sparrow in the rain

Sparrow in the Rain, 30x24", SOLD

sleepy sunflowers

Sleepy Sunflowers, 20x20", SOLD

Just a quick sleepy sunflower painting.

five, in progress

Here's a snapshot of five little paintings in progress (bottom-left two are finished I think). My well-used worktable as background. Just thought I'd share.

p.s. If you're in the area, join me tomorrow at the Covington Art Market---Saturday, Dec. 1st from 9am to 1pm at the trailhead.

Covington Art Market reminder

Anyone in the Covington area this Saturday should stop by the newly formed Covington Art Market. I will be there with my paintings (email me if you would like to see any specific ones, since I can't bring them all). Here are the details:

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THIS SATURDAY!!

December 1st - 9am - 1pm 

COVINGTON TRAILHEAD

419 N. New Hampshire in Dowtown Covington

 Working in partnership with the City of Covington, STAA is excited to bring our second Covington Art Market to Downtown Covington. Stop by the Covington Trailhead and get your holiday shopping under way. This juried art market will feature a talented group of artists working in various mediums including painting, photography, jewelry, wood, fiber, metal and more. There will be great gifts choices from original art, soaps, crochet hats, wall-hangings, pottery and purses just to name a few. All works for sale are created by regional artists. Because we are in a Cultural Arts District, all original art is tax free! So join us this Saturday, support local artists, pick up unique holiday gifts and save money!

Update on 2012-12-02 06:02 by wessf

The weather was beautiful today and I was quite pleased with the turn out for the Art Market. I ran into some familiar faces and my artwork gained a few new fans, I believe (or maybe people are just extra nice in Covington?). Thanks to everyone who came out today. Looking forward to the next one in February.

(emai me if you'd lke to be added to my newsletter list for future reminders and whatnot)

sheriff mason

Sheriff Mason, 14x11", watercolorAll things considered I did a pretty good job on this watercolor of my son. Especially since this is only my third or fourth watercolor I've done. The mouth is a little sloppy and so are the eyes. But the good points far outweigh the bad. I added texture to the vest by adding salt to the final dark-brown glaze. If I had a smaller brush I could have acheived better eyes. The mouth problem was just sloppiness on my part---no use blaming yourself, you weren't even there---I could probably fix the mouth problem, come to think of it.

I'll probably get this one framed (maybe after cleaning up the mouth a bit) and present it to the wife for Christmas.

red trawler

Red Trawler, 8x10", SOLDI had to use a subpar camera to take this photo this morning, making for a slightly out of focus image. That said, you can at least get the idea of the painting from this. This was a boat (trawler?) I've seen a time or two on the Tchufuncta River in Madisonville.

gigi commission

Gigi Commission, 10x8", N/A

a folded note - sketch

Just a quick sketch I did today, trying to produce something after a few days sick with some sort of flu. I should be working in a sketchbook more regularly . . . will try to post more here as I do. This one was done with a calligraphy pen and whatever non-waterproof ink cartridge it had. I then used a brush with water---a bit too overworked in that regard but that's what these experiments are for---then I added a hint of skintone to my hand using a wash of red watercolor (though that can't be seen clearly in my slightly fuzzy photo--oops).

two more watercolor paintings

Peppermint Candy, 5x7", watercolorI'm still on my watercolor excursion. It has become an experiment for me, trying to determine whether I should add watercolor painting to my repertoire. Whether there is a place for me there. Anyway these two paintings came out fairly well. The peppermint candy is pretty good, if a little clunky, and the wren is overworked but passable (I'm hard on myself here, but it's because this is not my turf and not my normal mode; it is watercolor mode).

Wren, 10x11", SOLDI do like the scratches I added to the wings/body of the wren; it's a simplification of the pattern that was on the reference photo. Still, there is a hesitancy to my watercolors. When considering the medium, I tend to focus on what's missing---it's like acrylic, only the opaqueness of color is missing and there is no saving a drastic mistake as there is in acrylic painting. I suppose I should be saying that watercolor allows for beautiful washes, subtle color shifts, and ethereal glazing effects. Positives of the medium. But I'm still not there yet. I'm only dabbling in watercolor so far. I am a visitor here.

congregation of egrets

Congregation of Egrets, 30x40", $700This is another iteration of a medium size painting I produced by the same name. This time I went large and I added the texture of pencil and oil pastel to the background, suggesting a tangle of branches. I find the effect interesting and the subject matter haunting. I think somebody should buy this one :-)

black cat

Black Cat, 48x24", SOLDIt's Halloween so I thought I'd paint a black cat. It started out as a simple shape with eyes then I added in more details and then added all the color blocks, confetti-like.

brown pelican

Brown Pelican, 40x30", $700This is a larger version of my brown pelican painting. I got the suggestion from someone at the New Orleans Arts Market in Palmer Park last weekend. I like how it turned out and I especially like how easily the painting came together for me.

cafe du monde

Cafe du Monde, 16x20", $300 (framed)

sammy commission

Sammy Commission, 24x18", N/AA dog commission. Want one of your own dog? Contact me immediately!

red streetcar #3

Red Streetcar #3, 10x20", SOLD

I don't have many New Orleans specific paintings--mainly because I paint from photos and don't have many N.O. reference photos--so this one I've painted before. Twice actually. One smaller than this one and one larger version.

madisonville lighthouse

Madisonville Lighthouse, 24x48", $500

pitcher

Pitcher, 30x24", $300I just got this one back from a Ponchatoula gallery that recently closed. Haven't seen it in awhile but I like it. Seems like it would look great hanging in someone's kitchen, especially considering the neutral color scheme. It is painted on gallery wrap canvas---in other words it's a thick canvas which does not have to be framed. Let me know if you're interested.