Category — Art in Progress

I illustrated this book mark a month or two ago and finally got around to printing it. I generally have lots of books in process at a time, so I wanted a lot of bookmarks for them, without spending a lot of money. I also have been trying to do some short fun projects to improve my digital illustration. The owl genie was originally supposed to be a set of two or three types of owls, but because I’m so busy, that will have to come later. I have also been thinking about doing some bug or fish bookmarks.
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Would you like a glass of wine? | 12" x 12" | Oil on Wrapped Canvas

I finished this painting last night. It is 12″ by 12″ and I started it a while ago, but I decided to withhold posting anything until completion. I’m quite happy with how this turned out. I have somehow developed a strong fondness for glass; especially clear glass. This was really fun because of all the reflections of the orange label through both glasses. You can see its color from the top of the wine glasses to the bottom.

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Since my first post on the white flower, I have worked on it some more. The changes might seem subtle, but the overall tone of the white flower was off, and needed to be corrected.

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Unfolding White Flower | 16" x 12" | Oil on Gallary Wrapped Canvas

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This is the first painting I’ve done in 2010 that is larger than 5×7.  This one is 12×16 oil on canvas. I am mostly done, but I do have one more session planned for the kind of tweaking that can’t be achieved wet on wet. [Read more →]

I don’t think I’m quite done with the one yet. The most recent version is at the end of the post. I will post again when it’s done.

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I think I am done with this little 5in by 7in painting. I never know for sure…sometimes I decide to tweak things down the road, but I am pretty happy with the result of this one. It was great green mixing practice because other than the pink petals peeking out it is a very limited palette.

Peeking Pink Petals | 7" x 5" | Oil on Linen Panel

One of the fun things about this painting is that I actually took photographs of this piece and different stages to share.

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When I visited the Duke Garden’s last week on a spring flowers photo expedition I ended up snapping a few of some ducks too. There are always a lot of friendly ducks at the gardens, they get fed a lot.

Duke Garden's Duck | 7" x 5" | Oil on Linen Panel

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I’ve been painting some fairly tasty subjects lately. First, I’ve been working on this tomato and garlic pair. I like the garlic alright, but I’ve been struggling a bit with the tomato and what may have been a poor choice in background colors…but they jury is still out on that, I need to what for the finished result to judge. What you see below is my second time painting over the tomato, but needs a lot more contrast. I need to wait for it to dry again. The only time constraint is that this is a subject from life, and I need to finish it before the tomato rots…hrm…maybe I should grab a photo of that.

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