Wednesday, January 31, 2007

"Bottle of Black Beam No.3"

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Oil on 1/2" Board, 5"x6". SOLD.

This is the third painting of "Bottle of Black Beam" which completes the series. This is what all three look like together.

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I like these three and think they go well together. I have the next series in the concepting stage. Stay tuned.

"Orange with Purple No.2"

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Oil on 1/2" Board, 6"x5".

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Monday, January 29, 2007

"Freight Engine"

Oil on 1/2" Board, 6"x5"

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This scene is taking right behind my house. We back up to some tracks and forest area which has a lot of wildlife. Anyway, I snapped this shot of this train that was parked. I liked the composition it produced and how the colors worked together.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

"Lemon on Blue"

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Oil on 1/2" Board, 6"x5". SOLD.

I decided to do kind of an exercise today. I pledged to keep the timing on this painting to 1 hour...and stuck to it. I am trying to work quicker and more efficiently without sacrificing the painting. I wanted to focus on contrast, composition and color and feel it's successful in all three of those categories.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Monday, January 08, 2007

"Beer" & "Wine"

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Oil on 1/2" Board, 5"x6". Commission - NFS

Here are a couple paintings I did for a friend who wanted 'his' and 'hers' paintings. It's a neat concept and I think these go well together.

Thursday, January 04, 2007

"Friends"

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Graphite on Bristol Board, 16"x12". Commission - NFS

Here's the last portrait. Now it's back to the paints.

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