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Lemon Lime Process

I’m always amazed at the way a painting just appears over time on the canvas. First the canvas is blank, then it looks like a drawing or a monochromatic painting, and then bit by bit it starts looking...

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Two More Lemons

I spent the afternoon painting two more lemons. The close up below shows my experiments with using more expressive brush strokes to harmonize with the white impasto. Here’s the view from ten thousand...

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Two More Limes

Tonight I worked on limes. I used a string that was a little less green this time, desaturating the Sap Green with Cadmium Orange in the lighter values and Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber in the darker...

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June 5, 2014

This painting started off well, but it didn’t really come together in the end. I loved the way the cast shadows faded from a deep dark blue, sharply contrasting against an impasto flecked pool of light...

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Another Day in the Atelier

Another day in the Atelier with three of my role models. Gary is helping Oritana reverse engineer a painting by Vincent van Gogh while Christina puts the finishing touches on her large still life with...

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Hard Edge Lemon Lime

This 24″ x 24″ painting is based on a crop of my design for the Maple Valley Arts show. Unlike the 8″ x 8″, this painting uses a modern, hard edge style. The paint is very smooth and the colored...

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Best of Gage 2014

I missed the Best of Gage opening because I was out of town . . . When I returned, I couldn’t find my painting on the wall . . . Turns out I won second place in the Still Life category! Here are the...

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Another year another still life

As the glorious summer fades and the nights grow cooler, it is time to head back to school. I’ve moved back in to my studio at Gage and joined three returning classmates and met four new ones. After a...

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Glut

Some image ideas for the word, “Glut”. A bit of an homage to Wayne Thiebaud. Cake courtesy of Safeway. #jig1 { padding:0px; margin:0; min-height:0px; } #jig1 img, #jig1 .jig-desaturated {...

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Another Red Onion

I started another red and green onion painting – same setup, different view point. This design is much more interesting than the previous one and I find I’m getting faster and faster and better at soft...

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November 18, 2014

Finally got around to painting some green onions …

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November 22, 2014

Started a new study, 8″ x 10″. The ice cubes are acrylic, but the limes are real. I love the glow of the glass on the left. In order to balance the composition I will probably have to make the knife...

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Red Pliers

Finally got a chance to do a quick still life. 8″ x 10″ canvas panel. This one is for the Word of the Week, which is “tool”. I’m trying out water miscible oils – some Holbein Duo Aqua Oils and some...

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Red Diagonal Cutters II

I’m really pleased with this second go at the diagonal cutters. This one is an 8″ x 10″ canvas panel with Royal Talens Cobra paint. It was fun adding all of the little highlights and cracks at the end....

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Diagonal Cutters Redux

The 8″x10″ Diagonal Cutters painting was so inspiring that I started a 48″x60″ version! Initially the idea of painting such a large canvas was intimidating, but I found out that it is actually easier...

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Gary’s Spiral Stairway

Here’s Gary’s take on my spiral stairway design. He did this sketch in just a few minutes by painting directly on a reference photo.

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Getting Close

I’ve painted in the background and the shadows and added a bunch of small specular highlights. Overall, the larger painting size has been a good thing and made painting easier. The only challenge is...

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Pipe Wrench Study

Starting a new study, inspired by the success of the Diagonal Cutters. If the study goes well, I will do it as a 48″ x 60″ companion piece. This study is 16″ x 20″ and at this point is just an block in...

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Pipe Wrench Study Progress

I’ve fixed some of the drawing issues in the block in and painted in the background and the red part of the handle. For this study I am trying Winsor Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oils. These paints are...

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New Pipe Wrench Study

I’m starting a new study for the pipe wrench. In this drawing for the study, I have fixed some perspective problems and more carefully drawn the teeth in the jaws. I’ve also revealed a bit more of the...

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