mountain stream, study of john singer sargent

here's my (semi) final, did a little touch up after i took this photo. i found that the yellow was important to the feeling of being there. oil on linen, 8.5x11"

underpainting, mountain stream, jss copy

the first layer on my usual mid gray gesso coated linen. approx 8.5x11" looks messy but i think it will work.

sketch for copy of jss

i'm copying 'mountain stream, tyrol' by john singer sargent, a master of masters whose brushwork is superb. thought i would first sketch to familiarize myself with the way he's laid things out.
graphite in the 7x9" sketchbook

violets in graphite

graphite exploration, unfinished. i overblended, but its fun to do and i got carried away! about 9x7" on printer paper.

g3 #2

a new painting of my canon g3, to compare to the one i did last year, posted on 7-31. oil on linen 6x8"

another oldie

a small painting i did about a year ago, but never made it to the blog. oil on gessoed w/c paper, about 6x8". will do a new one for comparison.

sketches

undated sketches from sometime in the last year. graphite, printer paper.

cat, 3 views

sketchbook page.
graphite, 9x7"

manzanita lake, lassen park

another photo from the trip.

sketch

s king, a quickie.
graphite, 6x7" approx

pano 2

another 3 image panorama from lassen park. think it's lake shasta in the distance, not sure. it was an overcast day, or the sun would have been really bright reflecting off the snow.

lassen peak panorama

3 photos stitched together, just 1 spectacular view from lassen national park. this is mid-july, and the road has only been cleared for 2 weeks. elevation is around 8,500 ft here. Redding, at 500 ft elevation and 50 miles away is a baking 112 degrees. we were comfortable in shirtsleeves, about 75 degrees i'd guess.

the chocolate set

something of a family heirloom, "the chocolate set" was painted at my sister's, and given to my niece.
9x12" oil on panel

cabin in the pines

visit to my sister's house, like a dream come true. oil on linen approx 8x10"

evening pink finish

a happy finish, in person this has pretty good depth. 10x12" oil on raymar canvas panel

beach finish

by jove, i think i got it! brightened and tightened and delicious, i love my work! hope you enjoy.
oil on raymar canvas panel, 10x12".

beach

went to montana de oro state park, cool grays. good smell. lively sounds. the ocean is many senses delight. i forgot that i love it there!
this painting needs some work on the foreground; i am happy with the rest. 10x12" oil on raymar canvas panel.

evening pink

another from the lake, i see it needs some finishing.
oil on raymar cnavas panel. 10x12"

east end lake park.

need to do a little work on this yet, but it's better than the one i did from this location last year. it is gratifying to see improvement! 10x12" oil on raymar canvas panel.

grass and trees lake park

a productive day at the park, i did two in about 4 hours. 12x10" oil on raymar canvas panel.

kt drawing

my daughter katie at 14. graphite on paper 9x7"

jordan finish

it is somewhat difficult to get a good photo of this painting, glare and too many light values. looks better in person. (really!) "Jordan" 11x9.5" oil on linen

jordan 2

update. having trouble with so many light values.

jordan painting

giving it a try. 10.5x9" oil on linen

jordan drawing

have decided to do a painting of a little girl named jordan, a photo from wetcanvas' image library. first i did a drawing in graphite in the sketchbook.

girl in pastel

this is an unfinished portrait from a photo at wetcanvas' weekend drawing event. it was fun to use pastels for a change, i actually used some painting techniques on this which was new to me. 12x9" pastel on art spectrum soft umber paper.

malle babbe 4/final

'malle babbe', the witch of harlem, a copy of frans hals circa 1635. oil on raymar canvas panel, 12x10".

malle babbe 3

more done, probably one more day to go.

malle babbe 2

more features, blocked in.

copy of hals

copying old master works is a valuable learning tool. here is the beginning of my attempt to copy franz hals "malle babbe" (the witch of harlem) a painting from about 1635. i started with a dulled sienna tone overall. much of what appears to be light is glare on wet paint. oil on raymar canvas panel, 12x10".

itz me

the messy hair, glasses on head. another day in the sketchbook.

motel inn

oldest motel in california, i believe. lovin this sketchbook! didn't have much time, some info is not complete. 7x9" graphite

its a man!

done from a photo, not a good likeness but it does look like a man so im satisfied. i really like this sketchbook, its a good size (9x7) and the pages lay flat. changed image mode to grayscale in photoshop to lose the annoying color cast.

nother sketch

sorry the paper is wrinkley. 8.5x11" graphite(no. 2 pencil) on printer paper

page from the (new) sketchbook

a quick sketch in my new sketchbook; the page is 9x7", graphite (no. 6 pencil)

done-ish

may need to change that burnt sienna in bkgd, but pretty much done.
12x10" oils on raymar 'smooth' canvas panel

red sunflowers underpainting

second step. at this stage the canvas texture is a little annoying, next time i will likely undercoat with my usual gray gesso mix. but i do like the proportions of the 12x10" panel for this subject.

red sunflowers

got some 'raymar' canvas panels to try, and set up some of my fave flowers to test it out. a wet run, so to speak, b4 i take the panels out to plein air. 12x10"

bottles and vases, finish

and here is the finish. i had mucho fun with this one!
11x14" oil on panel

bottles and vase, overpainting

puttin on the paint!
i'm lovin this one...

bottles and vases, blockin

step two, da dum!

pigment + oms (solvent)

the board had a light gray gesso on it.

bottles and vases

draw-in
11x14" oil on panel

fini?

as done as it gets...14x11" oil on panel.

pitcher, cat and platter step 2

so far ok, need to make some adjustments yet, but had to go to work.

pitcher, cat and platter

just a wash in, ult blue and burnt sienna. 11x14"
hope i do better than the last one.

berries and cream

well, i lost the shapes in the whipped cream, and didn't actually have any wine, so the finish is a disappointment. but paint i did!

out and about

had a chance to paint out in the country; there is no bigger fun! 8x10" oil on yupo.

berries, cream and wine

a start, 12x13" oil on sennelier oil pastel paper.

yellow rose, etc

think it's done...

yellow rose, copper tpot

have had a lot of wipeouts lately, but this one may get finished. a work in progress, oil on linen, 12x12"