I did some final touch-ups to the painting I started of the grassy patch at the Deukmajian Wilderness Center. To push it to the back more, I added a blue glaze to the distant mountain. I also cleaned up the black lines to separate the shapes. Finally, the color ofContinue Reading
Plein air painting at the Deukmejian Nature Center.Continue Reading
I used some reference photos to finish this painting. I’m not an expert on cars and in the end I realized I had changed the model of the main car. The trim and the brake lights are different from my location photo. Darn.Continue Reading
I finished the painting of a building at Olive Park in Burbank. I do not know the official name of it. I originally started this en plein air and completed it using my cloisonnist style with some impressionism in the background.Continue Reading
The Montrose Car Show today happened to be on the hottest day this month so far (100°F) so I was lucky to find a somewhat shady spot by the road to paint. I used my spray bottle often to keep the acrylic paint from drying. Two hours and the resultContinue Reading
I painted this on a 12″ square canvas en plein air in about an hour and a half. The sun was already behind a hill when I started and there was hardly any light left at all when I finished. Even though it was painted quickly and alla prima, IContinue Reading
I was painting yesterday en plein air at Robert Gross Park and while leaving I was gifted this drawing of me painting by a young woman artist who was sketching at the park! Thank you!Continue Reading
This is a painting that may stand as a quick Study of it’s subject or I may work on it more to some sort of completion point. I did it in a hurry and thought I would share.Continue Reading
Painted at Gross Park in Burbank. Thank you to my daughter for telling me to be patient, it turned out good in the end!Continue Reading
Yesterday I decided to do a painting using my palette knives. I think I am not skilled enough will this style to get it down in one pass. This is a work in progress.Continue Reading