Lilypads no. 3

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Wess Foreman

These lilypad paintings, like my “captive audience” series and other colorful abstract paintings, give me the freedom to play with [experiment with] color and line. The impact of the finished piece is eye-catching, in my opinion, making the whole endeavor somewhat addictive. Gotta paint more of these! (also watch the painting process video below and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you’re at it—-link is in the sidebar)

Koi Konfetti

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Wess Foreman

Koi Konfetti, 16x20", $350. If you would like to commission a painting of your own, check out my pricelist! http://wessf.com/pricing Thanks for watching! Please click thumbs up to help my channel grow and subscribe to be notified of future videos! I am also looking for future subject matter suggestions in the comments below.

climbing the crepe myrtle

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Wess Foreman

I'm nearly ready to call myself a two medium artist at this point. I've been playing around with water media lately (pen and ink/ink wash/watercolor/gouache/watercolor pencils . . . yes, the wide gamut of water media). I still don't think of myself as an expert, but I must admit a great fondness for it when it works---and it doesn't always work, mind you.

I started playing with watercolor first and found it a bit difficult and didn't like the restriction of using only the white of the paper as white . . . in other words, I prefer to work more sloppily and fix my mistakes later on. So I added a white gouache to my watercolor palette---this improved my enjoyment (and success) tremendously. But moving from watercolor to a full gouache compliment was the moment, for me, of true bliss. I love it. It gives you the watery feel of watercolor but adds the ability to correct mistakes and add opaque details later on rather than having to preserve details throughout the painting process. Not to mention the ability to add dramatic darks and vivid colors quickly without layers and layers of glazes.

Climbing the Crepe Myrtle, 13.5x7.5", $125

So, I will be doing more of these gouache paintings going forward. I may even get around to putting mat board around them and selling them one of these days. We'll see. Thanks for checking in, and if you want to see more of my painting process, check out my Instagram feed!

a gaggle

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Wess Foreman

Canadian geese. I like the convergence here of subject matter and style. I will probably be doing more of these "gaggle" paintings.

fairy dust

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Wess Foreman

This one started as two head-and-shoulders portraits---didn't like it so I scrapped the one on the right and put in a simple background of trees; then the fairies took over and the painting took on a life of its own. Now I've got this high-fantasy painting with a hint of anime styling to the large-eyed face and a painting that doesn't fit with the rest of my work, in terms of subject matter.

Anyway, if you know anyone who would love this painting, let them know I've got it for sale---and tell them to ask for a better price, you never know with artists and it doesn't hurt to ask . . . .