Christmas Eve

Holiday colored pictures of the solvent jar I use to wash my paintbrushes.

Almost Finished

All of these paintings are pretty close to finished, just little details left.

I've been working on this painting for a few years, some parts are great but I actually had to completely scrape off and repaint the figure. Since redrawing and repainting the woman it looks a lot better, but I'm still not quite satisfied with it yet.

Persephone, oil on canvas, 12x16 inches, unfinished.

Persephone, detail, oil on canvas, 12x16 inches, unfinished.

The orchid painting is almost done too, only the green stems and the shadows in the white part of the middle still need some attention. 

Phael, oil on Claybord, 8x10 inches, unfinished.

Nothing Today

OMS Jar I

So here's a pretty picture of the jar of mineral spirits I use for washing paint brushes.

Orchids and Wood Sorrel

My orchid painting is close to finished, only a few layers left to go and a background to sort out.

Phael, 8x10 inches, oil paint on Claybord panel, unfinished.

This painting is of flowers from my patio. Wood Sorrel (Oxalis) plants have small pink or yellow flowers, and are sort of edible, but they taste incredibly sour. I started this painting with a pretty complete pencil drawing, seen in the first picture, and the paint is going on top of the drawing. 

Oxalis, 11x14 inches, oil paint on Claybord panel, unfinished, before. 

 This is after the first layer of color on the flowers, I need to do something to darken the background next.

Oxalis, 11x14 inches, oil paint on Claybord panel, unfinished, after. 

Test Post

Mr. Pishy, who has been around long enough to deserve a real name, but still doesn't have one.

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