New 6x6 painting for the New 17, more ethereal and symbolic piece that's open to interpretation, not everything should be explained by the artist, some things should be left to the viewer to decide.
Also, more palette knife work then usual for textural effect, especially in the background, This one is available for purchase through my online store here
6 x 6 inches oil on canvas
Been busy lately working on corporate illustrations for an Ad campaign and just got back from a trip to Europe but slowly moving back into painting mode and looking to expand some ideas on the canvas. I usually 'test' them into a drawing first but sometimes its more exciting to go straight into paint.
Here's another figure study for Sunday, an accent on color variations and little more impressionistic then the previous. It's gonna be available in a non auction format - for a direct purchase!
Male figure in a contemplative pose, painting on paper reduces the drying time significantly and also looks like acrylic in the end, but that changes with the final layer of damar varnish when the original gloss of the oil comes back to life.
Plein air landscape of Temescal canyon, great Santa Monica location, full of light and color, you can feel the breeze at this point since its real close to the ocean.
5x7 inches oil on canvas panel
sold
Also I've added some small paintings in my store that are available for purchase, very affordable pricing,
It's been years since I've done any watercolors, luckily I found this old stash of watercolor tubes that was collecting dust, as a result of that - here's a portrait of Snow from Game of Thrones.
Color and light of the day, changing each second, objects and subjects reflecting each other, energies spiraling up and down, movement of people bypassing without ever interacting.
Second oil sketch from the same day, looks more like its been done with acrylics rather then oil because of the paper's quick absorbing properties, also the values look lighter then actual, the painting will get the proper finished look once a final layer of varnish is been applied.
Painted this one last night on a prepared paper, it responds differently then the canvas and the oil dries quicker, forces me to do more deliberate brushstrokes that gonna stay permanently on the surface, less thinking is more action.
6x3 inches oil on gessoed paper
Second still life from the same day, this one's gotta more rustic feel to it and similar chroma, painted under cool light - meaning cold light.
The 7 day auction for this small painting starts tonight at 6 40pm Pacific time.
Color, light/dark and textures, this is the latest still life, I'm starting a new series of these kind of paintings, I'll be using various objects that peek my interest, under different light conditions...
6x6 oil on canvas
..also here's a studio shot of the process involved in creating this small painting.