Beautiful Birch

Oil on Panel, 9x12

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Just a Glimpse

Oil on panel, 8x10

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This guy landed in the greenery outside my window, and then flew off soon after.  But this instantly composed scene stayed in my head.  I took photos of the branches (that hung around, thankfully!) and placed a few spots of red for my friend!  Hope you like it!

Goldenrod on Desert Road, 2

Summer begins her goodbye...

Oil on canvas, 11x14

$295, framed, ready to hang
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Summer Flowers

Oil on Canvas

8 x 10, framed

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This lovely bouquet sat on my kitchen windowsill, with the summer sun filtering through from behind.  I had to try to capture that effect.

Rethinking a painting...

So, here's the thing.  I find that when I'm about 80% near completion of a painting, I have a hard time "seeing it" anymore.  Many artists give helpful hints about what to do to help you re-gain some perspective.  Things like: look at the painting upside down,  put it out of sight for a while, look at it in a mirror, etc.  If you go back a while in this blog (August 2015) you'll see that originally I "completed" this painting, varnish and all, and posted it as shown below.  THEN, a few weeks later I put it in front of the mirror and immediately saw the problem with it.  That gravity-defying blossom on the left - Yuck!  The good thing was that this gave me the opportunity to try removing varnish (Gamvar varnish is removable with mineral spirits - thank goodness) and repair the painting.  It went well and now I'm much happier with it!  Lesson learned (I hope)!

Heads Together

I am currently working on a commission repeat of this piece.  I decided to take some "process" photos as it progresses.  I love it when other artists do this, it's so helpful to see the stages they go through to get to completion.  So stay tuned!

Oil on Canvas

18 x 18, gallery wrapped

$400, SOLD

Fissure

Acrylic on Canvas

8 x 10, gallery wrapped

$150

Fun with a painting knife and an iridescent gold acrylic paint!

Flight

Oil on Canvas, framed
9 x 12

$225

(photo by Ron Rubocki)

Low Tide Run

Oil on canvas

12x24, framed

$380

Dew Drop

Acrylic on Gallery-wrapped canvas

12x12

$175

Winter's Warmth, Quebec City

Oil on Canvas

12 x 16

$315, SOLD

(photo by Ron Rubocki)

Order in Chaos

Acrylic on Canvas
12 x 12

$150

I pulled out my acrylics again a few weeks ago.  Kinda forgot how easy they are and how nice it is to have a dry surface to paint over in just a short while.  I've been studying and experimenting with abstracts, which acrylics are ideal for.  Check out the abstract works of Christopher Westfall, Teodora Guererra and Jylian Gustlin when you get a chance.  Wonderful color and designs!