"Intimité" Original female portrait oil painting on panel

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6" x 8" Oil on canvas on panel

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"The secret" 5x7 female figure oil painting on panel

5" x 7" Oil on canvas on panel
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I wanted to convey a sense of suspense in this one with the girl holding the crumpled letter in her hands like she's trying to hide or forget something without anyone noticing it.

Portrait of a man - original oil painting

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5" x 7" Oil on canvas on panel

"Red onion" Still life painting oil on canvas

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4" x 6" Oil on canvas
It's amazing how much color information can be contained on a really small canvas, I try to gather all those small color changes and be more aware each time I pick up a brush, I often tell my students that painting is not a mechanical process, you have to be conscious of each stroke since your decisions are there to stay on the canvas.

Portrait commission

9"x12" Oil on canvas
Collection of Farrah Charania, London.

This is a portrait commission that I did recently, I had to work from a photograph that has more then one light source on the subject which is not so great to work from, but sometimes you have to make a compromise and learn something from it along the way.When doing portraits like this the likeness is imperative since the person that commissioned the portrait wants it to look like the actual person not like his neighbour or something.

Here are some shots that I took while working on it...


I start straight into painting, without any preliminary drawing, not for everyone unless you are sure of your drawing skills.I block in the big mass first and start from the left eye, this way I have a reference point that I can judge the rest of the shapes accordingly.

From the left to the right eye, the alignment of the eyes is the key here.

His hair is white as it can be so I have to put that white color there so I can judge the rest of my values against my whitest whites.

I add the desired background that I think its gonna work plus I can get some edgework done even at this stage covering most of the upper portion of the face...
These are just a few key frames from the painting process, maybe I'll do a video soon that will be more explanatory.

"Crossroads" Santa Monica mountains original landscape in oil

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5" x 7" Oil on canvas panel
This is a view from one of the higher parts of the Santa Monica mountains and its interesting to follow this little paths that interconnect amongst the mountains, it's pretty windy here as a painting location.

"Curve cliff" California Impressionist landscape oil painting

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5" x 7" Oil on canvas panel

Small treasure

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6" x 8" Oil on canvas panel
I was thinking how much are women dependent on their bags and purses where they carry all of their "small treasures" inside, on the other hand I guess it's a good thing if you have almost everything you need in just one bag.

Amy

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5" x 7" Oil on gessoed panel

Carmine dress

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5" x 7" Oil on gessoed panel
The oil paint that I used for the dress was all alizarin crimson, but I think the title resonates better when you say Carmine...

The hidden trail

5" x 7" Oil on gessoed panel
It's one of those places where there's a naturally formed trail by the mountain that's not so obvious to first glance, it took my attention and I was painting frantically before the day ceases and takes away all the light from my painting.

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The trumpet player

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5" x 7" Oil on gessoed panel
This little trumpet player brought music to my painting, it's funny how both music and painting co relate with each other with the notes and tonal values and also setting up the composition.

Consolation

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18" x 24" Oil on canvas
This is a larger painting that I did like around 2007 or 2008..can't really remember:)

Two of a kind

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5" x 7" Oil on canvas panel
Fresh and colorful still life composition with nectarines and cherries, I've painted it under north light, no artificial fruits or lights used:)