Picture Perfect

Snowing all day so didn't go to the studio but instead painted with my neighbor and friend Joan. This is an oil on canvas 11 x 14.

Cafe´

This is called Cafe´and is a 12 x 36 inch canvas. Once again it is challenging for me to design this. I do take the basic image from a photo I took in Paris, but it is far from a replica. I am trying to walk the fine line between abstract and illustrative.

Break in the Clouds

Along the lines of larger and semi abstract oils...Break in the Clouds is 24 x 24 inches

Pasture

Still struggling between abstraction and illustrative. This one is 18 x 36 inches oil on canvas

Paris Cafe

Finally posting this one...just not sure about it. 9 x 12 oil

10 Strokes

One of my favorite lessons to teach in my class is 10 strokes. I set up a separate item with a light source and the student must define that item in 10 brushstrokes. These are my demos from that day. The class did really well! It isn't about working fast, it's about working decisively, using a big brush and loading the brush with plenty of paint.

Winter Scape

This is one of the biggest oils I have done, 20 x 40 inches. I enjoyed the process and the abstraction. It was difficult in my small studio to be able to see the whole and I had to step back quite a bit. Now I want to try some more larger paintings that fall between illustrative and abstract