Redhead with Sunflowers, no.4

2012

10x8

oil

Here's one of the quick, little oils I did a couple weeks ago.

I have two more to show you.

Sound of the Ocean

Sound of the Ocean

2012

36x36

oil

I know, I thought I was done, too.

I promise, I'll stop.

Story of my life...

Square Peg, Round Hole

2012

11x14

acrylic

Detail

I got tired of looking at those figure paintings.

This is more like me!

If you click on the picture, I think you will be able to see that there is quite a bit of texture to this.

More Figure Painting

Redhead

with Sunflowers, no.1

2012

24x18

oil

Another fine Monday night painting class with Bob Collins at Post Road Art Center.

In a three hour session I whipped through four paintings (thanks for the extra canvas, Bob!).

This was the first and most belabored. I made some changes back at my studio when the paint had dried enough to get back into it. It looks a bit stiff to me, but I feel like I am starting to wrap my head around figure painting.

Soon I will post the others, which are smaller, more abstract, and really fun.

Thanks to Thea our fantastic model!

Finished piece

Man in the Yellow Chair

2012

24x18

oil

So, here this one is. Still representational, but with an expressionistic leaning.

I learned so much on this painting.

I am pleased with the end result.

Sound of the Ocean

2012

36x36

oil

I am ambivalent about this piece.

What do you think?

I don't know if the photo shows it, but the texture is pretty thick, which I like.

work in progress

figure painting in progress

24x18

oil

This makes me feel a little vulnerable, posting something I am still working on, but traffic here has been light,so now is the time!

I started this figure painting a few weeks back at the previously mentioned class at Post Road Art Center. It was much tighter. I am trying to take it somewhere more abstract, but still concerning the figure.

I love the figure painting of Nathan Oliviera from the 1960's (example below).

I want to study them more and try to absorb some of his boldness.

It takes enormous confidence in your knowledge of the figure and great conviction for your own painting language to do work like this. Someday......