12.09.2009

A Small Smooth Stone



Polished Stone; oil on canvas; 60 x 48 inches

12.04.2009

Up Next



oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches

11.24.2009

Taking Root



detail of my latest oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches

11.19.2009

China



oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches


"But when we gaze at a still life, when--even though we did not pursue it--we delight in its beauty, a beauty borne away by the magnified and immobile figuration of things, we find pleasure in the fact that there was no need for longing, we may contemplate something we need not want, may cherish something we need not desire." - from The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

11.16.2009

Packaged



oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches

11.14.2009

Like a Pearl



my latest painting - oil on canvas - 60 x 48 inches

11.04.2009

Opacity


in progress - earlier - at the easel


in progress - later - detail

11.03.2009

Misc. is Easier to Spell than Miscellaneous


a sketch for the next painting - complete with an axis of symmetry


latest painting - sitting on the studio floor (60 x 48 inches - oil on canvas)


latest painting - detail

10.29.2009

"How Now, Brown Cow" - a lesson in elocution



in progress - on the easel



in detail

Cow Revisited



new sketch for the next painting

10.26.2009

Spirit of Youth



in progress - detail of a Kleenex ghost




in progress - easel view

10.23.2009

ReHatched




in progress - on the easel and in detail

These larger pieces pick up a lot of glare when photographed in the studio - my apologies.

They're too big to move very far while wet. So until they dry a bit and are able to be moved into a better lighting situation - these in-studio shots will have to suffice.

10.21.2009

Transparency




in progress - easel view and detail

10.19.2009

An Opening




in progress - detail and easel view

10.16.2009

10.15.2009

10.14.2009

Ideas in Pencil and Paint


an idea sketched out this morning


an idea coming together on the easel - one I'm looking forward to thinking about while falling asleep tonight

10.13.2009

Moving Forward


in progress - later today and close up



earlier today - a look at the entire canvas (50 x 40 inches)

10.12.2009

Autumn Foreshortened


one of the sugar maples outside my window



latest mannequin pose and angle

Things I'm certain of:
It's been snowing all day.


It's only mid-October.


The mannequin finally settled into its new pose.


I'll need to bundle up soon - in the studio.

10.08.2009

10.07.2009

A Happier Pose



early stage of another mannequin painting

10.02.2009

Progress - another mannequin pose



a look at the easel and a glimpse of the taboret

9.29.2009

In Frustration



It's bothered me all day - the photo in my previous post. It didn't seem to do justice to the blue of the flowers. Was the sky too overcast?

Here's another photo taken this afternoon with the vines - and the pillar - backlit by the sun.


A Reprieve



Morning glories 'Heavenly Blue'

It was 42F/6C degrees this morning when this photo was taken.

They're close to the house, as you can see, so they may last longer than the other annuals.

Nevertheless, their days are numbered. That incredible blue seems all the more precious now.

9.28.2009

Big Fish - in progress



early on



later

The wind kept up today but all I heard in my studio was the radio - NPR.

The morning glories may have only a few more mornings left - if that. I'll check on them first thing tomorrow and either savor their blues or place them in the compost pile for the winter.

Small Fish



Some Thing Higher, oil on canvas, 40 x 32 inches

A cold front moved in yesterday bringing winds up to 50mph and warnings of frost later this week.

The old oak out back lost a small branch but other than that the trees have been ok.

I'm glad the old basswood was taken down last week - I should measure the rings. The tree guy had to dangle from a crane to take it down from top to bottom - it was so brittle. It feels much safer out there now with the trunk in pieces laying all about.

9.26.2009

Getting Smaller (the image of the windsock)



What's on the Easel (moving faster than I thought - posted sooner than predicted in my previous post)

Small Red Carp Windsock



In the Beginning, oil on canvas, 32 x 40 inches

Tomorrow I plan to post progress of another one of these (windsocks.) It's blue, smaller but in the same size field (canvas) as this one.

9.24.2009

Coming Along



further progress on one easel

A new canvas (on a second easel) with yet another windsock is beginning to take form. This third windsock painting is on a larger canvas but has a smaller image. I'll post a progress photo in a day or so.

9.22.2009

9.17.2009

Koinobori (Flying Carp)



Becoming a Dragon, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches

9.16.2009

A Sketch - of a Windsock



how to angle a painting on the easel

9.10.2009



new work in progress - oil on canvas; 30 x 24 inches

3.20.2009

that we give up


That We Give Up, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches