Okra pod

Okra Pod. 5 x 7". Oil on canvas.

Another small painting with oils.

Watercolor faces

Practicing with opaque watercolors...

Elephant Garlic

I'm trying to get the feel of oils right now by doing some simple (and small) still life paintings. It's exciting. I've been working with acrylics forever.

There's a buttery goodness to the oils that is quite satisfying.

Elephant Garlic. 8" x 10". Oil on masonite.

The thing that always gets me: paintings with expressive brush strokes look cooler up close.

Maybe I should attack the canvas with a bigger brush...

Plein-air Painting: The Back Field

I went out painting again yesterday and caught the fading afternoon light in the field behind my aunt and uncle's house. My aunt took some great photos:

Later that evening I touched it up a bit in my studio:

Almost there. When the paint dries a little I'll add some finishing touches.

Oils are really enjoyable... I'm surprised by how well I'm taking to them after being an acrylics guy forever.

In other news - I love Florida.

There aren't a lot of places in the States where you can comfortable go out painting in short sleeves during January.

Plein-air painting in the park

 

Yesterday afternoon we visited Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Park. I was hoping to paint a view of the lake but it was inaccessible, so I wandered around for a bit until a pair of cabbage palms caught my eye.

I took these shots at about 2/3rds of the way through my painting session.

After I got home and had dinner and a cup of coffee, I put on the finishing touches.

I'm satisfied with it. Good first attempt at plein-air painting with oils.

Sunday Inspiration: Roos Schuring with a Seascape Demonstration

Bottled water

A little unpolished sketch.