At the Races!

A 16x20 Acrylic I just finished yesterday. The sky is actually a light blue, but the sun washed it out. Only two hooves are actually touching the ground. A year ago I would never have imagined painting this or any of my other paintings in my wildest dreams! Thanks, Brian!

Macky and Mr. Octopus

I took this photo of my mother's pug "Macky" several years ago and she has had it as as her the desktop photo on her computer ever since. I decided to paint it for her for Mother's day. "Mr. Octopus" was Macky's favorite stuffed toy while it lasted. A 12x12 acrylic.

Waterlilies

Okay, so it's not Monet, but it was great fun to paint. An 11x14 acrylic I painted last week.

Beaver lake

Hi all,

Where is everyone?Painting must be on the back burner. I look forward to some new postings/comments. Here is a new one. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I had alot of fun playing with colour, but think some of the combinations might be a bit wacky, which part of me is attracted to and part of me is repulsed by. It's the same feeling when you drive by a car accident. Believe it or not this was create with only 2 different colour combos with varying amounts of the colours within the combo, and tint. I have a hard time capturing light on a high overcast day. Or in any situation where it is not blatantly obvious. It's 14X18 I'll be curious to see when the "painting Gods" decide to visit me again. In the mean time......keep painting.

SQUARE

this one done today 36x60" oil/canvas. comments welcome. Brian

Old Bottles

The is an 12x16 acrylic of a row of old bottles I painted last weekend. It was fun to create the appearance of translucency with the different values of the colors.
The photo is a little distorted, since the bottles in the painting are straight, not leaning to the sides.

Autumn Barn - revision

Here is a revised version of my autumn barn I posted earlier. I made the barn darker, and hopefully more "settled in," and the foreground less "tippy-tappy." Thanks Brian, Elliot, and Page for your comments.

Revision with help

I posted an earlier version of this and wanted to posted with some re-works that ended being a good learning process for me. My friend Page helped me a lot with facial proportions. Brian made some helpful comments about brushwork. Then Steven pointed out how the protrusion of the mouth and the white of the eye show that this was done from a close up photo (not that this is bad necessarily, but I didn't know it was so obvious). Anway... I could have left it as it was, but as I said, it was a good learning piece.

Cherry

It was fun to do something more abstract. I did the underpainting in quinachronone (sp?) violet.

Bread

Last one for today. This is the 45 minute exercise we did in Brian's workshop in Boone, NC. No time to think, and very messy! FUN!

Tomato

I blended this a lot to get the variation in color, because I didn't know how to do it otherwise.

My First Contribution

Hi Brian, This is my first attempt at contributing to your Blog. Here is a little still life I set up. I tried to be a looser than some of my previous ones, which I will send.

DONKEY

A little 16x20" oil, done tonight, still warming up after a week or so of not painting. A bit rusty,......comments welcome. Brian

Hang in there!

I thought that would be an appropriate title, as this last one took way too long. There are so many things I don't like about it...... too numerous to list. I knew this next one would be a dog, and I figured I can't just post the gems. With out sounding like I am beating my self up, because I am chuckling, the best part about this painting is that I'm done....not finished, done. May be time for a little one hour exercise eh?? It's 24X30

Tuba

Ok I'm an addict. It's midnight. I can just hear Brian say all those beautiful quotes about leaving room for the viewer, and leaving some inplied. Sorry brian. I am in my infancy, and I thought I would try this big pacifier. I took this shot last Sunday, down the road. It's 30x36 It was fun..... quite literal....ly

VENICE

This is a little demo painting done today at a workshop...16x20" acrylic/canvas. Done from a photo. Comments welcome.

WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW CONTRIBUTORS! PLEASE POST AND COMMENT TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT. THIS BLOG WAS CREATED FOR YOU. Brian

Tending the Fire

I did this today,its 18x24 oii/canvas
Thanks for looking

Mr. Biggar's old Truck

This is a 12x 16 oil/linen that i did today
Thanks for looking

Sunday Morning

So I tried posting this (my latest) before, but it did happen. I'll get this computer stuff one day. I hope it doesn't show up twice.

Worked hard on the values, the warm and cool tones, and to try and keep that sense of overwhelming light that comes into my place in the mornings. It was a struggle. But a good exercise. It was small at 12X16 that made it trickier.

Hello to all, I too am a newby from Brian’s latest workshop, and since Astri has already done the plug all I can say is my heart felt gratitude toward Brian’s teaching will be with me for some time to come. Thank you Brian!
I’ve checked out the site and I really seem to respond to Elliot’s work. I also love Brian’s RR#2 painting, it’s stunning. Funny I went out and took pictures, and I shot telephone poles, which are numerous, along the railroad tracks by my house. One of many "still to paint" on my favorites list.
In the meantime here is my latest. A little tighter than I usually go. Feels a little “muddy” to me. I’ll live with it for a few days and see if I pick it up again. I said in the work shop that I wish I had you in my back pocket Brian…….now that I’m home…more than ever.