What's On Your Easel, October 2011

[!becca]

Welcome to What's on Your Easel for the month of October 2011!

If needed, please remember to place the butt icon.

Please post your oil paintings that you are currently working on or have just finished.

Everyone is welcome to post in this thread - Newbies and experts, as long as the work is in oil paint!

For the most part, this is a “show and tell” thread, if you would like more detailed help or critiques, the main oil forum would be the place to post and ask.

[shadwell]

might as well be the first as it is my birthday month !! 4th



http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/208070-2007_0408disco0003_copy.jpg

[!becca]

paul, thanks for starting the month..and Happy Birthday in advance. You are making great progress.

[mtpalms]

might as well be the first as it is my birthday month !! 4th

:wave: Hey Paul, mine too!

[!becca]

Marcia, how cool!:)

[JoyCF]

Good Morning.
Great Start Paul and Happy Birthday. :)

Here is the start of my project... Portrait #5-6 & 7 :) (I'm counting the dog too)

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/188619-AB30Sept11214sm.JPG

Will start the flesh tones as soon as my new paints arrive.... Don't you just love new colours?


Happy Painting.
Joy

[!becca]

Joy, nice start! And, yay for counting the dog and new art supplies.

[JoyCF]

Greetings Becca!

Nothing like a Saturday morning of painting. :)

Hope you have a great day.
Joy

[!becca]

Thank you, Joy.

[lovin art]

Theres nothing on my easel ~~yet :D

happy bday Paul looking good, you to Marcia......yep joy i love new colors well done:thumbsup:

[JoyCF]

Lovin Art -

I really went all the way and added not one but four new colours... Hor-ray! :)

Can't Wait to play... I mean.. do a colour study with them! :cat:

Happy Painting.
Joy

[Graham T]

Hot day in London today so was able to return to Wimbledon Common and have another plein air attempt at a scene I painted last week. I didn't tone the canvas, which I thought may have been a problem, but think I've got away with it. Part of this exercise was to try and capture the values better; having looked at a grey-scale of this I feel I've got closer. Have to keep on trying to move up that learning curve! This is 11 x 14 on gesso'ed board.

Comments and criticism very welcome, thanks for looking.

[TinaC]

Nice work Graham, you definately succeeded with the values here and have a nice variety of greens. I like this a lot. It really has been hot one today, and more to come tomorrow, its not often plein airers need sunscreen in October in the UK!

[!becca]

Graham, so glad you are keeping up with your plein air. I like how you are catching the light with this one.

[JoyCF]

Graham - Love the Greens. Makes you want to pack a Picnic Lunch....

How hot is hot in London? Today high is 86 F or 30 C - This is a nice temperature in California where I live.

Happy Painting. :)
Joy

[Graham T]

I think it was about the same here today - that's hot for London at this time of year!

[JoyCF]

We have already had snow at the higher elevations, about 5 to 8 inches of snow. We live near Mt Whitney which is about 14,508 Feet (4,422.04 km ) in height. :)

[beachluvr]

Graham, I like your little plein air! Good job.
Wow.....that is warm for London at this time. I'm such a sorry lot that I didn't even get outside today. I painted all morning finishing the painting i'm about to post, and ate lunch and fell asleep for three hours in my lounge chair! I've been sick with a cold and worked 3 twelve hour night shifts last week so guess I just needed to catch up on sleep. Hate that I missed the pretty day though!
I started this in the summer and just got around to finishing it. It's from an old Kodachrome slide from 1959. I loved it so much when I saw the slide that I asked permission to paint it from the son who posted it.
"Brian's mom and her friend , Arlene"
oil on canvas
24x30

[!becca]

Kay, I remember this one! Beautiful! And it has that kodachrome look. I have been doing a little of that chair sleeping lately too, sounds like you needed it, and hope the cold improves soon.

[Hockey Dad]

Hi....great starts Paul and Joy...awesome plein air Graham..gotta get outside and paint..Kay..just fantastic..have been a secret admirer watching your blog since I started painting last year,,,luv your work

Watched a bit of the US open tennis a few weeks ago..man that Novak Djokovic was something else..used to watch alotof tennis as a teen...not so much the last 30 yrs or so..This guy was the greatest then...( aging myself:) )..but what a sportsman he was..he was actually at this years US open watching..looks as good as ever..wish we all aged as gracefully,,:( ..Bjorn Borg
6x6

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/589052-borg.jpg

Thx for looking..



Irwin

[!becca]

Irwin, nice work on Bjorn! You are right too.

[Lillemut]

As long as the painting with grapes dries I paint first something new.
These Plums I have painted today. It´s 11,8 x 11,8 in.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/225384-Tag_1_Grisaille_fertig_wc.jpg

[sicantik]

Bogor Palace

Oil on canvas, 20"x16"

Painting completed on Sunday, spend around 1 week with 2 hours per day cause I need to work in the morning.

Little girl's standing there is my lovely daughter, photo took while we were visiting Bogor Botanic Garden in Indonesia.

Please give your C & C.

Om Im

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9835/istanabogor.jpg

[dollardays]

Kay: I knew that was yours as soon as I saw it. Fabulous looking ladies and fabulous painting too.

Graham: That is one of the best plein airs I have seen from you. I love the foliage colors . I am unsure about the path on the left and where it leads though. A bit ambiguous.

Joy: You have an excellent start- I think it will be a great looking trio when you are done, How brave to put three people in a painting when you are so new to portraits.

Irwin: Very nice looking portrait- you have the values down pat. Now you need to try some color!

Lillemut- it is gorgeous. Is that you in the reflection taking a picture? I would have thought you were working from life. I have never tried a still life from a photo- although sometimes flowers because they don't last too long.

sicantik: Nice contrast with the red of the little girl's shirt and the green in the background.

A great start to the month already!

[dollardays]

I painted this for my husband- he is taking it to work for a silent auction to raise money for someone who has cancer. Apparently a well-known ball player.
(He actually paid me for it too. :evil: )

20x24 oil on linen

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/3589-Justin-Verlander-small.jpg

[!becca]

Susanne, you are doing spectacular work with these

sancintik, lovely work with the greens, nice in general.

Nora, I love how you handled the background!

[dustonpaper]

Shadwell - good progress I see, it starts too look nice and three dimensional. This will get great when finished.

Joy - a great start on the group portrait. Not an easy subject I guess, but it looks great so far.

Graham - I really like that Plein Air ... I have not seen all you posted here I guess, but from the ones I have seen this is the best I think.

Kay - This is really a great picture of a very difficult subject. I really like it.

Irwin - Great portrait, great brushwork.

Susanne - this is really great, just like the grape one from the other thread.

Sicantik - This looks great. I like the reflection in the calm water and the mood of it.

Nora - Great painting, one can feel the movement and muscle tension of the guy going on in it.

_______

I have not much too offer. Had the most unusual experience today, after being lazy taking a nap until 17:30 o'clock I woke up and the unusually urge to grab my stuff and go out ... must have been one of those "grab your brush and paint" moments Graham mentioned the other day. I left the tripod at home to save a bit time and only took the box on my knees. Only had about 40 minutes to sunset and rushed the foliage, so I'm not happy at all with the foliage at all. But I will keep it to be remembered of the day. The close up was taken back in my flat, those I made outside were no good. It's my third plein air .. the weather is just getting to my liking, all since I have the box earlier this year it was either too hot or too wet outside. I hope for a dry autumn and a nice winter to do some more plein airs.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/03-Oct-2011/325641-IMG_1029_800.JPG

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/03-Oct-2011/325641-P1020985_800.JPG

Here is a hi-res picture, just testing for myself if it links well here:
http://dustonpaper.smugmug.com/Art/Plein-Air/19330451_55HVTQ#1510520406_nZV8tst-O-LB

[beachluvr]

Nora, Wow! great job on the ballplayer. Hope it raises lots of money!
I had to go back and look at Susanne's teapot to see the reflection of her taking the picture!!! I missed it the first time. That is very cool!

Irwin...Your portrait of Bjorn is excellent! Very good likeness.
om.....looks good from here. To do a C&C I'd have to see the original photo. I think you did very well.

[!becca]

Dust, nice one..the sky especially!

[!becca]

Here is what I have been painting today. 24"x20, it is one of the cowboys from the drive. I discoverd that I have seveal portrait worthy shots even from using my telephoto.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/03-Oct-2011/100116-my_paintings_001copy4.jpg

[lovin art]

Nice work every one can't comment right now but have loved looking upon such diverse fine works of art wow I mite have something to add here this month I hope !

[beachluvr]

hmmmm. can't seem to upload my picture. Anyone else having the issue?:confused:

[!becca]

Kay, problems seem to come and go..you could try the attachment option or come back and try a little later.

[NancyMP]

I've been working this weekend on a rush project: two eight by eight gallery wraps for October at my gallery. Both are fairly simple because of time constraints, but I think they'll do. I need to have them in by Wednesday afternoon, and they're still wet.

Not only that, but I still need to paint the gallery-wrap edges and hope all the dimensions dry in time. It's just straight oil paint, because I was out of Liquin, which does help with drying time!

Harvest Moon
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/03-Oct-2011/203830-Harvest_Moon_10.3.11.jpg

and Afternoon Sky...
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/03-Oct-2011/203830-Sky_painting.10,.3.11.jpg

[dollardays]

Becca: I like the way you have the cowboy emerging from the blackness- different from what I have seen you do but I LIKE it. :)

Nancy: I like them both but the clouds in the second really take my fancy!

[!becca]

Nancy, they are both eye catching, I like them both. I hope they dry enough for you. :D :heart:

Nora, thank you so much,:heart: the black is actually a very deep teal blue, I think as it drys that will sort of be evident. The lighting was really diffused that day, it was overcast and drizzly.

[NancyMP]

Thank you, Nora! I love looking at the clouds here, because we get a lot of variety.

Becca, thanks, and I hope so too. Otherwise I will just need to forewarn the hanging committee not to touch the edges!

[beachluvr]

Nope.....attachments are still not working for me.;(

Nancy, Love the cloud study! It's a definite "WOW!"

[!becca]

Kay, I will let someone know.

[beachluvr]

Yay. Looks like the photo uploader is working for me again.

Here are two little 6x6 portrait sketches I did.
First is "Estella" who is the 10 month old baby of some friends, and the second is "Degas' Muse" . The second one was done by stopping action on a movie about Degas that I watched the other day. This little girl played the girl who posed for his sculpture "Little Dancer of 14 years."
oil on board
6x6

[!becca]

Kay, they are beutiful, both of them. And, i bet they look even more precious due to their size.

[calin4thewin]

master copy - "Still-Life of Flowers, Shells, and Insects" - Balthasar Van Der Ast

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Oct-2011/975998-image_-_10_5_2011-4_14_46_AM.jpg

[!becca]

Calin, beautiful start!

[WFMartin]

Sunflower from my back yard, showing the first-to-middle stages. I've worked on it a bit since I took this last photo.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Oct-2011/13079-Shy_01.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Oct-2011/13079-Shy_02.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Oct-2011/13079-Shy_03.jpg
"Shy"...16" x 20" oil on linen (in progress)

[!becca]

Bill, thanks for showing your progress, the sunflower is very well done and I love your butterfly addition.

[NancyMP]

Kay, thank you! I'm glad you finally got to upload - your paintings of children are so lovely!:)

Calin, very vibrant copy!:D

Here's my altered version of Black Mesa as of tonight.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Oct-2011/203830-Black_Mesa_10.4.11.jpg

[!becca]

Nancy, I do like what you have done with this...it is vibrant!

[dollardays]

I had to take my husband to work this morning because his truck is being worked on so I was up early. The sunrise was gorgeous so I decided to do a quick plein air and capture it. Of course the real thing looked a lot better than my 30 minutes study but at least i tried.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/05-Oct-2011/3589-sunrise.jpg

[!becca]

Nora, what you have is amazing, and i know how difficult sunrises are!

[mtpalms]

Nancy, Norah, both of yours have beautiful color! Loverly!

I've got a start this week on a couple more. Another Bobcat, 11" X 11"
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/05-Oct-2011/208394-0070wc.jpg

and 'Tres Hombres', 30" X 40"
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/05-Oct-2011/208394-0074wc.jpg

[!becca]

Marcia, very nice work on the bobcat and coyotes.

[Graham T]

Nora, very nice sunrise plein air - I like it a lot.

This one is now finished. Not sure how much I like it. Handrails on the stairs were a pain to do. Some areas of the green paint have come out very glossy (which makes taking a photo of the painting without glare next to impossible), I’m hoping that will settle out as it dries. If not then a coat of varnish should level everything out anyway.

C & C very welcome, thanks!

[Graham T]

Sorry I should have said, this is oil on stretched canvas, 9 x 12. It's of one of the London Underground stations near my flat - Putney Bridge.

[!becca]

Graham, I like it.

[sicantik]

still working on my portrait, hope can finish it this weekend.

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/792/img2105resize.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/600/img2105resize.jpg/)

[!becca]

sicantik, lovely eyes.

[K.Henderson Fine Art]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/06-Oct-2011/300751-Foiled_Again_by_K_Henderson.jpg
Foiled Again, 40 x 30, oil on linen

What can I say? This is a painting of stacked cookies and their reflection.

I love those windmill cookies, don't you? Yum!
See more on My Blog (http://khendersonart.blogspot.com/)

[!becca]

K, I always enjoy your still life.

[dandelion6]

Hi! I'm new to wet canvas and I'm loving the community! After seeing all these beautiful works of art, I'm a little scared to submit mine http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/06-Oct-2011/976621-SAM_0085.JPG :thumbsup:, but here goes! This is a copy of "The Madonna of the Streets". I've still got a couple of hours work tweaking things, but I hope to finish it off this weekend and submit it in the critique section.

[!becca]

dandelion, welcome to the forum! I think you are doing great with this one. Nice expressions.

[Hockey Dad]

My quick little tribute to Steve Jobs
6x6
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/06-Oct-2011/589052-004.jpg
Irwin

[kittierue]

Good one!
My quick little tribute to Steve Jobs
6x6
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/06-Oct-2011/589052-004.jpg
Irwin

[kittierue]

Did a couple of quick ones. This one is 4x4 palette knife: http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/06-Oct-2011/222668-Sardinia-002.jpg

This one is 16x12 palette knife with some brushwork to tone down the knife work by my new Rosemary Brush chunking brushes. :clap:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/06-Oct-2011/222668-Seascape_31.jpg

[NancyMP]

I had to take my husband to work this morning because his truck is being worked on so I was up early. The sunrise was gorgeous so I decided to do a quick plein air and capture it. Of course the real thing looked a lot better than my 30 minutes study but at least i tried.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/05-Oct-2011/3589-sunrise.jpg

Nora, that is so amazing that you packed so much information into 30 minutes, and I can see how beautiful it must have been in real life!

[NancyMP]

Nancy, Norah, both of yours have beautiful color! Loverly!

I've got a start this week on a couple more. Another Bobcat, 11" X 11"
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/05-Oct-2011/208394-0070wc.jpg

and 'Tres Hombres', 30" X 40"
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/05-Oct-2011/208394-0074wc.jpg

Thank you, Becca and Marcia! Nora was the one who convinced me to add Cadmium Orange to my palette.

Marcia, your bobcat and coyotes are off to beautiful starts, and it's terrific subject matter!

[NancyMP]

Graham, your stairwell is nicely architectural.

Sicantik, Your portrait is evolving and the eyes are really arresting.

K, I love your candy paintings, since I have a sweet tooth, and those windmills are mouthwatering!

Dandelion2, You've got a really good feel for the madonna!

Irwin, I was so sad to hear of Steve Jobs' death. He accomplished so much creative, world-changing, and highly useful advances in technology, in just 40 years or so, that I wish he could have lived at least another 40! I really appreciate your portraits of him; he is greatly to be admired!

[NancyMP]

Kittierue, I've been using a little palette knife work on my paintings lately, and I really like what use you've made of it! I especially like the second one, with the variety of both knife and brush!

[!becca]

Irwin, sweet!

Kittie, nice work with the knife, the color sings.

[zoi_p]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/07-Oct-2011/219093-DSCN2649_02.JPG And after 3 sessions, all in a week...
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/07-Oct-2011/219093-DSCN2653_01.JPG
In some parts the paint is too thin, but I like the effect.
I was not successful in gradually darkening the lower background.
Usually I dont sign, but I put my signature here to cover some of the empty space :o . Should I move it lower?
Also, does the background look dirty to you?

[dollardays]

ZoiP: I was not successful in gradually darkening the lower background.
Usually I dont sign, but I put my signature here to cover some of the empty space . Should I move it lower?
Also, does the background look dirty to you?

Because you asked....:) I think you would do well to use more paint. Oils tend to become transparent over time, especially when they are applied thinly. That's good if you have a light color underneath the top layers because it will give a luminous look to the painting. But if you have dark lines underneath they will begin to show through. Thicker paint is easier to work with also because then you can soften edges- a real plus when you are doing portraits. It's also more fun once you get used to it. :)

I think your signature is fine where it is.

[dollardays]

Nancy: I like what you have done with the desertscape. I will be heading to AZ next week for some painting (the Grand Canyon!) and I cannot wait!

The ONLY thing I would be careful of is putting too bright a color all by itself close to the edge-- the orange near the bottom really draws my eye away from the interesting patterns inside the painting.

Marcia: I am so looking forward to seeing the wolves completed. What size is it? I love wolf paintings.

[dollardays]

11" X 14" Plein air -- Soybean fields!! They are really quite beautiful to me.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/07-Oct-2011/3589-October-Gold-small.jpg

[!becca]

Nora, how exciting about your painting trip to the Grand Canyon!!! I am exicted for you.:) Love your plein air, and you are right, at maturity the bean fields can be quite beautiful.

[mtpalms]

Nancy: I like what you have done with the desertscape. I will be heading to AZ next week for some painting (the Grand Canyon!) and I cannot wait!

The ONLY thing I would be careful of is putting too bright a color all by itself close to the edge-- the orange near the bottom really draws my eye away from the interesting patterns inside the painting.

Marcia: I am so looking forward to seeing the wolves completed. What size is it? I love wolf paintings.

Enjoy your trip to The Gand Canyon! It is one of my favorite places. Your plein airs never fail to amaze me.

Those are coyotes, not wolves, but it is very hard to tell at this stage as they are very roughly sketched in. I an not used to quite this big of a canvas - yesterday I blocked color into the upper left corner - and trying to keep my brush sizes large.

[ATR]

Did a couple of quick ones. This one is 4x4 palette knife: http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/06-Oct-2011/222668-Sardinia-002.jpg

This one is 16x12 palette knife with some brushwork to tone down the knife work by my new Rosemary Brush chunking brushes. :clap:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/06-Oct-2011/222668-Seascape_31.jpg
Kittie,I find this work visually stunning.It has everything I look for in a painting.
Inspirational.Thanks for sharing.
Andy.

[beachluvr]

Dandelion....looks really good.
Hockey Dad.....love it. It was a sad day in our household when we heard of Jobs' passing. We've been 'all mac' since 1985.

[!becca]

Zoi, your painting is lovely!

[NancyMP]

Zoi, you have been advancing in your skills wonderfully, and if I were you I would take advantage of Nora's advice; I always do! Beautiful lady and scarf!

Nora, that's your wonderful cad. orange down there, but it has moved, per your recommendation. Congrats on the trip to the Grand Canyon! Can I go with you? I like your soybean field, (but I don't like soy!) and I especially like the way you've let the light of the sky crumble the edges of the foreground tree! So very real!

Here's a 4"x 4" gallery wrap I did today of fresh bread. I haven't painted the edges yet but will wrap the towel and hot-pad around the edge a bit. I don't want to spend much time on it, because it's for our gallery show in November and the price is limited to $25.00. I have one more to do for that show and will post when I have it.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/07-Oct-2011/203830-Fresh_baked_bread.jpg

[!becca]

Nancy, excellent, tiny work! It is worth more than $25.

[mtpalms]

Nancy, it looks great.

[lovin art]

Can you cut me a slice for 25 bucks oakie girl?:D , Nance it is worth more look great lots of texture !

[NancyMP]

Aw, shucks, you oily girls are so nice to me! Thank you, Becca, Marcia and Sandra! :o And Sandra, I would send you a slice in a heartbeat, but it wouldn't stay fresh in the mail! if Steve Jobs were still with us, I'd ask him when he's going to invent teleportation!:)

Mmmm...Can you come pick it up?:lol:

[mtpalms]

if Steve Jobs were still with us, I'd ask him when he's going to invent teleportation!:):

Maybe...., he did! :eek:

[zoi_p]

Thank you Nora, Becca and Nancy!
I am sure Nora is right (every advice given to me by members of this forum was right) and I will add more layers when I feel more confident concerning my skills.
I had seen Delphic Sibyl and all the other figures in Capela Sistina (in August). I was left with wide open eyes and a dropped jaw, you can imagine :) .

[!becca]

In my photos of the cattle drive I have managed to identfy three women on the drive. Unfortunatly I didn't get very clear shots of any of them...Here is a little 7"x5" of one of the cowgirls.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/08-Oct-2011/100116-my_paintings_002copy4.jpg

[mtpalms]

That is a nice little painting Becca! I like everything about it, particularly the way her hat shades her face. Do you find the ellipses of hats difficult?

Heh, "ellipses of hats" sounds like the title of a Dali painting :rolleyes:

[!becca]

Marcia, thank you.:) So far, no about the hat ellipses....:D

[mtpalms]

I think maybe if one simply paints what one sees, instead of thinking 'hat' or 'cup' for instance, it is much easier. And practice. I think Nancy is the reigning queen, because of her commercial art background.

[!becca]

Marcia, that is true, I rarely think of what I am painting, only what I see, color, temp and value. Then when I step back, I can evaluate how it actually works.

[NancyMP]

Becca,:heart: it is lovely; especially for such a tiny painting!:thumbsup: I like how you've merely suggested her glasses, a la Sargent!:smug:

Marcia,:heart: I still have to watch my ellipses, anybody can get careless. But you may call me Your Highness, if you like!:lol:

[!becca]

Nancy, :heart: thanks for saying such sweet things.

[Lillemut]

Yesterday I have begun with the first colors. It is completely different than Alla Prima and makes a lot of fun. :)

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/08-Oct-2011/225384-Tag_2_Color_Layer_1_wc.jpg

Teapot with Plums, 11,8 x 11,8 in.

[!becca]

Susanne, nice work with the patina on that metal.

[Graham T]

Got back down to West Wittering today for the afternoon, and remembered my tripod too! So, managed to get a couple of small paintings done. As ever, comments and criticism very welcome, thanks.

First is of the beach huts, oil on board, 4 x 12. Second of some kite surfers, oil on board again, 8 x 10.

[!becca]

Graham, nice texture in the first, and wonderful work with the sails in the second.

[Graham T]

Thanks Becca. There's some texture in the second if you look closely too - blown sand!

[!becca]

Graham, so true!

[dollardays]

Thanks for the nice words about my plein airs, gals! :) I am so looking forward to the trip. I wish you could go too Nancy! I have never been and may never go again as it is pretty far away from where I live.

Nancy and Marcia: The cadmium orange is so wonderful because when it lays next to the green is makes the green greener, yet if you need to mute that green it does the job and stays warm. An awesome color, along with cadmium red light, which can make such quiet tones with Ultramarine Blue or grab attention when it needs to. I think it is the brightest red out there (leaning toward yellow) and the only one that makes a warm pink when mixed with white.

[dollardays]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/08-Oct-2011/100116-my_paintings_002copy4.jpg


Like this VERY much- the hat is tipped just right.

[!becca]

Thank you Nora, that means so much to me. I can't wait to see all your Grand Canyon plein air when you get home.:heart: I have been there once and there is nothing quite like it.

[mtpalms]

Thanks for the nice words about my plein airs, gals! :) I am so looking forward to the trip. I wish you could go too Nancy! I have never been and may never go again as it is pretty far away from where I live.

Nancy and Marcia: The cadmium orange is so wonderful because when it lays next to the green is makes the green greener, yet if you need to mute that green it does the job and stays warm. An awesome color, along with cadmium red light, which can make such quiet tones with Ultramarine Blue or grab attention when it needs to. I think it is the brightest red out there (leaning toward yellow) and the only one that makes a warm pink when mixed with white.

The both cads are marvelous. I am using cad orange with oxide chromium (green) for most of my cacti ad yucca in my coyote painting. The coral color when cad red light is mixed with white cannot be beat.

[!becca]

Here is today's small painting, another cowgirl. 5"x7"

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/09-Oct-2011/100116-my_paintings_002copy4.jpg

[AnnieA]

Hello! I don't think I've posted in this thread before, although a few years ago I posted a couple of things in the old "Small Stuff" thread. Most of my art experience has been in drawing mediums - pen, pencil, OPs (although OPs are sort of a drawing/painting medium) - but now I'm focusing on oils. It's sure different wielding a brush, vs using a pen or pencil! So for now, I'm trying to get the hang of using a brush to apply pigment. Here are some oil sketches I just completed.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/08-Oct-2011/85002-DSCN7404_tomato_final.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/08-Oct-2011/85002-DSCN7364_Pen_FINAL.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/08-Oct-2011/85002-DSCN7360_Pallete_Knife_FINAL.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/08-Oct-2011/85002-DSCN7368_Brush_FINAL.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/08-Oct-2011/85002-DSCN7412_eggplant_final_REV.jpg

Although you easily can see my struggles in applying the paint to the canvas in a couple of these - the pen and the palette knife were especially challenging - all in all, I'm pleased with them. It feels good to be moving forward. Thanks for looking!

P.S. I'm using gamblin sketching oils, because one of the things that - for far too long - was preventing me from painting was a paralyzing fear of wasting expensive paint! I also painted all these sketches on one piece of 11x14 canvas paper. The sketching oils are affordable, yet seem to handle very nicely. Since I don't plan on creating any masterpieces for a while yet, these work for me. :D

[Graham T]

This was done plein air this afternoon, it's Putney Pier. Oil on board, 8 x 10. Comments and criticism very welcome, thanks.

[!becca]

Annie, wonderful group of little studies!! Thanks for sharing.

Graham, nice perspective. So glad you have been keeping up with these.

[llawrence]

Apologies to anyone who wrote encouraging comments for me without reply. Periodically life overwhelms, and I have to drop out for a while.

Here's a beginning on a new commission portrait:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/09-Oct-2011/132386-joanne1.jpg

And here's a sketch of my wife while playing piano and singing (her, not me :D):

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/09-Oct-2011/132386-joypianosketch1.jpg

[NancyMP]

Hey, Lawrence, it's good to see you're going to do these two; this will be so nice!:D

This is the second of my obligatory 4" x 4"s, which in no way does justice to my :heart: beautiful Japanese dragonware, but I will call it a study and do a bigger one some time. I tried to keep it down to an hour's work, but puttered around frustrated because I couldn't get those sweet details into it!:( I still see things I could do, but is it worth it for a $25 painting? I'm not used to not doing my very best work!

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/09-Oct-2011/203830-Earl_Grey_in_Dragonware_Painting.jpg

Still wet, as you can see...:o

[lovin art]

WOW , Thats really pretty Nance , love the colors in this I think its actually nice and Loose Nance not bad at all ... and I see it as different from your more tight work but I am being honest here as ever , you can easily paint both ways it shows ...:heart: :clap:

[NancyMP]

Interesting thought, Sandra,:heart: and thank you! I guess I'm not as pleased with my looser work, because I have to admit, I'm something of a control freak. That's why I'm always surprised when someone comes by when I'm painting outdoors and wants to buy the painting as is!:rolleyes:

[lovin art]

That's why I'm always surprised when someone comes by when I'm painting outdoors and wants to buy the painting as is!

Well Nance , I actully think thats a huge compliement to me as a veiwer of your work and from the person who wants to buy it "as is" ... how I see it !

[!becca]

llawrence, congratulations on the commission! Nice start! Amazing how you captured that portrait of your wife singing.

Nancy, such cute little tea service! Someone will snatch it up quickly, I bet.

[NancyMP]

Thank you, Becca!

[AnnieA]

Becca: Thanks for your kind words. As I look through this thread further, I'm wondering if I posted my studies in the wrong place, as I realize this thread seems populated with paintings and WIPS, not little sketches like my own. But I'm not certain where beginners sketches such as mine should really go. I'd love to get feedback, as I feel I've benefited so much from comments and pointers from more experienced artists here at WC, but I hesitated to post these in the main forum. Any ideas about where sketches should go?

BTW, I've looked through a few of these WOYE threads now, and have to say kudos to you, Becca, for always responding with a kind word to - as far as I could see - every person who has posted a painting here.

[!becca]

Annie, your studies are perfect here. And, if you like post in the main forum as well. You will usually get more feedback in the main forum than here and many post in both places.

[shadwell]

a little more progress

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/208070-2007_0421disco0006.JPG

[!becca]

Paul, bit by bit this is developing nicely.

[jules34]

So my waterfall was getting overwhelming, so I decided to start a new project as well (obviously not finished yet). Here is my friends old indian, hopefully this will be a quick 9X12
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/975939-SDC10833.JPG

[dollardays]

Nancy: I like the teapot as well as your more detailed stuff. I am into impressionism though. Good for you donating art for a cause- I do this all the time and some artists tell me I am "de-valuing" my art. But I look at it as giving to a cause and I really believe what goes around comes around.

Here is a plein air I did last night. I wish I had about 20 more minutes before the light changed.

(I was standing in a cemetery lol)

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/3589-Ridgeville-church-small.jpg

[!becca]

Jules, glad you are enjoying this one, nice work on the fringe.

Nora, nice work...i have thought of painting in a few cemeteries too.

[shadwell]

So my waterfall was getting overwhelming, so I decided to start a new project as well (obviously not finished yet). Here is my friends old indian, hopefully this will be a quick 9X12
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/975939-SDC10833.JPG

nice work !! i prefer the indians to harleys presently customising an old honda

here's what i started with ( note the rear wheel !! )

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/208070-216906_509708.jpg

the new alloys to replace the old cruddy ones above

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/208070-KGrHqZ,!lQE4loJp,BWBOURef30u!48_12.jpg

a trial fit

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/208070-2007_0403disco0002_edited-1.jpg


here with all parts located and new design engineering completed by myself all work will be done by myself i am aiming at completion in time for spring

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/208070-2007_0419disco0001.JPG

[David Agatone]

The Indian projects look like fun!

Just completede this one:
'Long Awaited Journey' 24x30" on canvas
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/34737-Long_Awaited_Journey_low_res.jpg

[jules34]

Becca-thanks for the kind words.
Shadwell- looks like you have quite a project going. I am just a rider not a driver or mechanic so this painting is going to be tough when it comes to the details. I took some close up pics of the inner workings, hope that helps. i am a stickler for details when it comes to my style of painting. I do want to do my boyfriends 76 shovelhead next

[jules34]

Dave- it has been fun, learning a lot about motors lol. and wow, your painting is beautiful, something about it really grabs you, I think to me it's the feel of depth

[!becca]

Dave, very nice handling of the backlighting. I have been thinking of doing one very similiar.

[mtpalms]

Dave, the longer I look at that the more I like it! At first I was just admiring your technique, then I went on to admire the painting for what it is, then how you have handled the colors, and then how warm and friendly it feels, like I was in that vineyard watching the sunset.

I haven't felt such powerful stuff from a painting in a long time.

[zbarrister]

Wow, there is so much beautiful work already this month. There is absolutely no way to keep up...

Graham, love your plein air pieces... all of them

Kay, I thought those ladies @ poolside with the sunglasses looked retro... 1959 Kodachrome ! awesome.

Irwin, wonderful portraits of Bjorn Borg & Steve Jobs (great tribute)

Susanne, the plums and brass teapot are really coming along. That has GOT to be you with your camera reflected in the teapot !

Nora, You have so many beautiful pieces going on this month. I cannot begin to pick a favorite.

Becca, your cowboy and cowgirls are to die for !

Nancy... you are so prolific & everything is just beautiful... those loaves of bread, hot out of the oven... I swear I can smell the aroma !

Llawrence, great portraits

KHenderson, that sweet little still life looks delicious !

Marcia, the bobcat is looking good as are the coyotes

Dave, the backlighting in that piece is gorgeous... I love the translucence of the sunlit leaves.

I know I have left someone out... and I apologize. Everyone's work is stunning this month.

Z

[zbarrister]

These are the pieces that I'm working on at the moment.

With a few tweaks the first one is almost done...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/228978-fruit_of_the_vine2.JPG

and the second is in its infancy:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-Oct-2011/228978-Melindas_apples_painted2.jpg

Z

[!becca]

Z, thank you so much for all you comments, I appreciate them all!

Lovely work on both of yours, the feel of them is so comfortable. I am especially excited to see the apples in completion.

[David Agatone]

Thanks everyone! Marcia, that really means a lot, thank you!

[Marsha _T]

I would love to share..Today is my first day here. Where do I find out how to upload a photo of a painting? I did not find the answer in Help section. Thank you in advance.

[!becca]

Marcia, welcome to the forum. Here (http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=514311)is some helpful information.

[beachluvr]

Thanks Z et al! Z, love the wine bottle and your apples. Nice both of them!
Dave, I have to join the others in complimenting this beautiful painting. The light through the trees is excellent!!!!
Marsha, Welcome!

[michelangelo71]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/12-Oct-2011/204303-_MG_3069.jpgHi!
This is a still life that I am painting from my photos. Oil on canvas, 30x40cm.
Now, I wait until dry, to finish the rest of the work.
:wave:

[mtpalms]

Beautiful still lifes, Z and Brunella!

[!becca]

Brunella, very nice start on this. Nice autumn theme.

[michelangelo71]

Thank you so much, Marcia and Becca.
:)

[kittierue]

So my landscape is kicking my tail. I just had to relax and try to knock the kinks loose. Here's what I did on a 14x18 linen canvas. I kind of like it. http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/12-Oct-2011/222668-Dahlia-abstract.jpg

[mtpalms]

It's beautiful Kittie!

[!becca]

Kittie, I think it worked out well.

[kittierue]

thanks, Marcia and Becca. I love me some Dahlias! :)

[shadwell]

a little further on

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Oct-2011/208070-DSC_0002.jpg

[Judy Manuche]

Kittie, I LOVE the Dahlias! Beautiful interpretation!

[!becca]

Paul, nice progress.

[jules34]

kittie, what a beautiful painting. Your use of colors is amazing

[Graham T]

Quick start on an experimental piece this evening. Not a great photo I'm afraid, difficult to capture under artificial light. Oil on canvas, 9 x 12. C&C very welcome, thanks.

[!becca]

Graham, I am enjoying these architectural paintings you are doing.

[dogpound]

Well I am painting a picture of my grand from a photo and it's just in the beginning stages. Any input will be welcome.
It is in oil. I may be having a small challenge in getting the skin tone right, she is african-canadian but not dark skinned nor too light skinned.

thanks

[!becca]

dogpound, you have a very nice start and you are doing the proper thing with the skin tones to paint what you see rather than by formula. I look forward to seeing your progress.

[K. Henderson]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Oct-2011/164350-Sees_for_Miles_by_K_henderson.jpg

Sees for Miles, 30 x 30, oil on linen

Otter Breastplates were worn by the Plains Indians and were commonly decorated with Trade Mirrors
Fur traders introduced Trade Mirrors to the American Indians in the 17th century. Reflective surfaces were thought to have mystical powers and these mirrors were quickly adopted for use as decorative additions to warbonnets, otter breastplates and bustles, as well as for signaling mirrors.
See more on My Blog (http://khendersonart2.blogspot.com/) http://khendersonart2.blogspot.com

[michelangelo71]

The work continues..
:wave:http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Oct-2011/204303-ooo.jpg

[mtpalms]

Beautiful!, I like how the background compliments the gourds. Did you use madder?

[michelangelo71]

Beautiful!, I like how the background compliments the gourds. Did you use madder?

Thank you! :)
No, I used Old Holland reddish manganese violet.

[!becca]

K, nice expression.

Michelangelo, very rich!

[Bnsmalkin]

:wave: Hello everyone
I am so awed by the talent here at WC :clap: :thumbsup: to all of you.

I haven't posted in a long time, I have been painting just not posting. I have a thing for apples and have wound up doing what could be called a series of apples. Here is my most recent apple it is still wet. I slid paper behind the painting to hide all the messiness from off the edges. :D I need to step back a minute before I sign it.

10x12 oils
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Oct-2011/99680-800x600_2.jpg

I am not sure if it gets grainy from the resize or the upload. Hope it is good enough for you to see.

Always open for C&C

Sharon Malkin:wave:

[!becca]

Hi Sharon, so glad you have been painting...congrats on the apple series, this one looks very good!

[jules34]

michelangelo- I also love the colors! beautiful.
well, after battling an eye infection I got back to work on the old indian. starting to get more details now
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Oct-2011/975939-Image0084.jpg

[!becca]

Jules sorry about the infection, it is taking shape.

[michelangelo71]

michelangelo- I also love the colors! beautiful.
well, after battling an eye infection I got back to work on the old indian. starting to get more details now
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Oct-2011/975939-Image0084.jpg

Thank you, Jules! :) I'm sorry for your infection. I hope you're okay now.:crossfingers: :wave:

[kittierue]

Song of Summer's Demise....
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Oct-2011/222668-DSC_0689.jpg

[!becca]

Kittie, lovely color, it says fall.

[mtpalms]

2 coyotes blocked in, one to go...
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Oct-2011/208394-0089wc.jpg
:eek: Ack! I just realized I didn't do the forepaws

[!becca]

They are looking very good, Marcia. And, no problem with the forepaws..there is still one whole coyote left.

[NancyMP]

Kittie, this is such a beautiful scene, with the complementary color taking zing from each other!

[NancyMP]

Marcia, these are really looking great, and you can just paint those forepaws along with the third coyote!

[llawrence]

Nancy, Becca, Z, thanks for the kind words!

Marcia, great-looking coyotes. The subject matter is after my own heart - I'm a bit of a desert dog myself.

Kittie, beautiful landscape.

Sharon and jules, those are both looking really good.

Brunella, nice job with that manganese violet. This one is going to have a madder glaze on the shirt:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/15-Oct-2011/132386-joanne2.jpg

Just a simple ebauche right now. Doesn't look like her anymore, unfortunately, but that often happens - let the tweaking begin!

[WFMartin]

Wonderful work here this month. Outstanding portraits!

I usually have about 3 or 4 paintings in progress at the same time, and in various stages, using a couple of different methods, and this month is no exception.

First, here is one that I have just completed this month. I am waiting to varnish it:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/15-Oct-2011/13079-Shy_04.jpg
"Shy"...16" x 20" oil on linen (Sunflower from my back yard)

This is in the grisaille stage, nearly ready for the first color glazes (Showing a couple of work-up stages):
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/15-Oct-2011/13079-Visitor_01.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/15-Oct-2011/13079-Visitor_02.jpg
"Visitor"...16" x 20" oil on linen (This subject is a composite, but I may have gotten the flower from our Reference Image Library.)

The following painting is in progress, and it, too may have come from our Reference Image Library, but I don't remember where I got it. If someone recognizes it as their photo, I'd like to say "Thank you," for posting it in the RIL I am using this as a demo piece for the students that I have in an oil painting class that I am teaching. Everyone in the class is working on the same image, from the same ref. photo. It seems to make for good teaching.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/15-Oct-2011/13079-Journey_01.jpg
"Journey"...16" x 20" oil on canvas

I have been trying to paint mountains effectively for quite some time, and I'm pleased with my efforts on this one. This is still in progress, and it needs much more work, but my underpainting seems to be working well for the detail I'm applying on top of it. Foreground greens are still in the underpainting stage, and the front trees are in progress, as well. There is also a small "gap" in the middle, where I will eventually paint a couple of figures walking on the path. I teach a simple, layered approach, and I begin with a drawing in charcoal, and begin my painting by roughing in using full color, going for the darks and lights. I seldom use a grisaille when painting landscapes.

[!becca]

llawrence, you do have a great beginning, can't wait to see where the tweaks take you.

Bill, seems you are still very busy creating many beautiful things.

[mtpalms]

Thank you, llawrence.

Great start on your portrait, and Bill, what great variety. One of these days I'll have to try your technique.

[MarkHarris]

Just a few things I've been finishing off or starting on. Sorry about the picture quality ... the white balance on my camera is misbehaving.

[!becca]

Mark, beautiful with great composition in these. I remember the one of your grandmother. Thanks for sharing.

[MarkHarris]

Thanks Becca ... the one of my grandmother went through quite a few changes ... some people are just difficult to paint

[!becca]

Mark, that is true, but it will be a treasure.

[dogpound]

Well I am painting a picture of my grand from a photo and it's just in the beginning stages. Any input will be welcome.
It is in oil. I may be having a small challenge in getting the skin tone right, she is african-canadian but not dark skinned nor too light skinned.

thanks Here is the finished painting. Comments please? This is my first oil portrait/profile painting. It is of my grand daughter

Painting looks better than actual photo ofit I took.


thanks

[!becca]

dogpound, nice work for your first!! You might want to look at the eyebrows, they seem a little heavy.

[NancyMP]

Lawrence, I'm eager to see the next stage of this portrait!

Bill and Mark, you both have a large variety of subjects to paint! And you paint with love, which is makes every one of them very special. Beautiful work!:D

Dogpound, your values are very similar; you might try a bit more contrast between the background and profile, and within the face itself, to make the cheek look rounder you can use cool color, like a green or blue mix, under the eye and gradually subsume that mix in a warm flesh tone like sienna with a little rose color. that's the way to fool the eye into thinking of the face in depth rather than on a flat surface as paintings are.

If the photo is bad, get rid of it and ask her to play with a toy or something while you observe her right side from life. You'll train yourself much better from life than from a photo (which is already two-dimensional!).:wink2:

Here's my plein air for the day from our party celebrating the merger of our three galleries: Contemporary Art Gallery, Summer Wine, and Visions, into the Paseo Creek Galleries. There were also two other artists doing demos, but one does abstract, and the other brought a portrait he had been working on. I painted from life a beautiful gallery across the street from us, and I will need to make some tweaks from a photo I took as well, because of all the wrought iron and other complexities that are on the building. The owners really loved it! 11" x 14" on Linen Panel. 2 hours. I left it on the French half-easel because my other easels have wet paintings on them.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/16-Oct-2011/203830-On_the_Paseo_.jpg

...and here's the photo I will be consulting for the finished piece:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/16-Oct-2011/203830-On_the_Paseo_photo.jpg


Don't any of you tell me I should've put the truck in!

[dogpound]

dogpound, nice work for your first!! You might want to look at the eyebrows, they seem a little heavy.

agree, will have to work on them someway

thanks for your input

dogpound

[!becca]

Nancy, your painting turned out stunning, I bet you really dazzled them!

[mtpalms]

Your plein air looks great Nancy!

[NancyMP]

Thank you, Becca and Marcia! All the artists around me liked it; we had bunches of artists from all three galleries, and Visions Gallery had such delicious hors d-oeuvres and wine. I'm really eager for some more daylight tomorrow so I can continue with the painting. It will improve somewhat tomorrow.

I don't know about any "dazzlement" though!:lol::wink2:

[lovin art]

I think that truck could of gone in chica!!! NOT only joking my lady love the warmth coming from the painting Nance very rustic !

[NancyMP]

Sandra, thank you! It wasn't easy trying to see "through" that truck, but the owner of Visions, who had all the great hors d'oeuvres, brought it, so no way was I gonna say anything!

[NancyMP]

I could more detail work on this but I want to keep it fresh, so unless someone sees a glaring error, I'm going to call it finished and go on to another painting! C&C is always welcome. 11" x 14' on linen panel, from yesterday's plein air, "On the Paseo."

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/17-Oct-2011/203830-On_the_Paseo_2.jpg

[!becca]

Nancy, that is truely a beautiful play of colors in this!!! :clap: You should be so pleased.:heart:

[NancyMP]

Thank you, Becca!:heart: I am partly pleased and partly self-critical, so I will put it aside to look at another time. Stucco is fun to paint, you don't have to make it too smooth!:D

[!becca]

And, Nancy,:heart: I think you have handled it very well.

[Twix04]

Wow, there's some lovely work this month, as usual! The WOYE threads are always so interesting and diverse. I was really drawn to the bold and abstract landscapes and plain aires full of texture and color. Really awesome!!!!

Here's one of the paintings in progress on my *ladder* :lol: my tabletop easel just wouldn't cut it for this one, but thankfully we happen to have a wooden ladder with what I guess is a little shelf to hold paint cans that's now doing double duty as a makeshift easel. Christmas is coming though, isn't it? :crossfingers:

This is my largest painting to date, 24x30" on gallery wrap canvas. I was nervous to start something so large; stared and walked by the at the sketch for weeks (chicken). But I loved doing it so much, I went out and bought bigger ones @ 36"x36", lordy.

As always, critiques and comments welcomed!

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/17-Oct-2011/195770-moor7.JPG

[!becca]

Twix, you are right, painting large has its unique challenges, but you seem to be doing well...interesting composition.

[sicantik]

my last portrait during last weekend. I still can't find best mix for the red hair, it doesn't look natural for me. I mix cadmium red + yellow + burnt sienna, any suggestion for mixing red hair?

Regards,

Om Im

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/648/img2146resize.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/707/img2146resize.jpg/)

[!becca]

Om Im, it is a striking portrait. Depending on the actual hair color, maybe using something like transparent brown oxide then adding a few red highlights would look more natural.

[sicantik]

Thanks for your advise Becca :thumbsup:, I'll try those combination later to learn more closely to natural red hair

Om Im, it is a striking portrait. Depending on the actual hair color, maybe using something like transparent brown oxide then adding a few red highlights would look more natural.

[Freesail]

I could more detail work on this but I want to keep it fresh, so unless someone sees a glaring error, I'm going to call it finished and go on to another painting! C&C is always welcome. 11" x 14' on linen panel, from yesterday's plein air, "On the Paseo."

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/17-Oct-2011/203830-On_the_Paseo_2.jpg

What a major difference from what you originality posted. I really like this. Dare I say it doesn't look like a plein air .......

[MarkHarris]

Nancy .. love the pallette in your picture (and wish we had the same weather ... it's cold, grey and rainy here).

I think I'm calling this done ... for the moment at least

[!becca]

Mark, beautifully done, I love the compostion and simple addition of the reflection is perfect.

[stapeliad]

Nancy, don't change anything, call it done. Gorgeous job, I love the bits of intense violet.

[NancyMP]

Thank you, Paul, Mark and Jessica!

Mark, that is such an arresting composition, and you've given it that extra touch that makes true art. Beautiful and appealing!

Twix, your horse painting has just the right touch of the hand of the artist, and is wonderfully realistic as well! I'm sure you'll enjoy painting large.

[ArtyRolina]

This is a fabulous thread and I find it very hard to keep up - it is very difficult to come in half-way through and only comment on the most recent paintings, so if I get left behind, I feel I cannot contribute at all!

Anyway, I managed to catch up today:

Paul - super plane and castle
Joy - interesting portrait & dog
Graham - Mr Prolific with Wimbledon, stairway Putney, Wittering, Kit surfers, Putney Pier, Under bridge? 6 paintings in total!
Kay - Loving Brian's mom & friend, Estella & Degas' Muse
Irwin - A tennis icon, Björn Borg (I remember him well) and Steve Jobs beautifully painted
Susanne - Lovely Teapot & Plums
Om Im - Super painting of Bogor Palace & your Daughter as well as the new portrait
Nora - You have been very busy this month, with the ball player, sunrise, a bean field and the church - phew!
Dustonpaper - Great plein air
Becca - I commented before but these are well painted cowboys and girls
Nancy - You join Graham in the prolific stakes - the moon, that wonderful sky, black mesa, your plein air, the loaf & your pretty china are all so well painted.
Calin4thewin - the master copy is coming along very well
Bill - Perfectly painted sunflower, iris and landscape, of course
Marcia - Super Bobcat and Coyotes (NOT wolves)
K Henderson - the cookies are making me hungry & Native American portrait is fabulous
Dandelion 6 - lovely madonna painting that is developing well
Kittie - wow at the colour in all your paintings: knife landscapes & the flower, I also love Summer's Demise
Zoi - what a lovely portrait
AnnieA - you have painted some great still lifes here
Llawrence - portraits are coming along beautifully
Jules - motorbike is developing nicely
David - I love the soft beauty of your landscape through the trees
z - your still lifes are just great
Brunella - the gourds look fabulous
Dogpound - your granddaughter is beautiful and you are painting her so well
Sharon - lovely apple painting despite the photo's fuzziness
Mark H - Loving your still life, red rooftops and grandmother paintings
Twix - Your giant horse painting is looking great

Phew. I need to lay down for a bit now!

[MarkMark]

Too much in the way of lovely work to comment and as I havent been around for a while then lots to catch up on but well done everyone

[!becca]

Rolina, thank you for all your comments.

[ArtyRolina]

Slacker, lol!

Too much in the way of lovely work to comment and as I havent been around for a while then lots to catch up on but well done everyone

[dogpound]

Lawrence, I'm eager to see the next stage of this portrait!

Bill and Mark, you both have a large variety of subjects to paint! And you paint with love, which is makes every one of them very special. Beautiful work!:D

Dogpound, your values are very similar; you might try a bit more contrast between the background and profile, and within the face itself, to make the cheek look rounder you can use cool color, like a green or blue mix, under the eye and gradually subsume that mix in a warm flesh tone like sienna with a little rose color. that's the way to fool the eye into thinking of the face in depth rather than on a flat surface as paintings are.


If the photo is bad, get rid of it and ask her to play with a toy or something while you observe her right side from life. You'll train yourself much better from life than from a photo (which is already two-dimensional!).:wink2:

Here's my plein air for the day from our party celebrating the merger of our three galleries: Contemporary Art Gallery, Summer Wine, and Visions, into the Paseo Creek Galleries. There were also two other artists doing demos, but one does abstract, and the other brought a portrait he had been working on. I painted from life a beautiful gallery across the street from us, and I will need to make some tweaks from a photo I took as well, because of all the wrought iron and other complexities that are on the building. The owners really loved it! 11" x 14" on Linen Panel. 2 hours. I left it on the French half-easel because my other easels have wet paintings on them.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/16-Oct-2011/203830-On_the_Paseo_.jpg

...and here's the photo I will be consulting for the finished piece:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/16-Oct-2011/203830-On_the_Paseo_photo.jpg


Don't any of you tell me I should've put the truck in!

Thanks for your input
dogpound

[Marysa]

I did something for myself. "Death Row"

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/18-Oct-2011/19040-lemons_5.JPG :angel:

Not the best photo. Blurry and a glare. But, you get the idea. :)

Thanks,
Mary

[!becca]

Mary, it is a clever idea, for what I can see, looks nice too.

[Marysa]

Finished "Winter Coat" this month.http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/19-Oct-2011/19040-wolf_fini_3.JPG

[!becca]

Marysa, I can't help looking at his beautiful blue eyes.

[Marysa]

This is on my easel today.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/19-Oct-2011/19040-figs_6.JPG

So sorry for another blurry photo. I need a tripod.
Mary

[Twix04]

Thank you, Paul, Mark and Jessica!

Mark, that is such an arresting composition, and you've given it that extra touch that makes true art. Beautiful and appealing!

Twix, your horse painting has just the right touch of the hand of the artist, and is wonderfully realistic as well! I'm sure you'll enjoy painting large.

Nancy, thank you for the encouragement!

Marysa, I enjoy both of your still lifes, and the "Death Row" title is certainly an intriguing choice. And I love the blues and warm grays throughout your wolf portrait.

[zbarrister]

Thanks to all of you for your most kind comments on my paintings. There is so much volume in this thread, and so many beautiful works of art developing here, it is impossible to keep up.

KittieRue, I love that autumn scene. Your use of rich complimentary colors makes your piece absolutely vibrant.

Marcie, those coyotes are coming along beautifully

Bill, your work never ceases to amaze me. Beautiful, as always.

MarkH, I absolutely love that reflective piece. The reflections are superb and the repetition in form through all of the elements of the subject matter, keeps the eye circulating throughout the piece. Fantastic composition !

Nancy... Wonderful piece. It's done. Sign it. put down your brush and step away from the easel.

Z

[zbarrister]

oooh I almost forgot... Marysa... you may have blurry photos & you may need a tripod, but...

The beauty of your work shines through. Let's squeeze some lemons !

Z

[!becca]

Marysa, I like the warm glow.

[Marysa]

This is also on my easel today. "Bad Hangover"
Thank you,
Maryhttp://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/19-Oct-2011/19040-hammer_3.JPG

[!becca]

Mary, you are prolific! Another clever painting, well done.

[K.Henderson Fine Art]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Oct-2011/300751-Flight_of_Fancy_by_K_Henderson.jpg
Flight of Fancy, 12 x 12, oil on canvas

This Trompe L'Oeil (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trompe-l%27%C5%93il) features a page from a coloring book showing Mickey Mouse in his airplane. The page is artfully colored with the crayons shown in the tin box. The owl on the vintage chalk board completes the Flight theme.

[Marysa]

K Henderson...your work is perfection!

Mary

[!becca]

K, very well done! and, it is cute.

[Marysa]

I just went back the entire thread. There is so much beautiful work here. I can't begin to comment at this point.
I'm going to set this one aside for awhile. All C & C's welcome.http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Oct-2011/19040-figs_2.JPG
Thank you,
Mary

[!becca]

Mary, wonderful light in this.

[jules34]

k- I agree with Becca. It is so adorable and very well done!

[Marysa]

I'm going to call this one finished. Named "Bad Hangover".

Thanks for looking,
Maryhttp://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Oct-2011/19040-bad_hangover.JPG

[!becca]

Mary, this photo is clearer...nicely done!

[llawrence]

Becca, Marcia, Nancy, Rolina, thank you.

Mary, I like the series, fun concepts and titles!

K, impressive trompe l'oeil. You've got some chops for sure.

Nancy, I really enjoyed your plein air, great violets in the shadows.

This is an in-between stage on the portrait, I'm subjecting y'all to it because posting here seems to inspire me to do better. Great community, this. I'm just starting on the hair. It's looking a bit more like the sitter finally:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Oct-2011/132386-joanne3.jpg

Natural earths, lead white, ultramarine and rose madder.

[!becca]

llawrence, even at this stage, she is looking wonderful.

[!becca]

The first night we caught up to the drive, they were pasturing the longhorn in tall grass. Here they are moving a few of them through the pasture. 24"x36" I may go back to this in a little while and work with the grass a little and, sorry for the lighting.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Oct-2011/100116-my_paintings_013copy4.jpg

[NancyMP]

Becca, this is stunning! I really love that long view, and you are right that the depth of field in the grasses, and atmospheric distance, still has to be established. Super work!

[!becca]

Thank you, Nancy!:heart:

[!becca]

Here is as good a photo I can get while it is wet of how I think I am leaving it.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Oct-2011/100116-my_paintings_017copy4.jpg

[Lillemut]

I started in June and stopped in July, because I was not happy with my greens and values. So last week I painted it over.
I will begin tomorrow with the first color layer.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Oct-2011/225384-Birnen_Grisaille_fertig_wc.jpg

Pears, Oil on Canvas, 39,4 x 39,4 in.

[Marysa]

Susanne, that is going to be beautiful. I'm looking forward to watching your progress.

Becca, I love the depth in your painting. It is lovely.

llawrence, Beautiful portrait.

Mary

[!becca]

Susanne, off to a grand start!

Mary, thank you so much.:)

[shadwell]

little extra done , it is amazing in this size how quite a bit of work goes nowhere so far from start this one has had around 70-80 hrs

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/23-Oct-2011/208070-DSC_0009.jpg

[Graham T]

Been away with work this week, so limited time for painting. But managed to get this one finished last night. oil on stretched canvas, 9 x 12.

C&C welcome, thanks for looking.

[kittierue]

Becca, I love this. I'd truly like to see a bit more cow, though. But I really like it regardless!:thumbsup:


Here is as good a photo I can get while it is wet of how I think I am leaving it.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Oct-2011/100116-my_paintings_017copy4.jpg

[kittierue]

Finally finished Virginia Range mustang #3 in a series I'm working on.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/23-Oct-2011/222668-111023-Horse.jpg

[!becca]

Paul, nice rich color!

Graham, has a mood to it. nice work.

Kittie, thank you.:) I do have one of the longhorns tossing back its head, but looked at them carefully and they move with their heads carried very low. I didn't want to raise their profiles because of that.
Lovely horse! Great texture.

[Freesail]

Finally finished Virginia Range mustang #3 in a series I'm working on.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/23-Oct-2011/222668-111023-Horse.jpg

Kittie,
I like this a lot. What size is it?

[kittierue]

Hey man!
He's 14x18" on stretcher bars. Not too big. I'm slowly working my way to full body paintings!


Kittie,
I like this a lot. What size is it?

[Marmsk]

Hi Kittie, the horse is really great!! Beautifully painted,but the eye needs a reflection to bring it alive. I love it.

[kittierue]

Hi Eileen,
I was wondering about that. He looks a little sad as he is, doesn't he?


Hi Kittie, the horse is really great!! Beautifully painted,but the eye needs a reflection to bring it alive. I love it.

[Lillemut]

Thanks Marysa and Becca. :)
Now the pears have the first color layer.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/23-Oct-2011/225384-Birnen_farbig2_wc.jpg

[Marysa]

Everyone is doing such beautiful work. I'm not going to be able to keep up. It moves way to fast and I'm not familiar with anyone anymore. I'll need to make a list before it gets out of control. Anyway...just a bit more work on "Copper Cup IV" and it's done. The photo was taken on an angle to preven glare.
Thank you for looking.
Maryhttp://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/23-Oct-2011/19040-Copper_cup_IV_fini.JPG

[!becca]

Susanne, your pears have a richness already.

Mary, nice warmth!

[michelangelo71]

Just finish!:wave:http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/24-Oct-2011/204303-Natura_morta_con_zucchinewc.jpg

[!becca]

Brunella, lovely form, rich color!

[Marysa]

Brunella...absolutely gorgeous Bravo:clap: :clap:
I think this is fixed enough so calling it finished. At least the peach doesn't look like it belongs on Carmen Mirand's head.
PS: another photo on an angle.
Maryhttp://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/24-Oct-2011/19040-figs_fini_4.JPG

[Twix04]

Calling this one finished, but I'm no good with titles! There's a bit of glare on the left hand side; I need a course in how to take better pictures of artwork...

Oil on canvas, 24x30"

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/24-Oct-2011/195770-Moor8.JPG

And this little piece was an experiment in bolder colors, somewhat. Completed mostly with palette knife with some brushwork for the details.

Oil on board, 9x12" (I think)

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/24-Oct-2011/195770-Spotlight.JPG

And I'm throwing in the towel on this one as well :P It was a real stuggle to get the highlights somewhat correct, since my reference photo was partially in heavy shade from a large tree, but I decided to stick her in the desert, full sun!:wink2:

"Desert Kiss" Oil on board, 11x14

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/24-Oct-2011/195770-Kiss4.JPG


Lillemut, those pears are WOW :eek: I love them, you've handled the grisaille so well, can't wait to see it finished!

KittieRue, of course I love your horse portrait. I'm envious of your use of color.

Becca, the depth of your landscape comes across nicely, its a pleasant scene you've depicted there.

michelangelo, the sense of light is well depicted in your still-life.

[Marysa]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/24-Oct-2011/19040-barn_1.JPG

Started today. For my sister-in-law.
C&C welcome
Mary:wave:

[Marysa]

Twix04...Nice job on the horses. I find them very hard to capture. You've done a beautiful rendering.
Mary

[!becca]

Twix, let me guess, you like painting horses. Nice work on them all! And, thank you for your comment on my landscape.

Mary, very nice start!

[mke112]

Love your painting Graham! Very nice!

[kittierue]

I love your feeling of movement. I haven't yet graduated to that point, yet. Maybe soon, though.


KittieRue, of course I love your horse portrait. I'm envious of your use of color.

[Graham T]

Love your painting Graham! Very nice!

Thanks Michael!