lab

lab, 11x11", $80

Spring Mosaic, small

Spring Mosaic, small, 18x24", $400

American Flag #7

American Flag #7, 40x30", $400

This month, on the Wess Foreman painting circuit . . . .

• In three days (Saturday the 10th) you can find me at the Madisonville Art Market from 10:00 to 4:00. Looks like the cool weather will still be around so it should be a magnificent day for it.
• As usual, I will be at the Palmer Park Arts Market in New Orleans the last Saturday of the month, which is the 24th this month.
• You can also see some of my artwork at the Crescent City Brew House in New Orleans all this month.
• And if you get a chance, stop by Piece a' Work art gym in New Orleans where I have a few paintings hanging in the back room somewhere -- just ask for them by name :-)

*all these places have websites with more information, easily found by searching for them online (beginner guide to using Google sold separately)

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Captive Audience #15

Captive Audience #15, 25x40", $700

Coffee Break, diptych

Coffee Break, diptych, 2-40x25", SOLD

This (These?) would make a nice backdrop/focal-point to a cafe, bakery, or home kitchen. I started with the right canvas--two coffee cups and saucers--keeping the style quick and loose, and soon realized I could continue the yellow table top onto a second canvas (which I happened to have on hand).

Update on 2011-11-28 07:16 by wessf

This one is sold.

White Knight Black Pawn

White Knight Black Pawn, 8x10"This one is basically finished--I will probably add a touch more shadow to the background especially behind the knight's head to give it more contrast there. Also I haven't signed it. Also I will probably find a good frame for it before calling in finished.

Update on 2011-11-28 07:16 by wessf

This one is sold.

Boiled Shrimp and Lemon, framed

boiled shrimp, framed, 5x7", $75lemon, framed, 5x7", $75

Various Small Paintings

various small paintings

Captive Audience #14

Captive Audience #14, 12x12", $100

Landscape with Trees, diptych

This one was envisioned, roughed in, and finished in rapid succession and took about three hours, all told, to complete. I started with a single canvas and then, realizing I had another canvas of the same size [and more landscape to explore], I decided to continue with the same image, spanning it across the two large canvases, each measuring 30x48". The landscape is an imagined one but I wouldn't be surprised to see a similar scene among the savannahs of Africa perhaps.

Landscape with Trees, diptych, 2-30x48", $1000

Cardinal in Silhouette

Cardinal in Silhouette, 9x18" $100

This was a quick painting from a photo I took a few weeks ago right outside my studio window (though it looks more like a winter shot with the bare sky behind the little fellow). I left the paint a bit thin in the painting process and left some of the charcoal sketch to show through, and the result almost looks like watercolor on canvas--or more correctly, gouache on canvas. I don't normally go high-key with my paintings, but this one works fine for me.

Update on 2011-11-28 07:17 by wessf

This one is sold.

Killer

Killer, 24x30" $400

Starting to edge back into painting after a bit of a vacation. This one turned out well I think. It was a little flat for the longest time while I was working on it, then when I added the hints of blue in the dog's fur that seemed to set it off nicely (though the blue is not quite as pronounced in the painting as it appears here--at least not as I view it on my computer . . . always a struggle to get color looking just right when posting digitally). The title "Killer" just came to me looking at the intense pose and stare of the dog (humorously counterbalanced by the dog's size, of course, but don't tell Killer that). Thanks for viewing!

As always, click the image for a larger view.

Congregation of Egrets #2, 20x20" $300Back Field, 24x30" $400

Congregation of Egrets

I like this one. I will probably be doing a series along these lines.
You know . . . groups of egrets in the landscape . . . whatevs.

Congregation of Egrets, 20x20" $300

Five Minute Sketch

5 Min. Self-Portrait in ink

Egret Stepping Up

Egret Stepping Up, 48x30" $800

Millions of People

Millions of People, 11x28" $200

Update on 2011-11-29 03:20 by wessf

This one is sold.

Lighting up the Dark

Lighting up the Dark, 24x30" $400

Update on 2011-11-29 03:20 by wessf

This one is sold.

Artist Reception at Piece'a Work

This Thursday, May 12th from 6pm to 9pm there will be an artist reception at Piece'a Work in New Orleans. I will be there with most of my artwork, and I might try a little live painting while I'm there. Free admission. Stop by. Buy a painting or two. Come on, you know you want to.