Monday, March 31, 2008

Go out and buy some art...

I noticed that one of my favorite 'daily' (I loathe that term, and wish I could find a better one) painters, Paul Hutchinson is engaging in a 'dutch' auction. I urge you to consider taking a look see at his site (if you haven't already, or it's been a while)...

Postcard from Puniho

Watering Can (sold)


Watering Can, oil on masonite, 5" X 5", 2008
sold

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Metal Pitcher Redux


Metal Pitcher Redux, oil on masonite, 5" X 5", 2008
$100 USD

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Same subject, different support media (masonite instead of canvas)

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Metal Pitcher


Metal Pitcher, oil on canvas, 5" X 7" (approximate), 2008
$100 USD

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Low Hanging Scud (sold)


Low Hanging Scud, oil on masonite, 5" X 5", 2008
sold

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Olive Oil


Olive Oil, oil on canvas, 8" X 10", 2008
Available at Dezart Gallery

Saw Altman's Popeye movie last night...

also... this is an oil painting.
get it? oil painting...
heh heh heh...

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Two Clementines in a Box (sold)


Two Clementines in a Box, oil on masonite, 5" X 5", 2008
sold

A hard day. Two wipe downs.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Jackpot! (sold)


Jackpot!, oil on canvas, 5" X 7", 2008
sold

I saw these baby pineapples in the market, and I thought that if I were to put this together with a banana painting and another piece of fruit, I'd have a nice little roll of the one armed bandit...

Maybe I ought to do cherries next?

Monday, March 24, 2008

Clouds (private collection)


Clouds, oil on masonite, 5" X 5", 2008
(private collection)

Another cloud captured from the studio window. My head has been in the clouds as of late.

As promised, here is a peek at some of the larger kite pieces currently underway. The photos of the paintings need to be retaken (these are quick snapshots), but you get the idea. These are very different from what I normally do, and I'm not sure how they fit in with the rest of my oeuvre... hence the very different pricing scheme from what you'd normally see from me for a painting of these sizes.

Star Kite, oil on gallery wrap canvas, 30" X 40", 2008
sold


Tiger Kite, oil on gallery wrap canvas, 30" X 30", 2008
sold

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Kite with Clouds (sold)


Kite with Clouds, oil on canvas, 7" X 5" (approximate), 2008
sold
Second kite study for a larger work. Doing the study convinced me to shift this composition to a square format. The larger piece size is 30 inches X 30 inches. I'll post some larger piece shots tomorrow...

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Building Storms (sold)


Building Storms, oil on masonite, 5" X 5", 2008
sold

I've been doing some studies for the kite series, and figured that I'd best look to life for some inspiration. This isn't en plein aire... it's en plein studio. As in, view out my studio window.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Star Kite


Star Kite, oil on canvas, 8" X 10" (approximate), 2008
$100 USD framed
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(please mention title of painting in mail)


This is a study for a larger piece (about 30 inches by 40 inches) which is a little bit of a departure for me (both in size and subject matter). There's likely to be a few more of these over the next day or two...

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Delicious on a Plate


Delicious on a Plate, oil on canvas, 5" X 7", 2008
$100 USD

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Tailor's Shears #2 (sold)


Tailor's Shears #2, oil on canvas, 7" X 5" (approximate), 2008
sold

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Cherry Tree Branch private collection



Cherry Tree Branch, oil on canvas, 8" X 10", 2008
private collection

I've been working with greys now, after the yellow.


Monday, March 17, 2008

Orange Blossom (sold)


Orange Blossom, oil on masonite, 5" X 5", 2008
sold

Orange you glad I didn't paint another banana?

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Accident Waiting to Happen


Accident Waiting to Happen, oil on canvas, 8" X 10", 2008
$225 USD

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Saturday, March 15, 2008

Chiquita #2


Chiquita #2, oil on canvas, 7" X 5", 2008
$100 USD

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Still working on yellows... :)

Friday, March 14, 2008

Chiquita


Chiquita, oil on masonite, 5" X 7", 2008
$100 USD

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Working on yellows...

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Spring Daffodils #2 (private collection)


Spring Daffodils #2, oil on canvas, 5" X 7", 2008
(private collection)

These flowers are kickin' my butt. I was happy with the first, painted under artificial light, but the last and this one were tough. I actually put this one away yesterday, and revisited it again today, after screwing up my courage. It's better than the last...

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

...of a Feather (sold)


...of a Feather, oil on masonite, 7" X 5", 2008
sold

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Spring Daffodils


Spring Daffodils, oil on canvas, 5" X 7" (approximate), 2008
$100 USD

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This picture doesn't do the painting justice. I might try and get a better one later.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Spring Daffodil (sold)



Spring Daffodil, oil on masonite, 5" X 7", 2008
(sold)

First few daffodils are blooming in the yard...

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Red Zinger (sold)


Red Zinger, oil on canvas, 7" X 5", 2008
sold

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Winged Lever Style #2 (sold)


Winged Lever Style #2, oil on canvas, 5" X 7", 2008
(sold)

Friday, March 7, 2008

Knuckleball (sold)


Knuckleball, oil on masonite, 5" X 5", 2008
sold

Baseball's back underway! Or at least it is, if you're hardcore, and listen to the spring training games...
One of my favorite baseball terms is 'knuckleball', and this season, Seattle's got a true knuckleballer trying to make the team...

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Assorted (sold)


Assorted, oil on canvas, 7" X 5", 2008
sold

I haven't done much pastry, in part because there are some very great artists (like here, or here, or here) who cover it regularly, and they're a hard act to follow. :)
I had one of those sort of waking dreams a week or so ago where I painted donuts though, and that led to buying a couple boxes of Entemann's. I've painted one type already, these are from the other box.
Still not the painting that I was sort of dreaming about, but fun nonetheless.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

February '08 milestone review of goals and commitments

February milestone review of goals and commitments

Sophomore slump.

This wasn't a terribly great month for progress for me. I struggled with some artist's block, painted a lot of bad paintings (which haven't seen the light of day here), and generally sort of waded through the month. On the plus side, I did come out of the block/sucky painter portion of the month for a strong finish in the last week.

In my second month as a full time painter, I have been feeling out the boundaries of what is working well, and what isn't. I have a much better idea of what makes a painting session 'successful'-- for me at least, even if not for the end result.

Last review, Frank Gardner asked if the small works kept me from painting larger stuff. Answer so far? Yes, the smaller works do make painting bigger pieces harder to manage.
On the flip side though, they still serve as the best mechanism I've found to date for building artistic stamina. In what has been a hard month (creatively), the small works have served as a baseline of accomplishment: I posted 29 new paintings in February. In the middle of a bout of artist's block.


On to the recap. The original goals/commitments/resolutions post is here.

Resolutions
—I am making good progress on painting every day for at least an hour, and meeting with family and friends at least once every week.
—I finished David Copperfield!

For me, artist's block is a little like a bout of depression. And I don't know about you, but when I'm depressed, I sure don't feel much like walking... which means that the walking 2 miles a week goal pretty much went belly up in February. I am hoping the advent of Spring brings a resurgence...

As with last month, other resolutions are in varying stages of progress, and two months is still too small a sample size to determine if they're on track or not.

Goals
—3 shows of 5 down, and I have 3 more scheduled!
—I am roughly on target for meeting my 1/3 of yearly spend goal.
—No progress on additional gallery venues, but I have been pretty lucky with a few non traditional show opportunities that have popped up.

Commitments
Again, as per the precis, my commitments have taken a hit this last month...

—I have posted a new painting for sale everyday, and have been drawing in my sketchbook regularly.

—I have had little success with painting larger canvasses (I did paint 2 16 X 20s the last week of Feb, I now have 4 total)

—Organized learning and development has been suffering. I have been growing, but I need to make better preparations in this arena.

—I have not completed any of the 50 +2 hour drawings. (Bear in mind though, when I go on a drawing kick, these will come in bunches)

—Nor have I applied to any juried shows. Still looking and figuring out which shows I will apply to.


Moving forward
I did see some improvement in a few areas, despite the bout of block. That being said, I really want March to represent a better accounting, and I have some serious ground to make up this month...

And for those who read to the bottom of this post, here's one of the 16 X 20 canvases I worked on this month. This is probably about 95% finished...

Umbrellas (sold)


Umbrellas, oil on canvas, 7" X 5", 2008
(sold)

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

...And this Little Piggy Went to Market (private collection)


...And this Little Piggy Went to Market, oil on masonite, 5" X 5", 2008
(private collection)

I think that it makes for an interesting contrast; yesterday's piece done in natural light, this done with artificial.

Monday, March 3, 2008

...Penny Earned (sold)


...Penny Earned, oil on canvas, 7" X 5", 2008
sold

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Paper Airplane # 8 (in flight) (sold)


Paper Airplane # 8 (in flight), oil on canvas, 8" X 10" (approximate), 2008
sold

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Buttermilk Donuts



Buttermilk Donuts
, oil on masonite, 5" X 5", 2008
$100 USD

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More on this post tomorrow... I want to squeak in under the deadline! :)