X4 Poster – First Background
18 x 23 ¾ inch oil on canvas work. I’m not happy with this background – So, I’ll let it dry and see what I can do.
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Month: April 2023
And…More Wilted Urn with Beloved Cat
Taking my time on the table, carefully layering out the black lines.
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One Step at a Time on Wake of Xenophobe 4
Close portrait. Lots of detail here.
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X2 Poster Progress
Over the course of two weeks, I progressed on this 15 ¾ in x 19 ¼ in oil on canvas painting. I am a pool player and there are many influences from that sport in this piece, beginning with the tournament blue felt. Thinking of the Diamond table we play on there is a buildup of blue chalk on the […]
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X1 Poster Progress
So excited about this piece – just love his eye and how his cheek drips out into the space.
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Can You Hear It?
X3 Poster progress. Pepsi Cola is fizzing, and the X is popping.
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Pet Fish, Blenny is Done!
Xenophobe pet fish, who I’ve named Blenny, is happily completed. This piece is 10 and ¾ inches by 8 and ¼ inches oil on canvas hardboard. I love his eye!
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Wilted Urn and Beloved Cat, Continued
I laid down the background with a pallet knife and some cool-colored blues and greens. So much fun painting into wet – wet on wet!
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Progress on Wake of Xenophobe 4
Progress…
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Lots of Work on Xeno 4 in Life with Pets
In this 30 x 40-inch oil and canvas hardboard painting, over the course of a few weeks, I set out to use the same color pallet as the Wake of Xenophobe 4, changing the texture and lightening and deepening the color in precise areas. Here I used grey to indicate his lack of life. The table’s paint colors are muddy […]
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