Showing posts with label oil painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil painting. Show all posts

Saturday, January 12, 2013

It's 2013!!!



"Hagey"
7" x 7", oil on canvas


It's been a lonnnng hiatus, and I'm wondering why there aren't two of me -- one of which would do nothing but sit at the computer, uploading and posting and generally handling all forms of electronic communication. The other would, of course, just paint.

It's Second Saturday at Winter Street Studios, and my door is open to the public, as usual. We consistently get more new visitors, even after several years of doing this. On any other Saturday, I would be painting. That's the thing with working in a building with other art studios. You are more directly involved in your own promotion. There are 70 studios and about 120 artists at Winter Street, and it's a very active environment, with frequent happenings that allow me to open my door to the public. Great exposure, but it means actually CLEANING UP my space and GIVING UP painting time in order to meet and greet. And hopefully sell.   Not complaining, just saying.

"Hagey" is one of several holiday commissions that kept me busy in December. I was very pleased with the result. But, then, who could resist that face?

Monday, February 6, 2012

Way Out West


"Way Out West"
14" x 56", oil on canvas

A road that wanders through the vast land known as Big Bend.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

A Place to Lose Your Heart?


"Cafe de la Presse"
12" x 12", oil on canvas - Sold

There's much to love about that city on the Bay; for instance, its fine eateries and casual bistros. Its cool summers. July in San Francisco is downright cold. About as cold as January in Houston.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Taos Falls


I'm comfortable painting big; maybe more so than working on small pieces. I find I work faster and somewhat looser with big renderings. Here's one I've almost finished -- meaning I've reached the point where I let it rest  while I try to ignore it until I can go back to critique it with a fresh eye.  Then I'll either make changes or . . . not. If I do tweak it later, I'll post the finished product. Meanwhile, here's how this one has progressed.







Taos Falls
48" x 48" oil on canvas