Friday, January 31, 2014

A More Complex Gouache Painting

This is where gouache shines since it is capable of great detail. The difficulty is softening the edges in the appropriated places.

End of the Trail

Monday, January 27, 2014

Older Painting on Canvas

This is a 16x20" painting on cotton canvas. The canvas was sealed with Gamblin white alkyd primer.

The Farm and the Storm

Friday, January 24, 2014

Charcoal on Bond Paper and board

Other examples of body parts.

Village Elder. Pencil and Gouache on board

Sketch on Gray Bond paper

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

More Body Parts

Charcoal drawings on light gray paper.

Baby Lips


Charcoal on watercolor paper.

Cheerful

Monday, January 20, 2014

Anatomy Class

Nose study with General's charcoal and white pencil. The paper was primed with a coat of warm gray gouache.

Boys Nose

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Charcoal Technique

A portrait of an girl on a 9x7" poster board primed with tinted gesso.

Posing with a Smile

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

People Painting

A 6x7" gouache on watercolor paper. I was attracted to the pensive attitude of this older man.

Thinker

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Back to Oil Painting

Here is an oil painting on a small 8x10" canvas mounted on hardboard.

Pond Citizen



Saturday, January 11, 2014

Village in Italy

Here is another 7x6.5" gouache. This one has more watercolor transparency.

Village Little Alley

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Oil Painting on Cotton Canvas

Here is an older painting that I had forgotten to post. This is a 14x20' oil on canvas.

Breakfast at Dawn

Dusk at the Mountains

Here is a more abstract interpretation of a sunset. Gouache on paper 7x6.5".

Mountain Dusk

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Afternoon by the Park

Here is my first gouache painting of 2014. This is a 5x8" on Canson cold press watercolor paper. Here I tried to work on softening the edges were appropriate.

The Park

Grove.