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Recliner (female nude study) Artwork oil painting by the artist
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5" x 7" Oil on canvas panel
This pose was more dynamic since it anticipates movement and it created an interesting overall design in the painting, I like how the warm colors in the background worked out against the flesh tones of the reclining female nude.
Away - female nude art gallery painting by Dan Peci
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5" x 7" Oil on gessoed panel
When I paint I try to capture a feeling, by the pose of the figure and the gesture of the face, I was going for a sense of melancholy in this one.
Kelly - Art female portrait paintings by the artist
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5" x 7" Oil on gessoed panel
Portrait of a girl.
Quietude - Art female nude nudes gallery painting
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5" x 7" Oil on gessoed panel
I was aiming for a serene image here with the female nude and I kept all the values close to achieve a certain softness in this piece.
Ornamented Apple Still life Art paintings by California artist
4" x 6" Oil on canvas on panel
The design pattern on the plate was particularly interesting to render in this piece, it creates a certain aura around the apple.
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Orange Wheel - Still life Art Oil paint painting
5" x 7" Oil on canvas on panel
Minimalist still life composition.
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Doorway with sunbeams - Art exterior painting by artist
5" x 7" Oil on panel
I'm always fascinated with these rustic entrances, they seem like they have a soul on their own, I guess the longer the history of the place the more interesting it becomes, for painting especially, the constantly changing light outdoors was also a particularly challenging task when painting a place like this.
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The Seer - Art Old man Male portrait Gallery oil painting on canvas
9" x 12" Oil on canvas
I did this painting some time ago but recently I decided to do a few finishing touch ups (actually more then a few) so there's some heavy and expressive brushwork on it now and it merged quite well with the layer underneath to add more character on the old man's face, I usually try to keep the original spontaneity and freshness when doing changes like this.
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Sake cup with Red plum - Available
5" x 7" Oil on canvas
This is another piece with an oriental feel and a color study, I wanted to get the intense red from the plum and I used a madder deep for the middle tone and a permanent red for the highlights.
Flour Jar - still life art painting a day by artist
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6" x 8" Oil on canvas on panel
The delicate transparence of the jar with its tiny luminous details and search for dimension within the canvas were my goal in this painting also I haven't seen flour in a painting before so I decided to do it, painted in alla prima style in daylight.
Chinese Cup with Lemon - still life Art daily painting by the artist
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6" x 8" Oil on canvas on panel
When combining objects like this for a still life I go for a certain aroma that's achieved with the colors and the lighting used, in this case it's an oriental feeling that I was going for and the symbiosis created by the interaction of these objects.
Pillows - Art interior painting in oil by California artist
"Pillows" 11" x 14" Oil on canvas
Well, I thought I begin with the first post in the new year with this slightly larger piece that I finished recently, maybe it will decide the direction of my upcoming work, onto a fresh start on the easel in 2009, Happy New Year!
The Pompomist
There is an article about me on the The Pompomist, it's a Magazine about Arts, Design and Architecture, thank you Jamie for writing this wonderful article!
Withered Rose - floral still life daily oil painting on canvas
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"Withered Rose" 2.5" x 3.5" Oil on canvas
Mushroom
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"Mushroom" 2.5" x 3.5" Oil on canvas
This mushroom was actualy picked up straight from the ground instead of being purchased at the local grocery store, there are still pieces of the soil on the bottom of the stem, no mushrooms were digested during the making of this painting, just the regular fumes from the oil:)
Turbulence
"Turbulence" 18" x 24" - 2007 Oil on Canvas
Since I'm not posting a daily painting today I decided to display this larger painting that I did a while ago, there's a certain tension in the composition that's between the figure and the space around it and it kinda gives a surreal quality to it, still the execution is very painterly and loose as I would want it to be, the pose is static but there's still movement that's conveyed throughout the painting in a diagonal direction.
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Meadow (Female Nude Study)
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"Meadow" 7" x 8.5" Pastel on paper
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Traffic cityscape oil painting
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My main goal in this painting was movement and light, I think the flow of traffic is a good subject for this particular idea since its constantly moving, the gas from the cars creates hazines around them and I always get the same question in my head when I observe this kind of a scene, ...where are we going?
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The Philosopher
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"The Philosopher" 6"x8" Oil on Canvas Panel
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Since I did a couple of preliminary drawings on the same subject I decided to do the Old Man's face in oil, the work was done in alla prima style and I was trying to keep the same spontaneity of the drawing but in a painterly manner.
Also, I had a lot of people asking about my painting process so I made a short step by step video while painting this piece, you can watch it here:
White Rose backside female nude painting
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"White Rose (Female Nude Study)" 8"x10" Oil on Canvas Panel
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I was going for a more symbolic statement with this piece, a white rose usually means innocence and purity, I think this embodied in the female figure represents that idea very well, in the background I wanted to create an etherial mood that brings lightness to the composition.
I also did a charcoal drawing of a White Rose, you might wanna check that out also on my Daily Drawings Blog.
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Reflections
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"Reflections" 8"x10" Oil on Canvas Panel
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I wanted to combine the static sitting pose of the old man with the constantly moving reflections of the day that bounce off the various types of surfaces and make abstract patterns of light and value.
Rembrandt's Paint Tube - Available
"Rembrandt's Paint Tube" 5"x7" Oil on Canvas Panel
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No, this is not an actual paint tube that the famous painter Rembrandt used, "Rembrandt" is the brandname of this oil color, its a cadmium red purple and obviously it has been used, not in this painting though, only as a still life prop:)
Stairway/Alleyscape #2 - Los Angeles cityscape painting
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"Stairway/Alleyscape #2" 5"x7" Oil on Canvas Panel
Painting Urban Landscapes is a specific experience, not like painting usual landscape since you can feel the air and aroma of the city, I was painting this one on location in L.A. alley trying to follow the constantly moving shadows from the houses and small buildings, their shape and lenght is changing according to the sun's movement making my job much harder, this scene is a close up of an alley that connects one of the streets in L.A.
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Daily Drawings Blog
I've decided to put all of my drawings on a separate blog where I will post charcoal and pastel drawings, sketches or any works on paper and I will leave this Daily Paintings Blog only for Oil Paintings.I think it's better for them to be differentiated from each other as you can see the continuity of my work better, I've started a new series of still lives in Oil and you'll get a chance to see the first one very soon.You can go to my Daily Drawings here or through the link on the right side of the page.
Summer Dress
"Summer Dress" 6.5" x 8.5" Pastel on "Canson" Pastel drawing paper, Varnished
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Elevated
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"Elevated" 6.5" x 8" Charcoal on "Strathmore" Drawing paper, Varnished
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Red Plum and Sake Bottle - Available
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"Red Plum and Sake Bottle" 5" x 7" Oil on Canvas on Panel
I like how the strong red color of the plum communicates with the white bottle and the design on it, making it the focal point of the composition, as always, it was painted from life, I was tempted to eat the plum many times while painting but I had to control myself since by doing that a valuable prop will be gone.
Self Portrait
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"Self Portrait" 6.5" x 8.5" Pastel on "Canson" drawing paper, Varnished
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Ok...so doing a self portrait with soft pastels is not that easy, especially when the size is small and you are trying to do some details with the edge of the pastels, whats even worse the pastel itself crumbles in your hand and dissapears in small pieces of dust, so this is the result of my struggle with this medium and yes I was looking at myself in a mirror, I hate photos (especially Vacation photos).
Between The Lines
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"Between The Lines" 5" x 7" Oil on Canvas on Panel
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Ever wondered how everything around you just dissolves while you are reading a book and you are totally absorbed within the lines, since your whole attention is there it's like you are a part of a different reality, the reality of the book that you are reading.
Portrait Study in Close Values
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"Portrait Study in Close Values" 6.5" x 8.5" Charcoal on "Canson" drawing paper, Varnished
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Morning Stretch
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"Morning Stretch" 6.5" x 8.5" Charcoal on "Canson" drawing paper, Varnished
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Emily
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"Emily" 7" x 8.5" Charcoal on "Strathmore" Drawing paper, Varnished
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Oil Bottle - 6x6 inch Older still life daily painting a day
6 x 6 inch Oil on Canvas on Panel
Here's another one of my older daily paintings, starts at a lower price and comes with free shipping!
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Midnight Bath
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"Midnight Bath" 5.5" x 8" Pastel and Charcoal on "Canson" drawing paper, Varnished
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Communion
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"Communion" 6.5" x 8.5" Charcoal on drawing paper, Varnished
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I wanted to achive unity between the female figure and the landscape in the background by loose and expressive lines which adds to the suggestion of motion and importance of a passing moment.
Profile Study in a Shadow
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"Profile Study in a Shadow" 6.5" x 8" Charcoal on drawing paper, Varnished
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A Profile of a man sitting with the face halfway in shadow, daylight's shades are very well defined and its lines are very determined.
Silver Ball with Geranium
"Silver Ball with Geranium" 6" x 6" Oil on Canvas
This composition deals with the reflective surface of the silver ball and the intense color and softness of the flower, I think that when combined together they bring something unique in this piece, I still tried to keep my painterly approach here even though parts of the object demanded a more 'strict' finish.
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Access Point
"Access Point" 5" x 7" Oil on Canvas Panel
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This is where the actual Santa Monica Mountains start, slowly building towards higher grounds covering large portions of land in and outside Los Angeles.
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Profile Study of a Man
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"Profile Study of a Man" 6" x 7" Charcoal on drawing paper, Varnished
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