"Golden"

Tired, tired, tired.

"Doughnut" - SOLD

I never seem to get too caught up in subject matter, or composition with daily paintings. Which is nice. Larger paintings tend to be fussed over... 'Where should I place this or that?'. I tend to move these daily ones until something small catches my eye, and paint it, realizing that tomorrow I can do something completely different. This one is certainly simple, but I really wanted to see how it would look with a bunch of space above the doughnut. And, tomorrow I may try something different.

"Plumb Line" - SOLD

I couldn't get a great shot of this...The one on the right has a bit more color than my camera wants to catch, but that is usually how it goes. I never seem to be able to completely transfer what is on my canvas to what is on my computer screen. But I think, hope, this is close enough.

"Rounding the Corner" - SOLD

Have you heard of Goop? Well, I'm sure many of you have, but after you are done painting you can condition your bristles with said product. I just get a little on each brush and the next day they are still nice and soft. It's fantastic. I actually learned the trick from Doug Braithwaite.

So, this got me thinking....what do you use?

"Yellow Line" - SOLD

I have a new schedule starting today, and will be able to paint during the day, instead of at night. I think I will be able to paint with more frequency.

"Shoreline" - SOLD

Our Internet has been in and out since we moved. So, sorry if I have been slow to respond. So far I have really enjoyed this studio. My last studio was in our unfinished basement. We painted the concrete walls and and cleaned it up nicely, but my new space is so much nicer, although smaller.

"Tomato Tuesday" - SOLD

Our daily paint group decided to all paint tomatoes today. Go check out everyones version tonight.

"Applesauce" - SOLD

My son helped me title this one. I am not completely sure where he derived this title, but it sort of works...at least for me.

"Gazing" - SOLD

Its funny that the direction of a stem can change a painting. I think we all tend to personify objects in a painting, and this personification really seems to dictate how I set up the initial composition... Hmmmm, Well, I guess only sometimes. Other times I set up a painting and, only later, realize the odd conversation an apple is having with another object. Or the way one apple might posses a dominate personality, and another shy...

"Faded" - SOLD

"Scientists"

It looks like a beaker...that's all.

"Huddle" - SOLD

I did not get a chance to paint any more from Yellowstone. I really wish I had. It is a beautiful place. We seemed to do a lot of driving and seeing the sights. Well, I'm back in the studio.

"Breaking Light" - SOLD

Well I am up in Yellowstone National Park, and this is outside the place we are staying. This is certainly a bit more abstract, so if you take about five steps back from your computer screen and I think the painting will make more sense. I will be painting outside for the next few days.

"Stout" - SOLD

I had a hard time painting the vase. I actually wiped it down twice and left the studio. Then I decided to give it one more shot and to just have fun and concentrate on color and transition and less on drawing. So this is where we ended.

"Escape" - SOLD

Well, I have made some adjustments on the lights and I think the balance is better. I think I will like this new studio space. Now my next issue is to find a good place to photograph my paintings. I like to be able to take a picture and not have to mess with the color variations too much.

"Kinks"

This one is very dark. I have been trying to work out the kinks in my studio, including lighting. I built a new light attachment to my easel that moves up and down, and on this one I had the light too close. This caused the colors to read fine until I took the painting down and looked at it in a different setting. Way too dark. So, I'll keep moving forward. Happy to be back.

"Spout" - SOLD

I accidentally dropped this one on my wife. I walked upstairs to show her, and the darn thing just slipped out of my hands. I think I might have actually pushed it toward her quicker in my poor attempt to grab at it. The bottom edge then made contact with her shirt and bounced off toward the ground. We both watched as it flipped around trying to decide what side to land on...luckily it decided to land face up. Phew. I took it back down to the studio cleaned up the bottom edge...good as new. (painting one, shirt zero)

"Suspended" - SOLD

I am using larger brushes lately and trying to stay away from too much detail. Not usually a problem for me, right. I guess I am trying to use color shifts as my detail, rather than drawing.

"Odd Couple" - SOLD

"Diversion"

This is certainly a different approach for me. I had lunch with a friend of mine Jeff Mauger. He showed me some of his older paintings that he used oil based spray paint for a glazing process. So I decided to give it a try. Once I had some general darks and lights I took the painting outside and glazed it down with the purple spray. Then I went back and reworked the painting, and glazed it again. I did that a few times until I came out with this.