Still life set up

 

still life

 Instead of painting from photograph I am beginning to use still life.  This is bringing me back to my days in college.   A pretty backdrop.  A bright lamp and a box.     I just cut the top and front off a box.   I draped a table cloth over it,   And bam, perfect still life.  

I dislike drawing and painting from photos.  You will not get the color and lighting as well with photo, photos are flat,  Boring and inconsistent.  But, sometimes it’s your only option.  
Oil paints are something I love, but there are still some challenges that I face through the painting process. Solving these puzzles and pressing through the challenges is one of my favorite things about painting in the studio. Creating a still life gives me an advantage, it puts me in control of my painting and composition. The lighting and color is beautiful and natural. 3 dimensional in a way that photos are not.   I hope you enjoy these glimpses into my studio.  I enjoy sharing them. 🙂 

  

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Apple oil painting

“Apple,” Oils 4″x6″

This painting was a quick sketch style painting.  I’m experimenting a lot with lighting and creating and using still life.  One of my favorite styles of painting is the impressionistic style.  This is something I am working on.  

Butterflies

“Butterflies” Oil on canvas 16″x25″

This piece is just about done, It has to dry, and I think I’m going to apply a varnish of some sort.  

This painting, “butterflies,” is part of a 10 painting series I plan on having finished by August. 

I will be producing some limited edition prints of the artwork which will be released in August.     In the meantime please let me know what you think. 

SUSHI (Series update)

I have finally had my paintings professionally photographed. This means that the limited edition prints will be printed soon.

Stretching canvas

What do I do while the kids are away? ………… Stretch canvas, duh!

Cream cheese

I always get excited when there is cream cheese in the sushi. Although, I can only imagine that cream cheese in the sushi is far from traditional. It’s always delicious!

9”X14″ Oil on stretched canvas.