#40 - Hmmm

#40 - Hmmm

7" x 5"
Oil on Canvas Board

Hmm..I can do better. NEXT!

And here's a preview of what's next! I decided to re-do the gold fabric one, but this time, I put black gesso on the board and started with the pom first. This is it so far! I think it's going to be one of my best yet!

#39 - Quick Pomegranate

#39 - Quick Pomegranate

8" x 8"

Oil on Canvas

After the success of quickly and more to the point, not micro-stressing, painting a pomegranate in half an hour the other day, I thought I would try a few more with an eye on the clock and a no-worry, whatever happens happens attitude. The next few paintings are the results of this.

#38 - Pomegranate #2 (The 30-minute Fruit)

#38 - Pom 2 (The 30-Minute Fruit)

7" x 5"

Oil on Canvas Board
SOLD

I painted on Saturday and have a series of several pomegranates that I am working on in between the Christmas portraits. I had an awful time with the fabric in this one. I tried to approach it several different ways and it just wasn't happening. So...I gave myself a time limit. At 5:30, I decided that I wanted it done by 6pm and started in on the pomegranate itself. Well. How about that. I love it. Not the fabric, but the fruit. And with the fruit, the fabric just doesn't seem so bad.

It's obvious that if I really wanted a challenge, I would paint fabric until I got it right. But do I really want that challenge right now? I'm not sure. Maybe next month.

#37 - Blue Rose 2

#37 - Blue Rose #2

20" x 20"
Oil on Canvas
Available

This is the 2nd of my Blue Roses. Earlier this year I painted a small version. (6"x6") Since then, I've wanted to re-do it larger. I'm really happy with the way it turned out.

The painting is freshly glazed and will be available for shipping in a couple of weeks.

#36 - Pomegranates #1

#36 - Pomegranates #1
7" x 5"
Oil on Canvas Board
Available

This was an exercise in color and shape for me. But wait..what painting isn't an exercise in color and shape? Wini suggested that I try some pomegranates. That they would fit nicely into my style and help me work through some of my mental painting blocks. So that's what I'm doing. Next week is going to be a HUGE portrait painting week. I have 6 lined up for Christmas and another 12 lined up for the near future. Some of them I won't be able to post until after Dec. 25th as they are gifts, so expect a huge push toward 100 in that last week!

If you guys have read through all of my posts, you know that the inspiration for 100 paintings in a year came from the work of Adam Houston. He painted 100 in 2010 and he's doing it again in 2011. He's a pretty smart guy and seems to do really well with creating exercises to develop his talent. Head over to his page and check out the tree series he did. BIG jumps between painting 1 and 15.

The reason I bring up Adam's tree series is that I've been thinking for a while that I'm moving too fast and being too impatient with myself. Once I paint something I'm done. Then later, I'll look back and be not quite satisfied. I could have done a better job. Maybe a series is in order. Something to think about.