Eric's Kicks

This painting was started at a district training session for the school district I work for.  I am so fortunate to work for such a great district.  The shoes were my instructor's.  He set up a pile of shoes as a still life.  This is an acrylic painting on a 16 X 20 canvas panel board.  I am really pleased with the values on this one.

 

My Art at The Point Park and Eats!

I am very excited to have some of my paintings displayed at The Point Park and Eats.  It is a very fun, hip & cool venue with lots of outdoor space, food trucks, drinks, and a play area under the trees.  They have an old house that is converted into a gallery.  My paintings will be there for the next 6 weeks.  There are lots of different types of art, and it is fun for the whole family.

Cinquecento

I took a picture of this in the shade outside, but it was still a little blown out.  This is a 24 x 30 Acrylic on canvas.  The paints are M. Graham.

Old Chevy

My latest painting, 24 x 30 Acrylic on canvas.  I did the underpainting a bright Cad. Orange, so that it would peek through and gives great contrast to the aqua blue truck.  I took this photo outside with no flash, but the actual colors are much brighter.

Detail of light.

Green Teacup

11 x 14 acrylic on canvas

This is another painting that I started in class and then finished at home. I really like the red, blue, and green together. The handle of the cup was the hardest part for me to paint, I redid it three times. I think I came out convincingly. We are having a class show and I am choosing this one to display.

Lemons and Limes with Pitcher and Bottle

This painting I worked on in class, and then finished it up at home from a photo of the set up. The lemons and limes are the best part of this painting.

Appletini

Acrylic on Canvas, 11" x 14"

Today my Mom came over and we painted together. It was so much fun! We are taking a class together and I did another painting of some limes and a wine bottle, but I wasn't happy with it and I tried to fix it but it just wasn't working. When I fix it, I will post it.

So we set this up and painted, and I am really quite happy with the way it came out. I am especially proud of the glass effect. The other thing I like are the "Munsell" color complements. If you are not familiar with the Munsell color wheel, you should google it. I think it is better for painters once you have your traditional color wheel down.