketch out the overall shape...

"Looking Up" - 12 x 36 x 1.5 Oil on Canvas

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Tux Brothers

Meet Max and Mickey...Two brothers perfectly attired for the upcoming Holiday season. I love the contrast of their black and white coats against the beautiful burned orange. I used Grumbacher Brown Pink mixed with Gamblin radiant white for the background. I am really falling in love with the Grumbacher's version of Brown Pink- I think because it's really not pink.

"Tuxedo Brothers" - 11x14x1.5 Oil on Canvas

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Dreamer

This is an older painting after a new facelift. There is nothing like a nice bright background to make the doggie face pop of the canvas. My mom's dog was the rough model for this one - Since it was not a commission, I did not worry about having to replicate each and every spot.

"Dreamer" - 18x24 Oil on Canvas

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SHFC Kitten

This is one of the many kittens that came through the Safe Haven for Cats doors this year alone. I absolutely loved the photo, but I did make the kitten a bit more orange than he really was. I am not sure what I will do with the painting. I am currently working on a "Halloween" fundraiser for SHFC and might offer this painting as part of the raffle...We'll see...More details to come in the next couple of days.

"Rescued" - 11 x14 x 1.5 Oil on Stretched Canvas

Following the Masters Challenge

This is my first entry to the Following the Masters challenge. The challenge for this month was Landscapes. Here is my representation of the wonderful painting "Morning Catskill Valley" by George Inness. All his landscapes are truly exceptional and I had a difficult time picking a single one to work on. The colors on this one were just too lush for me to overlook - I love fall colors in particular orange - very yummy color.

"Lush Oranges" - 9x12 oil on canvas board

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"Morning Catskill Valley" by George Inness

January Virtual Sketch Date

"All Peeled" - 6x6 Oil on Canvas Board

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This is my first entry to the Virtual Sketch Date Blog. It's a blog where once a month a group of artists come together and draw from a reference image. I almost went with colored pencils for this challenge, but figured that I would get hung up on the small details of the orange. I have been working so hard on loosening up my style, so that is why I decided to stick with oils.