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Re: Madain Saleh acrylic on canvas 24' x 36'
Mindful of the helpful and encouraging comments above, I made some adjustments to this picture. I think it's more completed now anyway. Striated rocks are the devil to paint, as is a stone-strewn foreground! Did what I could. I also deepened the shadows, adjusted the hue of the land--but not of the tomb--and tried to make the sky more realistic/interesting. I think it's a great idea to do this again in oils in a square format, thanks GTO. Thanks everyone. (The painting on the other side was a mass-produced tourist thing I bought in Hong Kong that never grew on us.)
A little post Covid therapy
A Little Bit of Sun 15 x 30 oil on linen
I did this at Peter Fiore's workshop last week. The first stand up painting I've done since covid. No neutrals here. A temperature study of a bit of sun peeking through the clouds on a winter cornfield. I was difficult but has stimulated me to do more. I've had arthritis for 40 years. Having Covid cranked it up especially in my hands. I've been tying flies to get finer skills working.
I won't say it was easy. There were moments of feelings of giving in. But the group urged me on.
Landscape Charcoal Drawing 8x10
Finished up this 8x10 charcoal drawing "Snowy, Misty Winter" yesterday and today a bit at a time. My back was giving me serious issues yesterday and it was a lot easier to sit at my drafting table in my comfy chair instead of painting. I hope you like it. I'm pretty pleased. I love the feel of charcoal pencils in my hands and really don't mind the dust, not that I create much dust and am pretty neat with it. I have enjoyed drawing as my first love when learning art way back in high school. Drawing now makes for great extra practice in value studies.
Comments are always welcome for improvement. Thanks for looking.
Comments are always welcome for improvement. Thanks for looking.
Apples and candle (wip)
I did some peaches several months ago and thought they could use some company. This time a bit less blended. Comments appreciated, as usual. 
Should we be more ambitious?
A general question about our paintings. Should we try to push out of our comfort zone and try both new approaches or subjects, and more ambitious paintings? Do we grow by painting the same subjects and levels of complexity, or by trying to push ourselves at the risk of more failures?
I guess I'm saying do we stick painting a fruit, or move towards the whole fruit basket? Or is that not necessary to improve?
Something I've been pondering..
I guess I'm saying do we stick painting a fruit, or move towards the whole fruit basket? Or is that not necessary to improve?
Something I've been pondering..
Bluebonnet House - Marble Falls, Texas-16x20 acrylic on canvas
This is an old abandoned ranch house just north of Marble Falls, Tx. It’s a local landmark.
Re: Ha :-)
I don’t know what came first string art or Spirograph. But I do remember making one way back in the day. Much more tedious than Spirograph since you had to pound a lot of nails in wood.
