Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Small Still Life



This is an oil on gessoed masonite. Small, 5" x 7".
A very quick half-hour painting as a demo in class
to encourage working small as a way of developing
technique and keeping things simple.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Still Life in Black and White Graphite


This is a study for a drawing class done from
life. Simple three objects each with their own
unique texture and value.
Graphite and white on gray Canson paper.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Tulsa From Turkey Mountain



On scene at 8:00 a.m. and painted this one today.
It's an 8 x 10 oil on MDF board. I also managed
to squeak in another small 5 x 7 painting looking 
the other way. It's a distant view of Jones Airport but
it didn't turn out very well, so I won't be posting
that one. I'm not that brave. We all have those
"clunkers" now and then.


Friday, July 17, 2009

Orchid Still LIfe


This was painted in a class. A very fragile looking orchid.
It's 9"x12" in size, oil on gessoed masonite covered in linen.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Mel's Garage



This used to be a place called Mel's Garage in
Tulsa, Oklahoma but Mel is no longer around and
it's been turned into an artist's studio with three
old VW's parked out front. It's directly across
the street from an art supply store, so there's no
chance of running out of paint on this one. This
was painted on site with gouache. Early in the day
before the heat took over.