Northern Flicker

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Mixed media on a 7x5 hardboard.

I used thin acrylic washes of ultr. blue, burnt sienna, and sap green--Tombow brush pen--Pitt Pen--and a touch of colored pencil.

I tried to play the realism of the bird against an abstract background. I liked how the acrylic washes flowed and beaded up to make interesting formations. The action of the thin acrylic upon the smooth gessoed hardboard was what really held my interest.

I just love painting birds. I had fun with it.

This is my submission to the WDE at Wet Canvas. The image was graciously supplied by Jeanette.

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^{Proverbs 30:5} "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him."

Homeless

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Approx. 5x10 Mixed media in Moleskine Book.

The media: Graphite-Tombow Brush Pen-Pigma Brush Tip Pen (Sienna)-Acrylic washes( Ultr. Blue and Burnt Sienna).

This is my entry into Adebanji's book. His theme is the Homeless and the Poor.

We are participating in a group called "The Flying Moleskins". Each member has their own sketch book. He/she makes a drawing and sends the book to the next artist. Get ready, Vern...here it comes.

My Ohio county has around 8oo homeless. God loves the unlovable.

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Hebrews 13:5&6 God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." 6 So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Proverbs 31:8 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. ⁹ Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."

The Good Life

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

The painter looked as though he was in his element and completely happy-thus my title. Hmmm...could have titled it " Duck In Water". We are so blessed to be able to do what we do as artists.

The image was supplied by Kay for the WDE at Wet Canvas.

Just before painting this, I went to Kevin Macpherson's web site for inspiration. I painted this directly from my monitor much like an alla prima plein air.
I am happy with how this one turned out and it was so easy to paint.
Hope y'all like it!

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^{Proverbs 27:17} As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

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"The Good Life" by Tony Bennett...1963

The Kiss

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

She says, "You were always a good egg" , and plants a wet Valentine's Day kiss upon his hard exterior shell. Although he always tried to put up a tough front, she knew that inside he was just an old softie.

A rule in art is to avoid a tangent. A definition of tangent: touching and not intersecting a curve or curved surface at one and only one point: said of a line or plane. This is also known as "kissing". Rules are made to be broken, or at least bent.

For this painting, I was experimenting with chromatic black and the beautiful grays they can produce. Check it out here.

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Proverbs 26:24 A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit.

Portrait

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.
This is my second submission to WDE at Wet Canvas. It's a portrait of the hostess of this week's event, Valri. I like the sultry pose she struck.
Though it may not show up well, I used Super Heavy Gesso by Liquitex. It's the first time I've used it and I really like it's possibilities. It gives great impasto texture.

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^{Proverbs 20:6} Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?

Purty Birdie

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

This is my submission for this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. The photo was graciously supplied by Valri.

My main objective here was just to not over mix the paint so when applied it would show fresh colors intermingling. And as the landscape painter may apply paint following the lay of the land, the "birdscape" painter must apply paint to follow the lay of the feathers.

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Proverbs 1:32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,and the complacency of fools will destroy them;33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety
and be at ease, without fear of harm."

Kiwi-Two Too Shy

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

I have never done a Green subject that I can recall. I believe a lot of us tend to subjugate (don't know if it's the right word, but it's fun to type...Lol) it or avoid it altogether.
But as I really relaxed and looked, really looked, I saw many subtle nuances. That, for me, made this painting fun!

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Psalm 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.

Painting Excursion

Dominique Eichi started a group called "The Flying Moleskins". Each member has their own sketch book. He/she makes a drawing and sends the book to the next artist. It will take over a year to make the whole cycle and for my book to make it back home (full of great art from my friends). Please take a look at "The Flying Moleskins" and follow our journey.

I did this little sketch of Mr. Mole from the animated film "Wind In The Willows". Mr. Mole is excited about all the places his journey will take him. It was done with a set of Shades Of Grey Pitt Pens.
My book has no theme. The artists will simply do what they enjoy the most...make art!!

I am looking forward to all the great art to come!

Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Roses

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.
This is from an image for the WDE on Wet Canvas. It was provided by Bonnie.

I find roses to be difficult (for me) to capture in paint.
As usual, black is a terror to photograph. I spent over an hour and this is the best I came up with. The color is very close to real life in the two closeups- the full painting shows too much peach color...but that came at the price of more reflections. I don't have a scanner- always relied on photographing.

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Proverbs 7:2 Keep my commands and you will live;guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

Let 'er Rip

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.
Let 'er Rip in this case refers to More texture...Higher chroma...More impressionistic/expressionistic. Trying to capture speed and excitement on a flat 5x7 surface.

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Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;someone else, and not your own lips.

Winter Daydreams

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

We have received new snow every day for what seems forever with cold temps...thus my title of "Winter Daydreams" for this painting of Marloes peninsula, Pembrokeshire coastline in Wales, UK.
This time I first toned the support with Cad. Orange acrylic to try for a warmer, brighter, look. I'm fairly pleased with the result.
The reference image was supplied by Lin for the WDE at Wet Canvas.

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Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

Raven/Crow #4

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.
The time just felt right for another crow. I placed some thick strokes on the black gessoed support. The background is a continuation of my previous crow/raven paintings.

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^{Proverbs 12:7} Wicked men are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

The Better To Hear/See You With

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard. I first prepared the board with black gesso.
A few years back, I was led to paint plenty of wolves for different buyers...it felt nice to do yet another. This is a red wolf. The image was supplied by Jean for WDE at Wet Canvas.

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Proverbs 14:30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Reflecting On The Future

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

Happy New Year, dear blogging buddies!! The title of this painting is in reference to the upcoming new year! I don't actually make resolutions but I do tend to reassess my goals and how to best achieve them. I do this only in general terms so that I can change directions without some sort of guilt hanging over me. Right now my art seems to fly off in too many directions...but then, I want to see where it all leads.
May your dreams come true in 2010!

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psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Cow-Expressive Strokes

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.
This is for the WDE at Wet Canvas. The reference was supplied by Elizabeth.
Tried a new approach with this one...Keeping the paint unblended, I loaded the brush much like a palette knife-placed the paint with one or two strokes-went back and re loaded. This process hopefully produces a lot of beautiful color blends throughout the painting plus plenty of texture. One of my thoughts on this technique is to carefully observe what the paint does...What really counts is what's happening in the paint and the composition...subject matter is secondary.
Maybe I'm way off base with this, But I really enjoyed dabbling in the abstract a bit more than usual. Let me know your thoughts on this approach.

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psalm 100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.