Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Lake Louise-Alberta Canada

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Oil on 7x5 archival canvas panel.
This is my late contribution to WDE at Wet Canvas. Mike was the host and provided the great photo for this piece. Thank you, Mike!
Lake Louise is Canada's "Diamond in the Wilderness," and the "Hiking Capital of Canada". This area offers a tremendous diversity of recreational and sightseeing opportunities.

I decided to go with a landscape for the freedom it offers. After doing some figuratives and a pet portrait, it felt good not to have to work so tightly.
I just had a good time playing with the color on this one.

I first toned the support with thinned alizarin crimson. Bits of it peek throughout the painting. I think that this harmonizes the painting plus adds excitement for the eye.

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Job 36:4 Be assured that my words are not false; one who has perfect knowledge is with you.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Digger

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Acrylic on 8x10 hardboard.

You folks may remember my neighbor, Jack, who had me paint three pet portraits of his doggies.
Well, his daughter-in-law said she would like a painting of her long haired daschund named Digger. So her hubbie commissioned me to paint up a surprise for her.

I heard that she was very happy with it...Whew! That's the best part of painting...to know that what you do is capable of bringing a bit of joy to someone.

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Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Father And Son

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Acrylic on 7x5 hardboard.
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This is a Christmas present to my Grandson, Joseph. It is meant to symbolically represent him and his son, Colton.

Colton is nine months old, and so is not the age of the boy in the painting...Also, Joseph is not a roping cowboy, but he likes all things Western. Like I said...symbolic.
The real heart of this piece illustrates the passing down from father/mother to son/daughter and the pure love that is involved in the relationship.

Merry Christmas To All!
Love the scripture below.

Jesus was calling God his own Father.
John 5:19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Eternal Hope Is Born

Merry Christmas

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.
Oh, Holy Night. The only real Hope was given to the world on that night long ago. This Hope is greater than the power of any government administration or world order. This is the only High Power and will set the USA back on the right track.

The true spirit of Christmas is giving and...what you give is Love.
You will receive more back than what you gave...
The wrapped gifts are symbolic...
The true gift is love.

Merry Christmas to all my blogging artists and friends!
May the upcoming New Year be filled with love and hope!

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Luke 2:7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Over The River...

Painting Progression

Step 1: Hardboard is covered with both white and black gesso winding up with a middle value gray tone. Then the support was toned with thinned alizarin crimson and Prussian blue acrylic.

The drawing was transferred using Saral Transfer paper. I then ink in any important areas that I definitely don't want to lose using Faber-Castell Pitt artist pen.

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Step 2: From here on out I used oils. I painted what would be the lightest and darkest areas to establish the range of contrast. Up till now, this is my usual technique. But, here, I take a different tact.
Instead of laying on the paint in one thick stroke after another and going after the thick impasto texture, I apply the paint thinly.
Using a stiff brush, I spread it thinly in small areas at a time..As the bristles run out of paint, delicate and controlled bending takes place. I found this by accident today, and really do enjoy how this works! It lends a soft, subtle effect. The appearance somehow reminds me of an older era.
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Finished Painting


Oil on 5x7 hardboard.
This is my contribution to the WDE at Wet Canvas. Alain was the host and supplied the great reference photo.
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Luke 2:4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Peaceful Gaze

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

This is for the weekly WDE at Wet Canvas. Dewi was the host and this portrait is from a photo of her beautiful friend, Ella.

I had to really fight my natural inclination to paint one of the animals this week.
I elected to go for what is for me a difficult subject...the human animal. In this case, the lovely Ella.

I tried to stay relatively loose and push the color. Maybe I wasn't entirely successful in that goal.
Thanks for looking. And your comments are always welcome!

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Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Saturday, December 04, 2010

Not Guilty

Painting Progression


Step 1: Hardboard is covered with both white and black gesso winding up with a middle value gray tone. Then the support was toned with thinned alizarin crimson acrylic.

The drawing was transferred using Saral Transfer paper. Saral is great stuff! It creates a white chalk line and is excellent for transferring unto a dark surface. I then ink in any important areas that I definitely don't want to lose using Faber-Castell Pitt artist pen. Then thalo blue acrylic was added to what would be the white areas, then in a few extra areas throughout the painting for balance.

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Step 2: From here on out I used oils. I painted what would be the lightest and darkest areas to establish the range of contrast.

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Step 3: I continued to develop the painting using thinned darks and thick lights. For thick paint, pick up plenty at the tip of the bristles...apply with one touch (don't attempt to spread it)...the go back and reload.

Finished Painting


Oil on 7x5 hardboard.
This is my contribution to the WDE at Wet Canvas. Beth was the hostess...Brenda B supplied the reference photo.
This little basset just sends the AWWWW factor clear off the charts! The little guy looked so guilty! I added the Christmas accoutrements to illustrate his horrible crime against society.

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Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
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