Tuesday, December 12, 2023

The underpainting of my next painting. Oil on canvas.


 I started my latest oil painting.  I stretched the canvas myself.  I forgot how many coats of gesso I used.  There were many coats. I used cheap drop cloth canvas.  I built the stretcher bars myself. 

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Flower Vase Acrylic Painting.

 


Acylic paint on 9x12in Paper.  4 or so coats of gesso.  I used orange blue and opera rose colors.

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Beer and a Shot. Acrylic paint on paper.

I painted this on paper that had 3 coats of gesso.  I find it to be the best way to paint without involving a canvas.  I will scan this on my computer and offer it as a print.  Cheers everyone.  Email me if you are interested in a print.  Thanks.
 

Foamy Beer Mug Acrylic Painting.


 I simple painting using orange and blue compliment colors.  I also wanted to paint a beer mug.  Cheers!

Friday, November 24, 2023

Blue Coffee Acrylic Painting


 My Thanksgiving Day painting.  I used aquamarine and titanium white on a sheet of sketchbook paper.  I put 4 coats of gesso on before painting.  The gesso helps when painting on paper. I wanted to do a value study using blue.  The sugar cubes were a last minute addition.  

Snowy Field Oil Painting.

A good friend of mine gave me some masonite.  I cut it up into various sizes and applied thick gesso. I have been painting on it for some ti...