JAKE

6x6, oil

This was a quickie at the end of the model session on Monday.  I totally loved just putting down the paint.  My thing for the day was mixing shadow colors and revisiting values.  A day is just not enough.  Just about the time I start discovering, the day is over.  

"A PEAR OF MANY COLORS"

4x4, oil on 3/8 gesso panel, $50.00

I am really enjoying playing with color in the creation of these pear paintings.  They are great exercises in fearlessness and a small format to complete in short sessions.  Lots of fun.

Tree in the Canyon 18x12 pastel on wallis SOLD

This is my favorite tree to paint. Late afternoon light is challenging because it is so luminous and fleeting. This was done from a photo which is good in someways (light stays still) and disappointing in other ways (the camera just does not pick up the beautiful color of late afternoon). I am taking a photoshop class where I hope I might be able to put some of the things that makes me want to paint a subject like this...back in the photo.

Still stumbling around with my pastels. Just trying to find that old comfort level and confidence to be a little more sure of what I am doing. I think I need to paint all the time. Not happy with values and color in the shadows. Needs the rich late afternoon contrasts. So, I just keep painting