Olive Oil

12" x 12" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

I was bored with the painting below and decided to add more vibrant color to it. The finished painting is much more fun than it used to be. Although you can't see it in the picture, the edges are painted a soft olive green and that really adds to the overall effect.

I am working with oils again and have no finished paintings to post yet.

Thanks for stopping by.

Olive Oil WIP

12" x 12" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

I used a new brand of wrapped canvas for this one. It has a finer finish than the ones I have used before.

I'm not sure if I am finished with this one or not. I'll have to think about it for a day or two.

Untitled Abstract

20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Apple I

18" x 18" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Round Like a Circle in a Spiral

20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Remember the Dusty Springfield song?

A friend saw this painting and remarked that plates painted like this would be great fun! Hmmmm, new ideas abound!

Bee Sweet

20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

I continue to love the vibrancy of pinks with oranges. This painting began as a single petal and finished with the third bee.

Living in the south, I often hear the phrase "be sweet"...which came to mind after completing this fun painting.

Ebullient

20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

I think that yellow is particularly difficult to work with. I thought I would give it a try.

This is the "evolution" of the yellow work in progress below. I hated the straight lines and wanted more flow within the painting. Quite a change, huh?

Workin' Late

12" x 16" acrylic on canvas

I used light modeling paste on this one to give the water and buildings texture.

Work in Progress

16" x 16" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Stay tuned again, please.

Work in Progress

20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Stay tuned.

What's Inside?

6" x 8" acrylic on canvas board

Working with compliments is one of my favorite things to do.

Untitled abstract revisited

20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

In an effort to add some complexity to the painting below, I added some additional colors and contrasts for emphasis.

UNTITLED ABSTRACT

20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

I wanted to show movement and color harmony with this painting. Do you feel the energy?

Untitled Abstract

6" x 8" acrylic on canvas board

Crevice

7" x 9" acrylic on canvas board

Melody in Blue

8" x 8" acrylic on canvas board

Untitled Abstract

8" x 8" acrylic on canvas board

You Had Me from Hello

20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Summer Trees

18" x 18" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Red Moon Rising

20" X 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Paprika

16" X 16" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

A touch of turquoise helps accentuate the warm reds and oranges.

Hot Town, Summer in the City

16" X 16" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Untitled Abstract

16" X 16" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Untitled Abstract

20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

I love the play of the cool greens against the warm red/orange.

AT LAST I'M BACK

Thanks for your patience.  I have been painting like crazy, but my photo cataloging software has not worked in some time.  I bought an iPhone because I needed a new cellphone and I absolutely love it.  It is made by Apple and it is lightyears ahead of any other phone I have tried.  I loved its ease of operating and its amazing capabilities that I decided to buy an iMac to replace my old computer.  It took courage to switch for a PC to a Mac.  The iMac arrived yesterday and it is up and running like a champ.  I have uploaded some pictures of my paintings and I will post those soon.  Again, thanks for your patience and thanks for stopping by.  I should be posting regularly now that I have a great computer with wonderful photo managing software.

Thanks

As you recall, I have had problems posting my paintings because of software issues. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your patience.

Oooooo

20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

I love the play of the reds against the turquoise in this painting.

Stir It Up

two 18" x 18" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

This diptych was a blast to paint!

Untitled

16" x 16" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

This photo does not do the painting justice. The underpainting of brilliant red/orange is not as vibrant in the picture as the painting really is. I am looking forward to some help from my photography-wizard son who will be visiting me soon.

I am quite please with how this one turned out.

SOLD

Commission

This is a 20" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas that I painted for a commission. I love the electricity and energy created when orange, pink, and red play against the turquoise.

SOLD

Update

My apologies for being absent for so long. I have had issues with my silly photo cataloging software. I had Picasa and it was working fine until I took my computer in to be "cleaned up". It seems that whatever the computer guy did messed up the way I could crop and save my photos. Therefore, I am trying to work with the software that came with my camera. Please bear with me as I try to get familiar with this.

The good news is that I have been really busy painting and have sold a few. I will post some that I have been working on over the last few days. Thanks for visiting and thanks for your patience.

Apples and Bottle

8" x 10" acrylic on canvas board

Untitled

11" x 14" acrylic of canvas board

This is another fun play with shapes, colors, and values.

Mario Olives

11" x 14" pastel on Wallis

NEW CITYSCAPE PASTELS

This is my newest set of pastels which recently arrived. It is the Alan Flatmann Cityscape set by Great American Pastel Company. I love the brightness of the colors and the wide range which should be good for cityscapes and my other types of paintings... therefore, the flower painting below.

Bouquet

11" X 14" pastel on Wallis

After getting the new set of pastels shown above, I was dying to try out some of the new colors. I love this Alan Flatmann set called "Cityscape" by Great American Pastel Company.

SOLD

Colorado Sky

11" x 14" pastle on Wallis

Mixed Fruit

11" x 14" pastel on Wallis

Rebuilding

I have decided to rebuild my blog. I will post new paintings as soon as this reconstructing is complete. Thanks for stopping by.