Study for On the Lake

Oil on Gessoboard 5 x 7. I drew with a regular pencil on the board after a value sketch because the watercolour pencil was not showing up enough. Then not wanting the pencil to contaminate the paint, I coated it with acrylic medium first. I don't know what impact this might have on the long term survival of the painting but it kept the pencil from bleeding into the paint.

Glass Balls and Clementine

Oil on Gessoboard 6 x 6 An interesting exercise in reflections. I hope everyone is having a relaxing Labour Day.

Calendula

Oil on Gessoboard 6 x 6 The end of summer brings hot colours like these Calendula.

White Orchid

Oil on Gessoboard. 5 x 7  Orchids make great subjects because they are beautiful and the blooms last a long time.

Cherry Tomatoes

Oil on Gessoboard 6 x 6. Tomatoes are coming on strong now in the garden. Its hard to keep up but we are doing our best.

Wood Bowl with Grapes

Oil on canvas panel 8 x 10. I used a reference photo for this one and am fairly happy with the way it turned out. I learn something new each effort so the frequent painting of small works is paying off.

The Future is Electric

Oil on Gessoboard 6 x 6. This is an electric car from 1916 which is still running very well, proof that cars took the wrong fork in the road a long, long, long time ago. We are just now starting to get back on track.

I have not posted for a while. I have been rethinking some things with my painting and redoing my space a bit. I am having a bit of difficulty with stray reflections, both while painting and with photographing my work. When I photograph the paintings, I sometimes get reflected speckles that are not really there.