Mr. and Mrs. Tiger Finch
6 x 8″ oil paint on canvas sheet Striking markings on tiny birds begged expression in paint. The male has the orange cheek patch and stripes on the throat. What female could resist?
Coffee Time
8 x 6″ oil paint on canvas sheet I could relate to this lady’s love for the the java brew…made me smile.
Where to Next?
8 x 6″ oil paint on canvas sheet Red hair in light is hard to resist. My paintings hopefully note people just being people.
Breakfast on the Shore
11 x 14″ oil paint on artist board; special commission Above is the partner painting to the previous one shown. Again, this was a request for a friend who spent her life cooking for others. The two works will hang in her home over her dining nook. (If you looked for this yesterday, because I […]
Guest of Emmaus
11 x 14″ oil paint on artist board; special commission A friend who spent most of her life preparing meals for others asked me to paint Jesus at table with the two disciples of Emmaus. And they knew him in the breaking of the bread (see Luke 24:31). Her second request will be posted on […]
Join in the Dance
11 x 14″ oil paint on stretched canvas I tried to create movement in this scene with the flow of skirts and ribbons. The actual work has deeper, richer reds and warm pinks that escape the camera.
My Son 3
Still testing shadow tones of color…I like to have warm flesh undertones that will give life to the faces.
My Son 2
I start to apply darker tones of the color scheme in this stage, since shadows will be needed.
My Son (beginning)
8 x 8″ oil paint on cradled artist board This is the first stage of any oil painting I do. Before any color goes in, I generally try to get the drawing mostly right. In the next few posts, I will show the progress of this work of Mary and Jesus. I try to give […]
Absorbed
6 x 8″ oil paint on canvas sheet I could not resist the ballet slippers. I will probably boost the light effect in this before I call it quits.
