Small Format

Here's a study and a larger painting I did for the same subject. They're in Arles, France, where Van Gogh rented a room, and then later, a yellow house. The paintings show the steps and street outside Van Gogh's room. The small one (bottom) is 12 x 9, and the larger painting (top) is 30 x 24. Both are oils.

Portraits

Emma, oil, 16 x 12

Portraits

This is Emma, first charcoal and white Conte drawing.

Portraits

I've been taking a portrait painting workshop, and have done some oils based on my initial in-class pastel drawings. You can see the process of using a couple of different poses in order to get a sense of the model's personality and create a finished portrait. This is Emma.

Portraits

I've been studying portrait painting this summer, and am nearly ready to post my first efforts. I've done portraits before, of course, but it's always a good idea to hone your skills. And I've very much enjoyed having models to work from. I've been participating in a figure-drawing workshop, which is great, but it's nice to specifically have faces to focus on in this portrait class. I should be able to finish the 2 paintings I'm working on now in a day or two, and then I'll post them, along with their preliminary sketches.

Another small format painting

This painting, entitled "Alsace" is an original oil, on linen, 9 x 12. I was fascinated by the reflections in the water, and this is what I wanted to capture in my painting.

SOLD.

Small Format Work

I've done a number of small paintings, oil on linen, in order to capture a lot of ideas and experiences from my travels quickly. My intention was to use these as studies for larger works. Here's one from my trip to France.

It's called "Measuring the Petanque." While in a small town in Provence, we came across a group of men playing Petanque, which is a sort of bowling game, something like bocci ball.

Measuring the Petanque, oil, 9 x 12. It's for sale, and bidding starts at $25 on eBay. Art, Orig, O/C . Click on the link to get started.