Working with Textures

Just off the easel..needing to be rephotographed..but this is my

iPhone photo.  I usually take my final photos with my Nikon,

it always gives me a better starting place when 

expecting to post a final piece.

Titled "Pacification" - pastel worked over watercolor 

texture on Art Spectrum 140 lb. natural Colourfix paper

(love that stuff)

adhered to gatorboard - 8.5" x 11".

Continuing to just love the outcomes

of these hidden subjects..getting really excited 

for the next one. 

Stay tuned.

A Painting of Pets

In the movie "Ghostbusters",  Bill Murray's character Dr. Peter Venkman adds that if they don't get rid of the ghosts there will be "human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria!"  Well, that is the title of this painting ~ because off and on during the time I painted it, that line kept running through my head. 

"Dogs and Cats Living Together"

9" x 12"

oil on Raymar canvasboard
offered for sale in many print formats at REDBUBBLE here!

Original SOLD

Done from a photo borrowed FB photo, I loved the intense light streaming in from the front window onto the stairs where these two were enjoying the warm sunshine.  I bet I painted that cat 6 to 7 times...and I am still not sure it is right...but if you don't compare it to the photo, that cat is just fine!  It isn't a commission.

The effect was achieved with the sunlight and shadows that I wanted to convey.  At first, I took out the sliding glass door that you see through the background..but in doing so it left the painting unbalanced...so I simplified it, taking out the extraneous stuff that could be seen out the window and making it just a plain backyard.  I love artistic license!  This one kept me awake last night.  I really enjoyed painting it!  I am committed to taking a better photo of it, the wetness of the paint is showing in spots.