Tiger-Wildlife Art

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

The reference photo for this painting was supplied by Chaos on the WDE at

Wet Canvas

this week.

As usual, I first toned the surface with acrylic. And as usual, I'm never real sure of when to stop. I could have stopped earlier or continued on. I kinda like it where it's at right now, so stick a fork in it...it's done. Hope ya like it!

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Cat-Animal Art

Oil on 7x5 archival canvas panel.

This is a painting in which I pushed the color to beautiful effect. The brush strokes are expressive and make a great textured painting. The background is a rich, red acrylic. The contrast between the acrylic and oil is a nice touch!

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Song Sparrow-Reworked

Oil on 7x5 archival canvas panel.
This is a Song Sparrow....looks as if he's really getting into it! Originally posted on July 24th. The values and background color have been made much better.
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Swirling Dance

Acrylic on 7x5 archival canvas panel. Image was supplied by Rick for the WDE on Wet Canvas.
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Cow- Animal Art #2

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
You may remember this cow painting....it was originally posted on June, 26th. It was one of those that I had doubts about. So, it was reworked and much improved this morning.
Hope ya enjoy it!!
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Black Lab

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
The reference photo for this was supplied by Penny for the WDE event on Wet Canvas.
The color combo was difficult to adjust on this jpg. The blues are accentuated and the image is a little darker than IRL.
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Gray Rabbit

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
Here's a colorful 'gray' rabbit. I really enjoy punching up color to add excitment to a painting! This little guy received touches of Ultr. & Thalo Blue, Aliz. Cr., and Burnt Sienna.
The oils were applied thickly in selected areas for an interesting surface.
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Buffalo #2-Western Art

Oil on 9x12 archival canvas panel.
I painted quite a few of these great subjects (buffalo) in the recent past and achieved a few collectors. May be time to do several more to see if they're still around. Anyhoo, I enjoy doing them. Hope y'all like it.
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Owl

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.This was originally posted on June 7th. It received very little reaction at all. When that happens, I usually tend to wonder...'what's wrong with it?' After looking the painting over this morning, I decided to kick it up a notch.
I punched up the value range and added more exciting chroma. I feel it is improved.
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Song Sparrow

Oil on 7x5 archival canvas panel.
This is a Song Sparrow....looks as if he's really getting into it!
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Buffalo Silhouette

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

This painting was done by applying the paints thickly in selected locations. Both knife & brush were used. The directional textured strokes add greatly to the surface interest.
I did my darndest to match the colors and values, but couldn't get as close as I usually do. Just let me say, if you like these subdued images, you will love the real McCoy.

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Acrylic Landscape #2

Acrylic on 5x7... 3/16 thick gessoed masonite panel.
Once again, an acrylic landscape done in many layers of transparent washes. To finish, I used opaque strokes of lighter more saturated color to 'turn on the lights'.
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Rooster

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
I have done quite a few roosters in the recent past...thought it was time for another. I enjoy all the color and attitude of pride which roosters exhibit. The oils were applied thickly in selected areas.
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Sunrise Landscape

Acrylic on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
Something a bit different today. Here's an acrylic which was done with many transparent layers, then completed with some opaque strokes. I painted(and sold) a few of these several years ago before I became completely captivated by oils.
This style was first spotted by me on Wet Canvas by a successful artist who went by the name of MJT. I told him how much I liked his work, and he said go ahead and try it. We corresponded a lot...he was very gracious and sharing artist. Thanks, MJT!!
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Cherries...The Trio

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
This one was posted in March...put on hold for a gentleman...but it turns out his taste changed and he bought apples instead. So it's up for grabs again!
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Marsh Wren

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
I experimented with edges on this one. Also backgrounds are another avenue to play with.
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Silverback Gorilla

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
I took part in the Weekend Drawing Event at the Wet Canvas site. The reference photo is by courtesy of Li.

This magnificent Silverback Gorilla is at the Audobon Zoo in New Orleans....a survivor of Hurricane Katrina.
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Rabbit-Animal Art

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

I'm pretty pleased with this one. The rabbit is colorful and painterly...but what really 'cranked my tractor' is the canvas surrounding the bunny! Seems I would struggle with what to use as a background...and usually wind up with nearly the same ol' thing. I truly like the dark abstract foliage of this one!!

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Cow- Animal Art

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

I love to paint backlight on a subject. On this one, I pushed the color and allowed the paint to 'play' as it came off the tip of my brush. Hope ya like it!

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Swan Portrait

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
I have a fellow blogger to thank for the ref photo for this one. However, much of my email got deleted and I can't come up with his name. I consider this as a portrait because it's so up close and personal.
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Cricket-Insect Art

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

I never considered doing insect subjects until I started turning out small 5x7 paintings. But subject size and canvas size seem to fit so well together.

This painting was actually posted here some time ago. I liked it too well to let it languish in a corner of the studio, so I made a few minor adjustments and reposted.
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Two Roses

Oil on 7x5 archival canvas panel.
I actually spent three short sessions on these flowers. I had some trouble getting the right red blended. These roses are neither red nor pink...they are more of a beautiful peach color. I had to go through many combos of every red in my possession to finally come close.
After all that struggle, my camera didn't want to reproduce the red in the painting! After a great hassle, this is as close as I could get.
Hope you enjoy it!
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Swan Against Red

Oil on5x7 archival canvas panel.

For some reason, I really enjoy painting swans. The canvas panel was first primed with black and white gesso which creates a marbled gray. Then, I toned it lightly with acrylic alizarin crimson and a touch of cad red light. This is what I use for most of my work.
Next, the oils were applied rather thickly...one stroke...reload. This allows for a textured , painterly appearance, which is what I admire when viewing anyone's artwork.
I could have continued painting, filling in the entire canvas with water, sky, or whatever. But my eye liked how the swan sat against the red acrylic background. So I said, "that's it" and signed it.
Hope you enjoy it.
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Desert Landscape

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

There was a time when I would painstakingly reproduce every detail & color in a photograph. I thought the artistic goal was to reproduce the photo image. I must say I got pretty adept at it too.

Then a light came on: merely use the photo to create a painting! Ah, what a glorious freedom!

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Owl

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel. I believe this is a boreal owl. All you bird watchers please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Rabbit

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel. Here's a wild cotton tail bunny brightly backlit against a dark red background. On this one, I went for thickly applied paint in order to achieve directional and fresh painterly strokes. No over-blending here. I first toned the canvas with red acrylic...much remains visible in the finished work.
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