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A Building and a Bird
The artist who set up for our weekly Tuesday night art group had several photos of apartment buildings with laundry. I liked how cheerfully individualized each apartment seemed in the photo reference I used, and I tried to convey that … Continue reading
Roses and Hedge
I like this little value study more than the painting that goes with it.
And Around Again
While we are under the Coronavirus stay-at-home order, I have been making small experimental paintings. I began this one by making random marks with gray ink and wax medium on slick Bristol paper. I added the color with gouache and … Continue reading
Companions
Happy New Year! We continue to stay home under Southern California’s stay at home order. I miss getting out to paint but am staying busy doing small intuitive sketches in my notebook. This one is modeled on the work of … Continue reading
An OwlCat with a Rose
Continuing along with my class, I am amused at the images that can emerge from putting down random marks and paint. In this case, after I finished the first steps of putting down some lines and color, an OwlCat was … Continue reading
Violet and Yellow
Since I am pretty much a plein air painter, but painting outside in Southern California is not OK for a few weeks, I am taking a class from an abstract artist, Kathleen Scoggin. The focus is on the elements and … Continue reading
Five Sunflowers
I wanted to make this a little abstract by emphasizing the geometric shapes of the water in the vase and the windows in the back right. I wonder if I should try placing the vase so that it is a … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 