Abstract Onion
This painting is the result of a painting challenge video I posted on my YouTube channel, also posted below. The challenge was to create a painting inspired by a blind contour drawing. This was the result.
Abstract Onion, 16x20”, $350
Brew Bottle
A simple still life painting of a swing top bottle. I like my choice of the baby blue and pink background, as well as the brown drippy under-painting of the bottle showing through. Success!
Brew Bottle, 14x11”, $150
Lego Duck
I chose the subject matter on a whim really, but I'm glad I did. Painting small live objects (as opposed to painting from a photograph or computer screen) is a valuable exercise for the artistic mind. There's just something different about it---if nothing else, it presents a nice change of pace (though I'm sure there is something more to it than that---I'm just not putting my brain on it at present).
Anyway. Lego Duck. Or chicken. Or bird---it doesn't matter to me. I like how the painting turned out. I've added the painting video below. Thanks!
Lego Duck, 11X11", $75
Pineapple Abstracted, no. 01
I plan to do a few paintings in this Abstracted Pineapple series.
Pineapple Abstracted, no. 01, 36x24", $675
cup of joy
Something about the vertical lines in the early stages of this painting caught my attention and took me in this colorful direction. The distorted perspective of the coffee cup only adds to the quirkiness of the finished painting, as does the energetic color combination.
Cup of Joy, 30x30", $1000
army men
I took the reference photo many years ago---three plastic army men set up on the window sill in my shop. The photo was dramatic and beautiful, the background transformed into out-of-focus blur of shape and color. I just had to paint this in my new media, gouache. Don't forget to check out the video of the painting process down below!
Army Men, 9x13.5", gouache on paper, $125
orange lantern
This was a quick study of an orange lantern with a white pillar candle. This lantern was hanging outside on our patio and I couldn't resist painting it.
Orange Lantern, 14x11", $75
three apples
Just a quick rendition of three apples. I always loved the look of multicolor handmade prints--the way one color might not match up with the next color--so I kept that aesthetic in mind, letting the first-pass color red peek through around the black sketch.
Three Apples,
8x18", SOLD
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