Another painting from the Eastern Sierras

This is another piece from the Sierras at Virginia Lakes. I started in July. It was about 80% finished and I hung it in the studio until yesterday. The lake might be a little green but sometimes you do see startling color . I'll live with it for a while and see if it stays like that.

"Virginia Lakes"

12" x 12"

oil on canvas

Purchase

finally........

This has been a very long time coming. Part of me wants to really write about my block. I haven't stopped thinking about painting for a day. It's just that there are so many other pressing things, among them the fact that I love to teach. Then other personal demands.

Don't get too excited but maybe I'll keep up. And in the meantime, Why did I have 141 visits from Poland yesterday????

" Blue House"
oil on canvas 

12" x 12"

The painting above is a lovely house right off Hwy. 395 in Bridgeport, California on the north side of town- early in the morning right after 4th of July this year.

Back to painting

I've been super busy trying to get the studio ready for summer classes. And I'm trying to redesign my website and.......on and on. But today there was a block of time and I remembered to get those cute little daisies from the front yard.

oil on canvas 8" x8"

#17

More roses in the garden.

6" x 8" oil on canvas

3 paintings today

I completely missed the fact that it's Memorial Day week end and a lot of people are out of town. I had a wonderful model booked for the Saturday morning class and only two students showed up. Ugghhhh .

But I got to paint. These are only quick gesture paintings but the colors are dramatic because out model had hot pink hair- perfect!

#15

I ran out today to meet with new studio instructor Siri France. Didn't have time to plan a new still life but I feel they are better with each repetition. Here's my 8" x 8" oil painting. 

Also note the new studio class coming up. Portraiture! Thursday afternoons 2-5pm with a model. 

#14

Here's the next one. It was an incredibly busy week end in the studio and I didn't get a minute to even think about painting but today I did!

#13.

I found some roses on the way in to the studio.

We have an exciting schedule of classes ! Stay tuned for a new portrait class in addition to the classes already listed.

Summer Workshop Schedule

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#12

I found a pink vase and had to add it to add mix. 

#11

Still gathering things from the studio and am enjoying the challenge of painting glass. 

8"x8" oil in canvas

#10 More Marbles

This will be the last of the marbles for a while. On to more items around the studio but it was good to just look at glass for a few paintings.  

8"x8". Oil on canvas.

Painting day 9

Still working with marbles.

Day 8

Not all paintings are post-able. I worked on day 8 but not something I want to publish.

Day Seven

More stuff from the studio. People brought me lemons on two separate occasions. Painting glass always requires some concentration.

Daily painting. 6

Still not bored with the blue plate and onions with garlic. Oil on canvas 8" x 8".

Keeping up with number 5

 Sometimes I put things out for students that I wish I could paint myself. In the afternoon Melissa worked on an ink drawing of this set-up. When class ended I moved it over to the painting area and painted this oil on canvas 6"x8".

Day 4

I was so tired after teaching all day I almost missed. 

Day 3

Beets are always a great colorful subject . 

Oil on canvas 6"x12"

The beginning of daily painting

Periodically I've started a practice of daily painting. It's hard to start because the beginnings are not as good as they will be in a few weeks. This is number two from yesterday because I scrapped off #1 from the day before. Oil on canvas 8" x 6".

The finished boxes!

Here is how it all turned out. If you go to Larchmont, look out for these!

New signal control box murals in Larchmont Village

I recently submitted these designs for printing. They will be installed in Larchmont Village in the next few weeks. 

This time the process is a little different. Usually I paint right on the boxes. This time the images will be printed on 3M vinyl and installed on the box and hopefully graffiti sealed. 

Will post as it goes up!

Nicaragua

When I finished the box in 1/22, I got to take a weeks vacation in Nicaragua. It was one of the most wonderful trips I ever had. I took my watercolors and did some painting almost every day. Here are a couple of my favorites.

All the painting is done .

I really wanted to finish yesterday but ran out of light before I could get the graffiti coat on. So one more day. I always get attached to the neighborhood and feel sad to leave all the nice people who stop to chat.

Wednesday progress

I finished side 3 and just got side 4 drawn in. I think tomorrow might be the last day!

Thursday - all day

I finished side one then under painted side two. This is very satisfying but exhausting work. Everyone is very nice and people who live in the pink building were very excited to see their apartment.

Day 3

I skipped a day because it took a long time to get primed and ready to paint. Here's the under painting for side one.

Day 1

I started on the box yesterday. The prepping process is arduous but important to get off layers upon layers of paint, posters and dirt. I'm almost there. Hope to finish priming before class today. 

Studies for Wilshire and Shatto Place

It's taken me longer than expected to get these done. I mistakenly did two of scenes that were out of the Wilshire Center District- my mistake completely. With any luck I'll be able to work in between rain storms and have this done in the next 10 days or so.