Diego Rivera Master Copy with a twist

I took a Diego Rivera painting and painted my friends face on it.  He enjoyed the painting very much.  Now I am painting another of Diego's paintings for a different coworker.  This has been a fun project.  I will post the other painting when I am done.  

 

Mini Acrylic Flower Paintings.

My first paintings of the year.  I decided to make some mini flower paintings.  I am going to try to sell some of them on EBAY.  Red and Yellow flower in a field.  I put a nickle in the picture for scale. 

 

Happy New Years Bear Drawing !!!!

My last post of 2025.  Cheers everyone and Happy NEW YEAR !!!!

Chalk and charcoal drawing of a glass of bear.

 

Blue Flowers and Vase acrylic painting.

I only used blue and white in this painting.  I used gesso to give the board some tecture, I think it gave it a nice feel.  

 

Winter Watercolor painting

Messing aroud with my watercolor paints.  Winter barn.  

 

Hearts Paintings

I am painting hearts for a friend who had a heart transplant.  Probobly one of my most difficult projects because of the emotion behind the event.  The red heart with the purple background was painted with oil paint.  The blue heart with the blue background was painted with acrylic paint.  I am going to give them both to my friend.  I hope they like both paintings.

 The project may not be over,  I may paint another.  Not sure yet.

 

White Flower Chalk Drawing

 Another chalk drawing.  I think I will paint today.

Chalk Drawing on gray toned paper

Still in my sketchbook.  I really tried painting this weekend.  To much anxiety. I'll try again this week.

 

Portrait of a Woman. Charcoal and Chalk.

 

A quick portrait of a woman.  I used charcoal and chalk.  I do not have many colors in chalk. Chalk is difficult to blend.  ,

I am still working out my blocks.  Second sketch today but no luck.  I am waiting for the Aquanet to dry on this one so I can try another.  

Fruit charcoal and chalk sketch

I can't seem to leave the sketchbook.  I have alot on my mind.  Anxiety is at the highest level.  I am very distracted.  Well enough about that.

Fruit sketch with charcoal and chalk.  Finished off with Aquanet.  

I am about to try another sketch. I hope it breaks me of my block.

 

Charcoal and chalk Drawings

I thought I would try something a little different today.  I used chalk and Charcoal to draw these pictures.  The paper I used was toned grey. 

I am still working through a block in productivity.  Maybe a few more drawings will help me over my hump.  

 

Crow Acrylic Painting in my Sketchbook

Saturday acrylic painting.  Still painting in my sketchbook.

 

Bird Sketchbook Painting Acrylic

I was fooling around in my sketchbook again.  I am still looking for something to paint.  I have plenty of canvas ready, just no ideas.  Maybe I will get inspired with my daytrip to Racine, Wi.  I will be by the lake.  

 

Sketchbook Sunflower

Trying to get back into the swing of painting.  What better place to paint than my sketchbook.  I am trying to get an idea for a large painting. I think I am getting close.  Any day now.  lol.

Enough blogging and more painting.  Maybe another post today of a sketchbook painting.

 

Another Self Portrait

The first picture is the underpainting. Burnt Sienna on canvas board.

The last photo is the completed painting.  I am not to happy with it. I am having a difficult time painting. I will probably try again soon. I just need to get out of the funk I am in.

 

 

Electric Skull Oil Painting

I had a few spare moments to paint last weekend.  Death was on my mind and I could not shake it.  Painting this skull helped me forget about the friend I lost.  RIP KRUL.

 

Yellow Flowers Acrylic Painting

I painted this on cardboard.  Five or Six coats of gesso on the front.  Two coats of Mod Podge on the back.  I used thick coats of paint on this one.  I tried to give the painting some texture.  I am pretty happy with this one.  

Trying to think of my next subject.  I am a little distracted lately.  I hope to get back in the swing.

 

 

Seascape Watercolor painting

This is a recent watercolor painting I did while on vacation.  I did not want to bring any acrylic or oils on a plane, so I took my small watercolor set.  It was an overcast day so the colors are not so brilliant.  I painted this sitting on a balcony in Maui.  The sunsets were spectacular. Great vacation !!!!  Back to painting.  I am working on a acrylic right now, letting dry a bit.

 

DIY Pallet Wood Easel

I had some time to spend in the wood shop. I really wanted a large easel for larger works, so I made one.  Fortunatly I have a workshop and tools so this project was pretty easy.  Years of collecting pallet wood made it even easier.  I can't wait to use it.  Despite the easel being on the ground it is a table top.  

I may try this project again.  I need to find a design I like.  If anybody has any questions on how I built this, please comment below.  Thanks.

 

Left over paint on the pallet. Flower painting

I hate when I waste paint.  I had some leftover paint on my pallet so I painted this.