Monday, May 28, 2018

Reflections Study

"Reflection Study"
Image size 8" x 10"
Acrylic/Oil
This is a very rough first attempt painting reflections in water.  I'm not at all happy with it, but will continue to experiment because I want to try this in an encaustic painting.  

Monday, May 21, 2018

Buellton

"Buellton"
Image size 6" x 6"
Oil

It's been a while since I've done a palette knife painting.  I really enjoy this technique and the textural look of the finished painting, but have been preoccupied with encaustic paintings. 

I'm planning to paint 'en plein aire' in June for a local contest so I thought I should start practicing with oils since I will be using them and can use some practice.  It's stressful enough painting outside (since I never do that) so being comfortable with my medium will help.

Buellton is a small town in Santa Barbara county and there are several nearby wineries that are fun to visit.  I love the look of the rolling hills with dotted greenery behind vineyards.



Monday, May 14, 2018

Iris on Yupo



"Iris On Yupo"
Image size 11" x 14"
Watercolor
This probably looks like one of my older paintings and it should.  I started this probably 8 years ago and never finished it.  I've been cleaning out my studio (again) and when I found this painting, I decided I needed to finish it.  I think this is the only painting that I have done on Yupo (a plastic, non-absorbent paper) because I find it to be a very hard surface to paint on.  The results can be interesting, but I have trouble with lint getting onto the surface and in the paint.  After I finished painting this, I spritzed it with a light mist of water which gave it an interesting texture.

Monday, May 7, 2018

Energized

"Energized"
Image size 15" x 22"
Acrylic
This was a fun exercise in acrylic.  I used a variety of thicknesses of the paint along with different applications to achieve this effect.

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