Still life with pear and peach

Japanese Teapot

Pulled out the paints after a long break. Was genuinely surprised by this one, not that it's perfect (far from it) but I thought I would be a lot more rusty. I'll be painting much more often from now on.

Homeless man sitting

Still Life with Mango and Kiwi

This painting was done as an exploration into a very tight, realistic style. I painted it with medium, mostly liquin, which is somewhat discouraged now, but was recommended by my instructor at the time. I have taken some classes over at Crealde here in Orlando, and I can't really say enough about the instructors there. They are just superb. If you live in Orlando, and you want to learn how to paint, Crealde is the way to go.

Still life with pears

This painting is still in the works.. there are a couple of areas that need touching up on but I thought I'd share what I am working on at home! I am gearing up to do an especially intimidating painting of Michael Jackson for a friend of mine.

Grigor

I met Grigor ("Gree-gore") Eftimov at a convention several years ago. He's been doing some serious (and seriously good) oil work. I'd like to link you to his most recent blog post at http://existentialdreams.blogspot.com/ .


It's a figure painting (nude), and some may consider it Not Safe For Work, but if you're able to navigate over there, I highly recommend it. The piece is right up top (edit: it is no longer the most recent post, so it's no longer on top). It's called Seated Figure and it's worth clicking on it to view the full size. Pay attention to the careful brushwork. If I weren't a starving artist, I'd ask to buy it. Ha!

WIP Celebration painting

Closeup of the trees:
This painting is taking an incredible amount of time.. and that's one of my weak spots. One of my goals is to improve my speed, reduce mistakes and paint it right the first time. These things will help me build a body of work and enable me to show more in a single show.