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Boat on the Beach
Read more: Boat on the BeachI love the water, and boats, so I decided to do this painting of a boat at sunset. I went back to oils for this one; it is still wet, so the glare prevents the colors from being fully true (too much yellow in the highlights, etc.) As usual, I went with a fairly limited…
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What House Cats Dream About
Read more: What House Cats Dream AboutA couple of years ago, I painted a portrait of my tabby cat on the hunt. This is a whimsical one, I call it “What House Cats Dream About,” since he looked as fierce as any lion or tiger when stalking through the grass.
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Peaceful Afternoon by the Baldwin River
Read more: Peaceful Afternoon by the Baldwin RiverI love the fact that spring is really in full swing here after a long and cold winter; it’s sunny and the moss is growing on the front lawn; irises and tulips are putting up leaves. So, I decided to do an outdoor painting, based on a photo I took of my side lawn and…
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Birds of Michigan: Mallard Ducks
Read more: Birds of Michigan: Mallard DucksI’m back to painting my first love, birds. Here is a pair of mallards. I loved working on the detail for the female. The background has some glare; I’ll upload the scan of this painting once I get a chance to. Palette used: water: ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, cerulean blue, titanium white, burnt sienna in…
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Back to the Basics: Still Life
Read more: Back to the Basics: Still LifeI am spending some time going back to the basics (still life), working on technique more, with still life paintings. Don’t worry, I’ll still be painting birds and landscapes, too, but want to work on my overall mixing, brush strokes, etc. Below, I’ll share how I did it for those who would like to know:…
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Branding Day
Read more: Branding DaySince before I moved to Michigan, I lived in Texas, I saw a lot of cattle. I even grew up on a cattle farm on the east coast. So, I decided to paint a picture that reflects some of my memories. Just so ya’ll know, my ex was a real cowboy who rode a horse…
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Dog Portrait
Read more: Dog PortraitA few months ago, I painted a portrait of a friend’s dog. She is a beautiful golden retriever, who sticks her tongue out to the side as a habit. Here’s the portrait, based upon a photo she provided. Because this dog swims constantly in the summer, I put the lake behind her: I had a…
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Pink Bouquet
Read more: Pink BouquetA week ago, a friend sent me a lovely bouquet of flowers, to cheer me up during the…LONG….Michigan winter. I decided to paint it, so here it is: The deep background is a mix of ultramarine blue, olive green, burnt sienna, and lamp black, in several glazes. I created the basket with mixes of burnt…
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Moose: Another Christmas Painting
Read more: Moose: Another Christmas PaintingIn my last post, I mentioned that my other good friend wanted a painting of a moose. Why? Because her house is literally FILLED with moose things: moose towels, cups, figurines, coasters, etc., she is just nuts about them. So, when I gave her a gift certificate for a painting, she said, “A moose! That’s…
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Merry Christmas from Yeshua’s Child Art Studio
Read more: Merry Christmas from Yeshua’s Child Art StudioMay your Christmas be filled with joy and blessing!
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Birds of Michigan: Blue Jay
Read more: Birds of Michigan: Blue JayIt’s snowing a lot today, and the Blue Jays are feeding on corn that gets scattered on the ground, as well as seeds the other birds drop from the three seed feeders on our front porch. I enjoy their color and curiosity, in spite of how aggressive they are. So, this inspired a painting: The…
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Birds of Michigan: Mourning Dove
Read more: Birds of Michigan: Mourning DoveI’m back to painting birds again, this is a mourning dove in golden light, sitting in the grass. I wish I could my photo here to look like the original painting; it’s a lot more washed out looking than the original on my easel (probably because of glare, etc.). I enjoyed painting this one; I love…