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!

L.A. Times #2 - Daily Oil Painting Man Figure

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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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Rose

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"Rose" 2.5" x 3.5" Oil on Canvas

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 Script - sitting female figure outdoors

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"The Script" 5"x7" Oil on Canvas Panel

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Garlic

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"Garlic" 2.5" x 3.5" Oil on Canvas

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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Pear #3 - 6x6 Still Life Oil on Canvas

"Pear #3" 6" x 6" Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas


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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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Radish still life painting

"Radish" 6" x 6" Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas




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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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