A while back I mentioned taking photos for a dog portrait commission. It has taken a while, due to moving, busy summer schedules, and whatnot, but I have finally gotten a solid start on it. The eyes and ears are looking pretty good, but the nose and muzzle are a little off. The muzzle…
Category: Oil Painting
Giving up on the Strawberries
This strawberry painting has given me trouble these last two weeks. It started off promising enough, but quickly went down hill. I painted over the first version and I’m still not very thrilled about it. The perspective is slightly better, but that is pretty much it. I would like to warm up…
Strawberry Work in Progress
It isn’t often that I post works in progress, but it has been a crazy week. The kids are going back to school which means lots of running around and meetings the first week, I’m helping my dad finish up a home remodeling project of his, and now to top it off I’m sick….
Stuck in Cement
What to say about this one… well for starters this is a lovely fake succulent that I can’t decide whether it looks more fake as a painting than it does in life. This is also the first painting I’ve done on the aluminum panels I primed. Working on the primed surface is comparable to…
The Golden Goblet
There is something you need to know about me. I love painting glass. I don’t know exactly why, but I’m sure it’s something about the odd abstractions it creates or the challenge of making it look transparent. Metal is fun for some of the same reasons. Glass usually has the added challenge of ellipses…
What It’s Like to Oil Paint on Aluminum
Here is the last painting in this little mini series of owl paintings. I was given these little owl planters for my birthday this year and immediately knew I would paint them. Since I hadn’t been painting regularly, you can (or at least I can) clearly see a progression in the work. This orange…
Sticking with What I’m Good At
These little experimental paintings are exactly what I needed to get me out of my painting funk. I think I’ve also finally decided to embrace still lifes. I genuinely enjoy painting them as well as setting them up. The last few months have really been a struggle to get myself to paint and focusing…
AlumaComp Metal Panels Review
Back in April, I bought a whole bunch of AlumaComp aluminum composite panels during the Jerry’s Artarama 50th anniversary sale. They were relatively affordable to begin with and with the sale even more affordable. Regular price for a 6″x6″ panel is $2.69/ea and I only paid $1.35/ea which is a comparable price to Ampersand GessoBoards of the…
Winter Bird Finished
Apologies. I actually finished this painting a couple weeks ago, but I have been too busy to post it to the blog. Hopefully, this is the start of more regular postings and paintings from me. I’m all moved in to a new house and my painting room has been set up. I even know…
Winter Bird in Progress
Here is a little bird I started a week ago. It needs another layer at least on the bird and part of the fence the bird is standing on, but I love the look of the background. I think I’ll probably just leave it as is. Painting has been a bit difficult to do…
Black Nosed Kitty Painting Finished
I finally got this little kitty portrait finished. It was a bit more over worked than I was originally aiming for, but I think it turned out nicely anyway. I can’t for the life of me remember what this cat’s name was, but with those piercing blue eyes I couldn’t stop thinking of the…
Kitty Portrait in Progress
It has been a while since I’ve done a work in progress post, but here we are. This little kitty was sister to my Kiki, but unfortunately disappeared shortly after we acquired her. I did manage to get a few good pictures before she vanished though. The painting has been a little on the…