Sketchbook Saturday

Pears (sold)

Pears,  oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2013

sold

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Zoo!

Cheese Plate... with a behind the scenes peek at its making

Cheese Plate,  oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2013

$125 USD framed

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You might recognize the three cheeses in this painting from a few earlier pieces (Like this one, this one and this one). I thought that I'd give you a sneak peek at the making of one of these little pieces.


Here's my palette/easel set up:

And a close up on a note to myself:

Initial sketch. Masking tape denotes the edge of 5" X 7"-- the size it'll sit in the frame. The smaller inside rectangle drawn in pencil is represents the 'safe area'-- the area not covered up by the rabbet of the frame.

 

Rough in-- looking to establish basic shape and value arrangement:

Rounding put the initial color lay in. All the major values are established at this point:

From here on out, it's just noodling and corrections until finish:

After finish, consumption :) You may recognize the brie, olives, crackers and sopressa from other paintings over the last couple of weeks...

Beer, Dry Jack Vella, and Sopressa (sold)

Beer, Dry Jack Vella, and Sopressa,  oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2013

(sold)

Brie and Pear

Brie and Pear,  oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2013

$125 USD framed

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Part of the May Matter of Taste show at Brackenwood Gallery in Langley.

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Light rail and the zoo... most awkward sketching places I can think of...

Roquefort No 2

Roquefort No 2,  oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2013

$125 USD framed

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Part of the May Matter of Taste show at Brackenwood Gallery in Langley.

Moon Snail and Clamshell (commission)

Clamshell,  oil on panel, 5" X 7", 2013

Moon Snail,  oil on panel, 5" X 7", 2013

A pair of commissioned paintings to go with an earlier painting of an oyster shell from last year.

Jarlsberg and Coppa (sold)

Jarlsberg and Coppa,  oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2013

(sold)

Part of the May Matter of Taste show at Brackenwood Gallery in Langley.

Salami Secchi No 2 (sold)

Salami Secchi No 2,  oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2013

(sold)

Part of the May Matter of Taste show at Brackenwood Gallery in Langley.

Framing...

 

I just finished framing for a show at Brackenwood-- lots of pieces to assemble, details to finish.

5 X 7 paintings mounted to archival mat board, cut out by hand.

The jig I built to make drilling holes easy. I tend to work at set sizes, this is my way to standardize fittings-- which makes hanging groups of work a breeze.

Finished frame from the back...

...and from the front.