share a cup
share a cup, 20x16", N/AJust a fun coffee painting. All coffee paintings should be fun. Sadly, there are too many somber coffee paintings in the world. Happy Tuesday.
wess foreman studio
creativity by wess
Index
sunrise
sunrise, 40x25", $500
cobalt arrangement
cobalt arrangement, 11x28", $200
still life and landscape
bowl of fruit, 16x20", $250
lush landscape, 30x48", $600
moonrise
Moonrise, 30x40", $500
house commission
Update on 2012-04-19 17:18 by wessf
I often don't know if a painting I'm working on will turn out more realistic or more abstract---I kinda go with the flow on most of my paintings and whatever happens, happens---but this one was a commission and the reference photo was so specific and detailed and beautiful, I just sorta went more toward the realism this time. Also it was painted on a small, 11x14", canvas, so this had me close-in with my details and resulted in this tight style which isn't ultra-realism but compared to most of my work, does fall closer to realism than any other catagory of style.
American Flag #10
American Flag #10, 30x40", $400
Four Sparrows, Two Geese
Four Sparrows, 28x11", $200
Two Geese, 20x16", $200
Three Apples
This one I painted some time last year. I didn't like it enough to finish it until a friend of mine saw it and said it was cool, then I did a last minute touch-up to finish it.
Factory Cat
I really like how this one turned out. I'm a long time fan of the work of American painter Stuart Davis---this painting somewhat draws from the Davis aesthetic I think (jazzy arrangement of colorful shapes). Yes, once again, this style is another experiment for me, and every experiment broadens my repertoire. Look for more like this in the future. I'd love to hear some comments on this one.
Factory Cat, 40x30", $700
Backyard Landscape
Backyard Landscape, 14x11", SOLDI was carelessly swiping paint onto this canvas in order to cover up an unfinished painting which wasn't working for me. I was just trying to cover it up with greens and blues when it turned into something recognizable---a landscape---then I added shadows and the sky and dripped in some color and scratched in some detail. Before long the painting was finished and I luckily put it away to dry before I overworked it. Wish I had a better title for it.
Looking at the finished piece, it is recognizable as a landscape while retaining its abstract qualities. It is subtle but interesting, I think.
Empty Street Corner
Empty Street Corner, 16x20", $200
This painting came about quickly---took me about two hours total---and went through a few style changes before I hit on the one I wanted. I'm going to call it finished for now, but I was thinking it might be improved with a few shadows falling across the frame. So this one could change a bit in the future, but I do like it as is.
Millie commission
as always, click photo to enlarge.
Artificial View of the Sky
Artificial View of the Sky, 30x40", $700
Passing the Turing Test
This painting obviously has words on it (pun intended) and an anxious geometrical figure sweating it out as he speaks those words. To briefly explain the title and thus the painting [to my mom and other "normals"], I give you a link to an interesting wikipedia page: here.
I like the simplicity of it and the color, and I will probably be experimenting more with this style. Would love to hear feedback on this one!
Passing the Turing Test, 11.75x14.5", $200
N. O. Street Car #11
I'm calling this number eleven, though I'm not sure of the actual number---I lost track, plus this is a different version than my original street car paintings. This time I've injected more energy I think, leaving the details more raw and unrefined. And yes, I have also incorporated two bits of string into the painting.
N.O. Street Car #11, 24x30", SOLD
American Flags #8 & #9
American Flag #8, 24x30", $300
Here are two more in my series of abstracted American flags. There's something fun about taking a recognizable image and altering it and, in the case of #9, stripping it down to its basic elements . . . color, shape, line. Stars and strips and red, white, and blue.
I'd love to hear feedback---I've enabled comments on this post and will do so in most future posts (I had turned off comments because of spam comments, but I'll just deal with that as it arises). That is all.
American Flag #9, 18x11", SOLD
Orange House Across the Street
Orange House Across the Street, 18x24", $250
plastic car sketch
Another sketch. This one is a fun example of blind contour drawing, where one does not look down at one's drawing until the thing is complete. It is an excercise in patience and slow deliberate following of---what else?---contours, the pencil following along with every inch of exploration of the eye. The result is usually an unusual but interesting drawing.