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…
Tag: alla prima
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…
Third Alla Prima Pumpkin Attempt
Ok, the ugly truth is I haven’t yet succeeded in an alla prima painting yet. I have made some serious progress toward it though. This one was done in less than two hours and only two layers. The part where I really saw the improvement was the second layer. It required a lot less fixing…
Two Bell Peppers
I fell in love with the block in for this painting. I loved it so much that it took me a couple of weeks to paint over it. I wanted to leave it as it was so bad, but it was just too unfinished. I couldn’t not finish it. I loved the loose brushwork…