SUMMER HAT

7x5 Oil on Paper

I painted this on paper.  I read about a new paper by Arches that didn't require any gesso.  So I gave it a try and I like it.  I don't know how much I will use it, but it would be great for plein air and oil sketches.  

The reference photo for this painting is from my trip to NYC several years ago.  I took hundreds of photographs in the few days that I was there.  I was walking out of the Folk Art Museum and this young woman was staring at something.  I couldn't figure out was it was, but she was so still.  Perfect for a snapshot!

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6x6 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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This is another painting for the DPW Challenge.  I painted this from Carol Carmichael's photograph posted on the challenge page.  I cropped it and painted loosely.  It was an enjoyable painting!

WOW!  

Today is Friday the 13th.  YIKES!

It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on Friday
~American Proverb

Who knew?!!

HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEK-END!!

BTW ....

6x6 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

I have the privilege of choosing this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge (thanks, again, Carol!) and this is my submission. I enjoyed going through some of my photographs from last year's trip to New York and then painting this young woman. I wanted to get the light that struck her blonde hair that was blowing in a strong wind and I think I succeeded. Her focus was on her phone and not on anything going on around her. She was just one of many interesting people that I saw and had the opportunity to photograph. Please go to DPW and have some fun with this week's challenge!

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TYING HER SHOE

8x10 Oil on Gessobord

Wet Canvas provided the reference photo for this painting. I've wanted to paint a ballerina for some time and finally took the leap. I used a complementary color scheme and will submit this to this week's DPW challenge. Capturing the light coming from behind her was also a consideration that I wanted to portray. This was another painting that was fun to do.

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BEACH

5x7 Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

This is my submission for Rookie Painter. Take a minute and look at the other submissions. I haven't painted or drawn figures for quite a while so this was really a challenge! Good for a stretch!!