Once: Part III

30" x 40" oil

This painting is almost finished. I am pleased with today's progress. I leveled out the shoreline, evened out some proportions, and fine-tuned some colors. All little stuff, but I can tell a difference before and after. Hopefully it gets finished next painting session.

a detail

Roll: Part I

18" x 36" oil

Roll is an interesting painting. It's the first time I've shown this much wave, but I couldn't get away from that fabulous turquoise, the linear qualities of the composition, and how the wave cuts diagonally through the space. This painting's got a long way to go...I hope you like it so far.

Thanks to Bonnie-Jean for sending me the photo.

Once: Part II

I worked on Once some more today. I added sky at the horizon, darker waves and worked the wash and sand. The size of this painting is making it take longer (it's 30" x 40") but it is wonderful to stand next to. There is so much paint on the lively surface.
Let me explain the title choice for this piece: the word "once" brings two fitting things to mind for me. One, it brings up a feeling of fleetingness and beginning, and two, it sounds like a memory.

a view of the beast on my studio floor (while the drips in the foreground dry flat)

Once: Part I

30" x 40" oils

This painting is massive, and there is so, so much paint on the surface. I kept having to get more and more paint out as I mixed and applied; it was unreal.

I played volleyball this morning, came home and did some organizing for a family reunion, but the whole time I had this nagging in me to start this painting. It is so large that it was intimidating to begin, but once I got out the paints, I was home and doing my favorite thing.

It is a scene from the Dominican Republic, which I visited a year ago. I got up early before the sun came up and took many pictures, ironically only a few of the water. There are some really good things happening with the reflective, steely blues. The sand needs some love though - I'll fix it next time.

No title ideas are coming to my mind. None. Something will come. I'm open for suggestions, but I like short, non-cheesy titles.
Enjoy the reel below, showing you the guts of what I did today.

Gold

23" x 27" oils
sold
Gold has a beautiful warmth to it, and the paint on the surface is very thick. There are lots of places to get lost in the patterns of knifework and brushstrokes - my favorite thing about looking at original art. I listened to a song called Gold by Interference while painting this. Thanks Amelia for burning me the CD. It's a great song - check it out. I think the soundtrack won an Oscar or something...