Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 14" x 18" Commission
So, at my day job, we stop to make coffee every day at 2:00pm. It's great because we have Dunkin' Donuts coffee catered there. We'll the founder of 2 O'clock coffee time is retiring and the company commissioned a painting for her. We all thought this was appropriate. The mug with the logo is our company mug. I hope you will enjoy this painting, Joy. We'll miss you at the office.
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 5" For purchase info, please email michael@mnaples.com
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 6" SOLD.
My alarm went off at 3:30AM. I was shopping by 4:05AM. I gathered up my sale items, stood in line for an hour, and was sleeping again by 6:15AM. I love "door busting".
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 8" x 3.875" SOLD.
I love coffee. And the smell of these beans was amazing. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there. I know I have more then ever to be thankful for this year.
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 8" x 3.875" SOLD.
To me, what really makes this painting interesting are the reflections. They give so much more depth to the painting. I did this one to get in the mood for a couple of sushi paintings i have coming up. I won't get to those for a week or two but they are on my radar.
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 8" x 3.875" SOLD.
I have been admiring Carol Marine's apple paintings latley. Since my wife bought a bunch of apples for a pie she is going to bake, I had to paint them. This is post number 248 for my Daily Painting blog.
Graphite on Strathmore Bristol Board. 17" x 17"
The first commission portrait of the season. You might see a few more graphite pieces before Christmas. Until then, I have a few more commission paintings in the works.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 18" x 24" SOLD
The scale on these bottles is huge (at least for my standards). But that allowed me to get all the extra details in the reflective glass. Stay tuned for some portrait work coming up soon.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 18" x 24"
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This was new territory for me. Typically I paint a "closed in" composition that's is set up if front of me. This one, however, has more a scene going on with more to look at. It was a pleasure to paint. I love the antique feeling to the whole piece.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 18" x 24"
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I'll start with an apology for the bad photo. This is the largest painting to date so I am unfamiliar in photographing such large pieces. I guess I better get good at it soon because I have a number of pieces this size coming up. If anyone out there has photo advise I would love to hear it.
I love how the top of the composition is stiff and mechanical looking while being complimented by the draping of the fabric below it.
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 12" x 18" SOLD.
This is the first of 3 gallery submissions. I was invited to submit a few pieces to the Thomas McCormick Gallery in Chicago. I am capitalizing on the opportunity by creating 3 fresh, new and larger pieces. So if you think I haven't been posting because I'm not painting...it's quite the opposite. I have a lot of paintings on my plate and I can't wait to get them on board.
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 5" SOLD
My wife and I had a Halloween party last night. It was great fun with awesome costumes. This lemon was the smallest part of cleanup for the night. I had to save it to paint it. I haven't done a lemon in a while. The is post number 241 for my Daily Painting blog.
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 8" x 8" Commission-NFS
Another commission. I have a few more commissions I have to do. Also I will be spending some time working on paintings for upcoming gallery submissions. Stay tuned to check those out.
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 7" x 12" SOLD.
I really enjoyed painting this one. The pear came together easily and the fabric was a great challenge. I spent about ten minutes modeling the fabric to be just right. It plays an important role in the painting's composition.
Oil on 1.5" Gallery Wrapped Canvas 10" x 10"
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Here is another on gallery wrapped canvas. I enjoyed painting on this surface this time. I'm not sure why, it just came together. It's strange how different a painting can feel when you are using different surfaces. Does that make sense?
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 5.75" x 6" SOLD
Back when I was in school I took the train each day. I used spend entire train rides sketching everything around me. I painted this today from an old pencil sketch I did of a passenger I would see most days. He had a lot of character to him with his rough beard. This is post number 235 for my Daily Painting blog.
Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx. 6" x 6" SOLD.
It's pretty apparent that Fall is here. The leaves in the forest behind my house are changing colors more and more by the day. I happend to glance at this leaf and thought it had the perfect shape to it. It was also crisp enough to stand up on it's side like this.
Oil on 1.5" Gallery Wrapped Canvas. 10" x 10" SOLD.
This is very similar to a painting I did a while ago except it's bigger. It's on gallery wrapped canvas with the edges painted black. Personally I prefer to paint on a hard surface like board as opposed to canvas, but it was a nice change.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 12" x 7" SOLD.
I went from hating this painting to absolutley loving it in about an hour and a half. It really helped getting away from it yesterday. After about 30 minutes I came back to it cool, calm and collected. I got these 2 bottles at that resale shop I go to. Grand total for both bottles including tax...91¢. How can I pass that up?
Oil on 1/4" Board. 12" x 7" Work In Progress
I got caught up in a commission earlier this evening and ended up trying to rush this one. I started to get frustrated and decided I would stop and post a work in progress to take a little break. I will try to finish it up tonight now that the pressure is off to post something today. I wanted to paint something more complex after yesterday's minimalist composition.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 6" x 5" SOLD.
Okay,
Kind of a quick one tonight. I wish I could say I have all the time I want to paint but that's just not true. Anyway, I have some larger work I am working on at the moment and hope to post one of those soon. This is post number 229 for the Daily Painting blog.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 8" x 8" For purchase info, please email michael@mnaples.com
I had this painting about 90% done and decided it needed something in the forground...an old school yellow pencil. Now I am able to say I am satisfied with this one.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 6" x 6" SOLD.
This is post number 225 for my Daily Painting blog.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 6" x 6" Commission - NFS
It was quite a challenge cracking this coconut. It took a chisel, hammer and a lot of muscle to even break the surface. It was a cool challenge to paint, also. This is post number 221 for my Daily Painting blog.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 8" x 8" SOLD.
This glass piece came from that resale store, also. I love raw egg paintings. Here is a little bit of a different take on them.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 8" x 8" SOLD.
I am usually afraid of strong elipses because they can make or break an entire painting. That was my challenge in this painting. I bought that enamel bowl at my lunch hour today at resale shop by my work. I have been finding great treasures there lately. They will be in future paintings...stay tuned.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 8" x 8" SOLD.
I enjoyed this 'white challenge'. My favorite is the subtle difference in temperature the eggs have versus the cloth.
Glass, metal and fabrics. I love paintings these and feel I don't use them enough. Especially fabric. They will be worked infor future paintings. This is post number 218 of my Daily Painting blog.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 8" x 8" SOLD.
I am so attracted to the backlit qualities of the lemon slice. One thing I try to pay special attention to in my paintings is how light hits different objects in different ways.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 6" x 6" SOLD.
I've been drawn to shiny and clear objects lately. I actually added the red match about 80% through the painting. It needed a little color to accent all those grays.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 6" x 6" SOLD.
This is the moment when the sun has just about set but it's not totally dark out yet and the moon is completely illuminated by the sun. The cresent shape of the moon from last night added a lot to the scene. This is post number 214 for my Daily Painting blog.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 6" x 6" SOLD.
This is the view from my kitchen table. We had some beautiful clouds roll through. I was attracted to their dramatic angle and had to paint them. Also I have to capture that beautiful view while I can, with any luck (and a buyer) we will be moving soon.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 8" x 8" SOLD.
I just love this creamer. It's fun to paint and combining it with the glass of water added the perfect challenge. In contrast to the creamer painting I did a couple days ago, I wanted to create a cool atmosphere to go along with the coolness in the chrome. This might be one of my favorite paintings to date.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 6" x 6"
Commission-NFS
I have a bunch of commissions that I will be sneaking in between Daily Paintings. This is one of them. It's post number 211 in my Daily Painting blog.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 8" x 8"
SOLD.
My wife bought this creamer at Goodwill specifically for me to paint. She must really love me. Thanks Hun!
Oil on 1/4" Board, Beveled and Mounted to Oak Frame. 13" x 13"
SOLD.
Here is one of the PB & J's talked about earlier. I really like the top view and how that shows off all the angles. It is completely ready to hang. The top board that is painted has a beveled edge all the way around and mounted to an oak frame that sits the painting about 1.75" from the wall. This is post number 207 in my Daily Painting blog.
Oil on 1/4" Board. 6" x 6" SOLD.
I used a new brush today. It made all the difference on this one. I have a couple/few PB & J compositions coming up in the near future. This is kind of a teaser to those. Stay tuned...
