Good Morning

Being up until dawn is not always the worst thing. Here is a quick painting that I did of one particular morning.

In progress

Because of an exciting illustration project, this little darling will stay on the easel for a bit longer. But I'm glad to be getting back into my oil painting and tightening up my technique. I took a tiny break so I could reassess my direction. Now things are going wonderfully.

Also, batten down your hatches: a First Names Only store is a-brewin'. More on that later.

Roots

New painting off the easel and in a show. It's taken a while to get back into the oil and I can't for the life of me remember what tore me away from it.

New Face!

The Shot in the Dark

Meet my portrait of Sheriff Pat Garrett. The man that took a wild shot in the middle of the night and hit Billy the Kid dead in the heart.

New painting in progress

New painting! I found this old picture of Sherriff Pat Garrett. He's the man that shot Billy the Kid, right through the heart and in the dark no less. The original taker of the shot in the dark. Later he became a Captain of the Texas Rangers and bffs with Teddy Roosevelt. Then, he squandered all his money and was shot by a cattle rustler in a saloon.

still life

The green thing is a cross section of celery. The mug is something I brought back from Prague. 

Plein Air

One of the paintings that I did at the Madeby Store opening. 

Again

After a critique with Robin Cody, I made a few quick adjustments to the piece. She said that it looked too much like it was done from a photo reference as opposed to life. So, I just adjusted some of the darks of throughout the piece to get some of the color back, but beyond that, I don't know if I can really fix it.

Off the easel

Here is the final of my painting of a street in Cesky Krumlov. I spent the night in this town and every view was fairy tale worthy. I'm glad to finally be at a stopping point with it and move onto another piece.

In progress

Just a shot of my current work space and what I have on the easel. Sorry about the picture quality. My camera and I are still not very good friends.