Finally got a chance to paint again. The COVID-19 lockdown has definitely reduced my painting time! This painting was for my dad on his birthday–this […]
Matisse Living Room
The last early expressionists class before the COVID-19 induced captivity had begun, we looked at Henri Matisse. Specifically his extensive use of pattern and crazy […]
Skulls #1-6
We did a series of paintings of skulls using the same skull but different color backgrounds and light bulbs in Chris Alvarez‘s oil painting class. […]
Munteresque Still Life #2
Taking Erin Gillespie‘s Early Expressionists class at Bemis. This week we were looking at Gabriele Münter’s still life work. I chose the below “Still Life […]
Both Real and Imagined
This was an experiment using the below reference photo, “abstracting” it, and using some intense colors. I used the red lines to represent the things […]
Larisa Mountain
Continuing my “stealing” of Larisa Aukon‘s color combinations…this time the palette is stolen from “Tonight” (see image below).
Butterfly Tattoo
This was more or less a doodle starting with a butterfly that I was planning on using for a different project. Inspired by Auston Kleon’s […]
Liberty and Justice for Five
Monochromatic palette and this time I tried to use as few brush strokes as possible…I did not count them. Used a #8 flat for almost […]
Night Train
I was listening to Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere (audiobook) and it definitely influenced this painting. I’m not sure if there was a color I didn’t use […]
Sunset Bar
Painted a bar with a cocktail in the foreground. Used an impressionistic style and a limited palette (see below). Mixed warms and cools without any […]