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Find my recent oils and watercolors on EBay.meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-64183426066358852019-11-24T10:28:00.001-08:002019-11-24T10:39:12.095-08:00New Large Paintings from life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These are from about July-Nov. 2019 and most are on unstretched sheets of primed canvas. Top image of older man is 36x24. 2nd image, Girl with Green Hair, is also 36x24. Bass Guitarist is on heavy gessoed chipboard and is approx. 22x30. Reclining Asian Nude is huge: 60x30. Viking with Club #1 is 30x40. Viking #2 (side view) is 36x24. Seated Nude, Legs Crossed is 40x30. Girl in Black Top is 24x36". Shipping for all but the Guitarist is around $30 via UPS in the USA. They will need to be restretched or mounted at a frame shop. I can research shipping of Guitarist...</div>
meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-15753943862836636392013-05-26T08:02:00.001-07:002013-05-26T08:02:58.074-07:00Oil paintings by Melissa Grimes<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/7358111464/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Drea -Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7358111464_250cc03691_s.jpg" alt="Drea -Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/5313866936/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Ida Big Hat" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5161/5313866936_83d6996a18_s.jpg" alt="Ida Big Hat" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/5313273651/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Abby Sunhat" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5010/5313273651_59450d1f03_s.jpg" alt="Abby Sunhat" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/5350462352/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Vera at the Window" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5290/5350462352_e4393da278_s.jpg" alt="Vera at the Window" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/5349849867/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Waverly Stretching" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5281/5349849867_7c2459087d_s.jpg" alt="Waverly Stretching" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003670978/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Figure from life, oil on panel" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6030/6003670978_4609ab2279_s.jpg" alt="Figure from life, oil on panel" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003127479/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Nude from life, oil on panel SOLD" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6027/6003127479_3ece57ef09_s.jpg" alt="Nude from life, oil on panel SOLD" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003683348/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Figure from life, oil on panel" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6145/6003683348_0b0aaca97f_s.jpg" alt="Figure from life, oil on panel" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003139129/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Figure from life, oil on panel" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6028/6003139129_60dfd0e945_s.jpg" alt="Figure from life, oil on panel" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003699970/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Figure from life, oil on panel SOLD" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6145/6003699970_fd0ed03935_s.jpg" alt="Figure from life, oil on panel SOLD" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003700874/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Figure, oil on panel SOLD" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6018/6003700874_435d5526dc_s.jpg" alt="Figure, oil on panel SOLD" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003156767/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Figure, oil on panel SOLD" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6126/6003156767_be1c620885_s.jpg" alt="Figure, oil on panel SOLD" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003717338/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Figure, oil on panel SOLD" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6014/6003717338_43ba92b6d3_s.jpg" alt="Figure, oil on panel SOLD" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003758400/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Vera, oil on canvas, 4x4"" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6133/6003758400_dd9a2c04ff_s.jpg" alt="Vera, oil on canvas, 4x4"" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003759522/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Waverly, oil on panel, 4x4"" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6005/6003759522_54c35623b7_s.jpg" alt="Waverly, oil on panel, 4x4"" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003231563/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="St. Edwards University, oil on panel, SOLD" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6011/6003231563_941849eb81_s.jpg" alt="St. Edwards University, oil on panel, SOLD" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/6003813702/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Figure from life, oil on panel" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6133/6003813702_520318c23c_s.jpg" alt="Figure from life, oil on panel" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/7357950796/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Brittany-Melissa Grimes oil painting " style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7214/7357950796_58244c21ef_s.jpg" alt="Brittany-Melissa Grimes oil painting " style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/7357950720/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Brittany 2-Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7357950720_175512c797_s.jpg" alt="Brittany 2-Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/7357950780/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Female Nude -Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7230/7357950780_a1a4e3243a_s.jpg" alt="Female Nude -Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/7357950782/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Female Nude -Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8141/7357950782_a334da8d66_s.jpg" alt="Female Nude -Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/7357950786/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Female Nude -Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7357950786_5c5f6fe44f_s.jpg" alt="Female Nude -Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/7357950790/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Jorge Sermini-Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7357950790_4c85e1d00b_s.jpg" alt="Jorge Sermini-Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/7172765797/in/set-72157630033126949/" title="Female Nude -Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/7172765797_bf5967b44b_s.jpg" alt="Female Nude -Melissa Grimes oil painting" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meli66a/sets/72157630033126949/">Oil paintings</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>Here's my revamped, expanded Flickr archive.</p>meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-81079791577056000462011-08-06T12:13:00.000-07:002011-08-06T12:29:03.295-07:00Painting All Summer!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: right;">It's been a summer of slow but steady growth in painting. I'll post a small selection of my favorites from this summer. I'm still trying different surfaces, brushes, sizes and colors. It seems too soon to settle on a formula for my work yet although someday that might be nice. I've been mixing it up, drawing in graphite and charcoal and watercoloring too, to see if it shakes something loose in my brain. I know you artists will know what I mean!</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Veranda SOLD</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laura as a Fairy SOLD</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arnica #2 SOLD</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Girl in a Turban available on Ebay (search my name)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Direct Gaze SOLD<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Misty in Black, 8x10"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cassie (from life), 10x8"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vera in Black Leather, 10x8"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Vera in Black Leather was the last painting I've done from a photo in several weeks. I think I got too formulaic and posterized the colors too much; the blues are too light and bright. The other two, from life, were more fun to paint although there's always a rougher look to the life paintings due to the short painting time (around 2 1/2 hrs).meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-76036676219877554352010-08-28T11:51:00.000-07:002010-08-28T11:51:47.391-07:005x7" Oil Paintings<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vera in a Red Sequinned Dress, 5x7"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kristen in a Purple Hat, 5x7"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laura as a Clown, 5x7"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>These were gridded in pencil, then painted. For me this is a tedious process but does help in getting a facial likeness, which is important to me, since I know all the models and consider them friends...meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-82533947928743008602010-08-28T11:46:00.000-07:002010-08-28T11:46:20.833-07:00Recent Figure Paintings<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abby, 5x5"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waverly, 4x6"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephanie C (from life) 8x10"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Girl with Pink Hair 6x8"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It's been a schizophrenic painting summer for me with lots of ups and downs. Started with large swimmers, went to faces from life, then gridded small oils from photos. Had to take a break when my shoulder blade began to hurt from so much painting! Now after a break I'm into sessions with live models again. Such is life for me! No consistency but lots of passion.meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-36707490020425488102010-07-27T18:00:00.000-07:002010-07-27T18:01:03.297-07:00New Oil Paintings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zN1U-1K5j6BgQ74w0AZMUwLyQ-5xSpW8lbQHtTL31qfi6FRUOlJFfTS8OdUhHqQ2CCbdYmXp9QRGABmXVf15i9dH5Idwe6ZBotyzDBTSP52rflaPIKpQeWBYd0PqfFMla9wNU4jEosLM/s1600/-aPaint4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zN1U-1K5j6BgQ74w0AZMUwLyQ-5xSpW8lbQHtTL31qfi6FRUOlJFfTS8OdUhHqQ2CCbdYmXp9QRGABmXVf15i9dH5Idwe6ZBotyzDBTSP52rflaPIKpQeWBYd0PqfFMla9wNU4jEosLM/s400/-aPaint4.jpg" width="298" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ymX3v8RMg-pc3kVjlZZR4nAZ3qLdJAhfgnT33_iAl0s7PQJZjXBwCve8ebXeEcemfoyBcuitbNSOHOsWEB3mPbgfz7mq9QUdk-k1yLBIOEpS-4wS1yY0ueOimtou8S6zqpTSiR1u-D1c/s1600/-aPaint5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ymX3v8RMg-pc3kVjlZZR4nAZ3qLdJAhfgnT33_iAl0s7PQJZjXBwCve8ebXeEcemfoyBcuitbNSOHOsWEB3mPbgfz7mq9QUdk-k1yLBIOEpS-4wS1yY0ueOimtou8S6zqpTSiR1u-D1c/s400/-aPaint5.jpg" width="286" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4x8VxaPUEzftu5jH048DAJ_c1WFvdR62xAsMr4S8_VAdFx5wZeXx6u9DGHq21_KhqjDyOhw8Otl4V8KvScj9mgBn_PmgSt1FJQ9iq765G2cIdkKUtY-aRLUcj6d7kokMR1I_A844CMX6m/s1600/-aPaint6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4x8VxaPUEzftu5jH048DAJ_c1WFvdR62xAsMr4S8_VAdFx5wZeXx6u9DGHq21_KhqjDyOhw8Otl4V8KvScj9mgBn_PmgSt1FJQ9iq765G2cIdkKUtY-aRLUcj6d7kokMR1I_A844CMX6m/s400/-aPaint6.jpg" width="286" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZZxIw4qDagGnm9Td5x-YbIkpyEZm3gMsvCjJ7ewAD2ULr60koY35X178v4pjtRnFccWKGe_KIxMtD3M74FCNRiiT5DVtzp_K3m7dcjS_BygKYVbMuiCbiRx23Of5lB5Qc-20MBiaSjz4/s1600/-aPint3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZZxIw4qDagGnm9Td5x-YbIkpyEZm3gMsvCjJ7ewAD2ULr60koY35X178v4pjtRnFccWKGe_KIxMtD3M74FCNRiiT5DVtzp_K3m7dcjS_BygKYVbMuiCbiRx23Of5lB5Qc-20MBiaSjz4/s400/-aPint3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here are 4 paintings I've done in the past week from model photos I took. I find if I can get the faces right everything else falls into place. I'm still using a grid and pencil underdrawing. Experimenting with different surfaces.meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-31939568945414055352010-07-17T10:04:00.000-07:002010-07-17T10:05:48.037-07:00Inspiration! Paintings from Photos of Models<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjOLsBCsMmKWNAtAnHl4N_hmuF1_PyOE9Z6dhKmmY6Yl8ptDZ85vnIBgUjSTlr6Tua36YAngogCTniCNozGAjuGQwjbXX-uQjRd_UkwCp5c-NNIZaU_vdXGD3D8eZuf1ewRNv2yQHjGxY/s1600/-7Paint0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjOLsBCsMmKWNAtAnHl4N_hmuF1_PyOE9Z6dhKmmY6Yl8ptDZ85vnIBgUjSTlr6Tua36YAngogCTniCNozGAjuGQwjbXX-uQjRd_UkwCp5c-NNIZaU_vdXGD3D8eZuf1ewRNv2yQHjGxY/s400/-7Paint0.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBs25aiGgpineCg4fwN_BGY3EQnYwxAMquBV6uN6eptP9RIfeujmqUIqQgpeosqE2V9kjaUHZ7yeeduT_cMXbR5zWi6lnbyE1VWB092sVGNk77BGYaUsA4SE7iJxVLl38YxNNgaqpulxu/s1600/-7Paint1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBs25aiGgpineCg4fwN_BGY3EQnYwxAMquBV6uN6eptP9RIfeujmqUIqQgpeosqE2V9kjaUHZ7yeeduT_cMXbR5zWi6lnbyE1VWB092sVGNk77BGYaUsA4SE7iJxVLl38YxNNgaqpulxu/s400/-7Paint1.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vMKEJGrQAD2RuYY8195K60DhiT7V972Uy1H-May4Q1v0pK5a8Go4XiYTOA4LdkXbLBQCOppjSEgvaUsk5KT82vNzSaIAqITCV5kjNonopGU9e34oyX2UdQXueEgW4wSXDmgPKatLPLLO/s1600/-7Paint2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vMKEJGrQAD2RuYY8195K60DhiT7V972Uy1H-May4Q1v0pK5a8Go4XiYTOA4LdkXbLBQCOppjSEgvaUsk5KT82vNzSaIAqITCV5kjNonopGU9e34oyX2UdQXueEgW4wSXDmgPKatLPLLO/s400/-7Paint2.jpg" width="292" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVljL31yCI5P1VY0PJIzyEpWgJguQHuK_ioB7oc7PgfOBLnJNkknzh7QvAPj2c3SuOC2URYkAyTTUKRrh6gdEfymX0gBf737Y8Pqm4agLktN0BQdpGIaLRV26QGHRKMCKcXi9ucFY8NYWp/s1600/-7Paint3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVljL31yCI5P1VY0PJIzyEpWgJguQHuK_ioB7oc7PgfOBLnJNkknzh7QvAPj2c3SuOC2URYkAyTTUKRrh6gdEfymX0gBf737Y8Pqm4agLktN0BQdpGIaLRV26QGHRKMCKcXi9ucFY8NYWp/s400/-7Paint3.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpAOCzYMRT5TXbdl5vCvLp4JcyJj49272jp_bq2Zl8zPq_ywB73-pH3c6PswvevRayUowqPBVajRU5dZ8w8o8IJPd0-K9LbjkfXYv8vhwkw2xCRsL_D7LnozCtHW0dKA_ZGejpaVMl4Li/s1600/-7Paint4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpAOCzYMRT5TXbdl5vCvLp4JcyJj49272jp_bq2Zl8zPq_ywB73-pH3c6PswvevRayUowqPBVajRU5dZ8w8o8IJPd0-K9LbjkfXYv8vhwkw2xCRsL_D7LnozCtHW0dKA_ZGejpaVMl4Li/s400/-7Paint4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF_ZCZa_Lvxq3TVJWTANaAAcGyoNYaxby9S7XGcT_siIiLBsXqWz2UYkfwANd8f_y12rrRSYAm_XFnKfCMvQuBaeMnhR7zXPpBypnFmEwazeIkrIfkK3SY7-Ejq8pr9P390zbC7jxwfgJ/s1600/-7Paint9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF_ZCZa_Lvxq3TVJWTANaAAcGyoNYaxby9S7XGcT_siIiLBsXqWz2UYkfwANd8f_y12rrRSYAm_XFnKfCMvQuBaeMnhR7zXPpBypnFmEwazeIkrIfkK3SY7-Ejq8pr9P390zbC7jxwfgJ/s400/-7Paint9.jpg" width="283" /></a></div>Recently I've had 3 2-hour photo sessions with 2 of my favorite models, Vera Wood-Wright and Waverley Tinsley. I am totally inspired, because I know both models, to get a GOOD facial likeness. This is so hard even though I have drawn faces forever.<br />
I need to study facial anatomy. I'm experimenting with grids and a burnt sienna imprimatura with many of these.meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-50602122486268317082010-07-17T09:52:00.000-07:002010-07-17T09:55:31.436-07:00Paintings from Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbgc0VzLmXh7OcDqjskmQooLPnlTNpgfIKUHk3_Ct6Y9JoPR4Yp0pBYdBCeEJlMqc-s49CmbVkodOFKcRN6agiF9clrQEGAmrCMTi2SNWrBnHwEEDN9jTiCOKycpHeiP07r3CgzR_114i/s1600/-7Paint7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbgc0VzLmXh7OcDqjskmQooLPnlTNpgfIKUHk3_Ct6Y9JoPR4Yp0pBYdBCeEJlMqc-s49CmbVkodOFKcRN6agiF9clrQEGAmrCMTi2SNWrBnHwEEDN9jTiCOKycpHeiP07r3CgzR_114i/s400/-7Paint7.jpg" width="308" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0hV_Jpst9cJa4KUdgtJfaoMZQ59ya8EZ_zHiltwY_Nm1qnHYpurssH4a8yQ744ttesUb7xamDrLXJMFoGLa4YB_NhV13MrqN1dkskPoTOinsxRHPchiJKnCn24gG68Cda0qRp4el-F4l/s1600/-7Paint8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0hV_Jpst9cJa4KUdgtJfaoMZQ59ya8EZ_zHiltwY_Nm1qnHYpurssH4a8yQ744ttesUb7xamDrLXJMFoGLa4YB_NhV13MrqN1dkskPoTOinsxRHPchiJKnCn24gG68Cda0qRp4el-F4l/s400/-7Paint8.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbXe_LO-D5h1twsUtfjhZ8_79WuDzF8cLMoVkc3b9Oe5FQZvrYhuD8N_Lm5ZvJE7pSlq98MKmzQD-BLyCUsfJCdNsAUJwN6HDfEcoSWhnhXd7FKaq7EWeCYCVUGw_L9DrvLyPpF1n_Hjo/s1600/-7Paint5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbXe_LO-D5h1twsUtfjhZ8_79WuDzF8cLMoVkc3b9Oe5FQZvrYhuD8N_Lm5ZvJE7pSlq98MKmzQD-BLyCUsfJCdNsAUJwN6HDfEcoSWhnhXd7FKaq7EWeCYCVUGw_L9DrvLyPpF1n_Hjo/s400/-7Paint5.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEaB7u49jL4J1Gr65TSAaYAG9JY7of3D0nXU-20e_iXn6OMdeXmnM73vCpg6zbitOCCkVuaxfW11udZq19nC43LWJ9lZHwP81W3hdRu2kRKYgpRGOTPvvJ2mfVtczGapJ1HQjj9udXVH1/s1600/-7Paint6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEaB7u49jL4J1Gr65TSAaYAG9JY7of3D0nXU-20e_iXn6OMdeXmnM73vCpg6zbitOCCkVuaxfW11udZq19nC43LWJ9lZHwP81W3hdRu2kRKYgpRGOTPvvJ2mfVtczGapJ1HQjj9udXVH1/s400/-7Paint6.jpg" width="291" /></a></div>Here are four recent small oils done from life. The smiling female model was fun; poses were 1 hour each. The male model is the great Dave Larson, our local hero! He has more experience than any other Austin model.meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-53880057931570796752010-06-22T10:49:00.000-07:002010-06-22T10:49:38.322-07:00Oil Paintings from Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpipF_NiM67hyCYgOHEg1nv4Pu4wCRQlSLVl_-1b3KzRNhR9-dTFH-IZiHenFzH1ua7YyhhPyLYA8emHfrjHZi9p7hLZGW_mH7ZpU7zXuiqEGkqh08YyM4TxqpkuJASsWLZLH4OBurjdo/s1600/-JuneArt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpipF_NiM67hyCYgOHEg1nv4Pu4wCRQlSLVl_-1b3KzRNhR9-dTFH-IZiHenFzH1ua7YyhhPyLYA8emHfrjHZi9p7hLZGW_mH7ZpU7zXuiqEGkqh08YyM4TxqpkuJASsWLZLH4OBurjdo/s400/-JuneArt.jpg" width="301" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k53H6ZL4NBw2oSWUks7XX1VjR-rlC-k1zPUHHrAWGIovu6wBogZ7JWIQNbV2k0GoF2ABWkkulvHK2HpNPYqjAHGVUxdEJpsJ7eTZiWKuh0CwBwpVqOqk9hV7nxx6UEmG5K-sUjXnN1Wr/s1600/-JuneArt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k53H6ZL4NBw2oSWUks7XX1VjR-rlC-k1zPUHHrAWGIovu6wBogZ7JWIQNbV2k0GoF2ABWkkulvHK2HpNPYqjAHGVUxdEJpsJ7eTZiWKuh0CwBwpVqOqk9hV7nxx6UEmG5K-sUjXnN1Wr/s400/-JuneArt2.jpg" width="303" /></a></div>These 2 were done from photos. I like the results better than from life (more detail and "finish") but the process isn't as much fun.meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-60016453738963026862010-06-22T10:45:00.000-07:002010-06-22T10:45:58.574-07:00Oil Sketches from Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIE5XrpucLjFkkzlSnvrtry4bcR9ZyAo4lvWtbeOe6-GVoD2jzJpNaCCbR37DuY-mJ94b0sYNdh24ICmN-nMp_D5VO8MYh6S0NrkxJ1YB3MFr-oBBnlWulvSR-I28T8iYKmQRU9ZxMKv6/s1600/-JuneArt5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIE5XrpucLjFkkzlSnvrtry4bcR9ZyAo4lvWtbeOe6-GVoD2jzJpNaCCbR37DuY-mJ94b0sYNdh24ICmN-nMp_D5VO8MYh6S0NrkxJ1YB3MFr-oBBnlWulvSR-I28T8iYKmQRU9ZxMKv6/s400/-JuneArt5.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_w-fNOp8kWhzsDDq12GjJgsrW70nOr3mPylFoKKiwI0jgiePz5BUg-tycc0n2QQSeREZm0gRQuFZncF281wnUqPVw6cAW6P-vJAt4_vlDQqLalxZSK3aGPKC9BTRG-y662YJWl5qxCee/s1600/-JuneArt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_w-fNOp8kWhzsDDq12GjJgsrW70nOr3mPylFoKKiwI0jgiePz5BUg-tycc0n2QQSeREZm0gRQuFZncF281wnUqPVw6cAW6P-vJAt4_vlDQqLalxZSK3aGPKC9BTRG-y662YJWl5qxCee/s400/-JuneArt3.jpg" width="287" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XptqRV_Mps_uuee6nMDbX_AweLEgaB-GZsGcSm7Sy3STErVsE4LYR2j2v0uJfc0vDD4qlGJPfMs7A95XOAB2fu_Hu7o8woqjClgoASZmv4vcZc5G5ollHfQEs_kvbkl4uUHXpc0h6aWo/s1600/-JuneArt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XptqRV_Mps_uuee6nMDbX_AweLEgaB-GZsGcSm7Sy3STErVsE4LYR2j2v0uJfc0vDD4qlGJPfMs7A95XOAB2fu_Hu7o8woqjClgoASZmv4vcZc5G5ollHfQEs_kvbkl4uUHXpc0h6aWo/s400/-JuneArt4.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZTBjtpFFQr8AGoy0V4iOSoIVdbrAoBqjhUuLtBijQaTomuFRg4TOSCQl8vqRyYCnZSlEblqDH8tbrTGiiA0px0uONmaVTRo6ZMihI8ollN9Gulj07aVPsrdfDIxfVyqw6sDcmfNKP-Tu/s1600/-JuneArt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZTBjtpFFQr8AGoy0V4iOSoIVdbrAoBqjhUuLtBijQaTomuFRg4TOSCQl8vqRyYCnZSlEblqDH8tbrTGiiA0px0uONmaVTRo6ZMihI8ollN9Gulj07aVPsrdfDIxfVyqw6sDcmfNKP-Tu/s400/-JuneArt1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here are 4 oil portraits from the last week. The top 2 are the same model, same day, about 45 minutes each. Bottom 2 are the same model, different poses, 30 minutes each. There's never time for small details in these quick studies but they bring out the best in me. I never thought I could paint the bottom pose in 30 min. (with hat, glasses, patterned shirt)!meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-52437786553248525092010-06-15T08:33:00.000-07:002010-06-15T08:36:46.734-07:00New Paintings this Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnCUg4ywjUUQX0vqGfQIYqWf-LbHJIDe6FsGEuGCn3i2ttLjeqTeOil-5e5qJDNMP2b_cAJHcimlXjfAEUB1AV3SuhRPmlK4d-EdNTJ2H3GiTH-E80WVtc_U9qQWEXSSX4egoWC6cX3DS/s1600/-ArtX2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnCUg4ywjUUQX0vqGfQIYqWf-LbHJIDe6FsGEuGCn3i2ttLjeqTeOil-5e5qJDNMP2b_cAJHcimlXjfAEUB1AV3SuhRPmlK4d-EdNTJ2H3GiTH-E80WVtc_U9qQWEXSSX4egoWC6cX3DS/s400/-ArtX2.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BHKsFvgpvJExz2FL5IlyMkhJZ1l4Oq72P_E-MFqKHqagMe7CzpjY-MoH3dZRALH29Yhizwa7FfEeMSUaQQIOn_46H-unLoq7YTGfbUMEWiF6DPo8Nm-gg5R3gmXpmReYbBQCwQHickRy/s1600/-ArtX3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BHKsFvgpvJExz2FL5IlyMkhJZ1l4Oq72P_E-MFqKHqagMe7CzpjY-MoH3dZRALH29Yhizwa7FfEeMSUaQQIOn_46H-unLoq7YTGfbUMEWiF6DPo8Nm-gg5R3gmXpmReYbBQCwQHickRy/s400/-ArtX3.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSP-jWAF1QfBLNDHtus4BauRg-3yYYbBSpybjvrZrmBVaKZ4YJMii__mMoCNHUQSP7O24PV1_zt8EolbWmL5mmxxRDt9lx8Hns_jun08MCgd7aXLba716M6B4FDu0B3-wzHHDa7oFt-MiK/s1600/-ArtX1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSP-jWAF1QfBLNDHtus4BauRg-3yYYbBSpybjvrZrmBVaKZ4YJMii__mMoCNHUQSP7O24PV1_zt8EolbWmL5mmxxRDt9lx8Hns_jun08MCgd7aXLba716M6B4FDu0B3-wzHHDa7oFt-MiK/s400/-ArtX1.jpg" width="313" /></a></div>meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-59615532537547764192010-06-11T07:54:00.000-07:002010-06-11T07:54:14.574-07:00New Oil Portrait<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMr3iHKSvI8I9KfvmNnLaR9XTsitTjhlDAvBnMr-DEJ3OMPleRAId5zzC51J44NmSZI0zrKhzNNMWd4LAeqLJ1bRidPRD8VfzwuXdDCKZ3aeIRjfPc1YtVmG8gSHItFcY22cI5UJGp0APL/s1600/-aBethFace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMr3iHKSvI8I9KfvmNnLaR9XTsitTjhlDAvBnMr-DEJ3OMPleRAId5zzC51J44NmSZI0zrKhzNNMWd4LAeqLJ1bRidPRD8VfzwuXdDCKZ3aeIRjfPc1YtVmG8gSHItFcY22cI5UJGp0APL/s400/-aBethFace.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a new 6x6" oil painting. It was painted on top of another failed painting--I like doing this because of the random colors that show through from the old painting!meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-35359756743139922112010-06-08T16:20:00.000-07:002010-06-08T16:20:18.983-07:00Homage to Milt K<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSjsuiJh0EnyGTXrylennr1qhk-2r47jNyWLOgDIebsD0NQ6q4jNMXwevO1DRf2FRt5mreadLMf7vZ_fPaOTmaHJfbsR61jKCxazdFRZ8dsU3zm9kRJI6nFuc_8jl0iDCFwXBitYo-9Fe/s1600/-FacePink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSjsuiJh0EnyGTXrylennr1qhk-2r47jNyWLOgDIebsD0NQ6q4jNMXwevO1DRf2FRt5mreadLMf7vZ_fPaOTmaHJfbsR61jKCxazdFRZ8dsU3zm9kRJI6nFuc_8jl0iDCFwXBitYo-9Fe/s400/-FacePink.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I have long admired Milt Kobayashi's painting style and this is my imitation-needs a lot of work! But I was: restricting white, using black, stylizing the face and figure, piling on the paint, blending edges, using a lot of grayed neutrals. I'll keep trying! 6x8"meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-33841758575622475962010-06-08T12:44:00.000-07:002010-06-08T12:44:19.236-07:00Wet Paint: 2 Stages of a Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67NVqVJug_8Suagez8W0rAYb8vDESs4MR2TL_uu31ihsdkWZ7sipCGqlfbHvSlVSkJifWOHu_vvZ06bWXLNhAv04UuVqbzbv8AZVGT2UBx9TlAxbbPEI6Rj_-Q8M4yy-msR5yzqH-bVr7/s1600/-WebDana.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67NVqVJug_8Suagez8W0rAYb8vDESs4MR2TL_uu31ihsdkWZ7sipCGqlfbHvSlVSkJifWOHu_vvZ06bWXLNhAv04UuVqbzbv8AZVGT2UBx9TlAxbbPEI6Rj_-Q8M4yy-msR5yzqH-bVr7/s400/-WebDana.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEgOCGFlFR9ZInRX1G3aL70-oiao7gg9MCkwdDROX62Apj3QMEi75DDeSqH4zh0DqfaqX8u4pGGY9g94rjrEuJBkWJ2SRkKfw5zILYzpZU8mWt1Lpi6epoqpaU8dThz3kLed3exlpUNf_/s1600/-WebDana2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEgOCGFlFR9ZInRX1G3aL70-oiao7gg9MCkwdDROX62Apj3QMEi75DDeSqH4zh0DqfaqX8u4pGGY9g94rjrEuJBkWJ2SRkKfw5zILYzpZU8mWt1Lpi6epoqpaU8dThz3kLed3exlpUNf_/s400/-WebDana2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Here are 2 shots of a 6x8 oil painting. Stage 1: using transparent colors and a larger brush, lay in large flat value shapes and establish basic light/shadow.<br />
Stage 2: use smaller brush and add white to mixtures, laying in the lights and details.meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-4766474917192966192010-06-07T16:30:00.000-07:002010-06-07T16:31:05.752-07:00Wet Paint<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kUxiyUulT83V4XPb4_vSCJQX1lbNsViMI6YzqA8guI_dce7MFqV9ei5pfpPWvhMKX8IcDVpE5mZo_p1At0BzLpnlhEC6FtoG7hW1c0a4nvvtfCu4w5wFWhcXUzOcycbhaXkJq4ZTJEBW/s1600/-aFace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kUxiyUulT83V4XPb4_vSCJQX1lbNsViMI6YzqA8guI_dce7MFqV9ei5pfpPWvhMKX8IcDVpE5mZo_p1At0BzLpnlhEC6FtoG7hW1c0a4nvvtfCu4w5wFWhcXUzOcycbhaXkJq4ZTJEBW/s400/-aFace.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Just painted this 6x8" oil from a photo I took in class a few years ago. Jessica G, the model, had a great Fairy costume her mother had made. I lit her with a green spotlight. The red shadows and apple greens in the hair were fun to paint!meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-80070639136974974882010-06-04T15:59:00.001-07:002010-06-04T15:59:47.416-07:00Blond Boy Model<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12249732@N00/4670336610/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4670336610_5fa411e526.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12249732@N00/4670336610/">Blond Boy Model</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/12249732@N00/">meli66a</a>.</span></div><p>Well, I fell down the rabbit hole all day and now have uploaded my small paintings from this year too! This one is just so silly! I like the expression on his face. Most models develop a blank stare during poses. I also love his crazy hair!</p>meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-41725551663004631952010-06-04T14:49:00.001-07:002010-06-04T14:49:33.710-07:00Portrait of a RockClimber - SOLD<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12249732@N00/4669905052/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4669905052_4565ba709b.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12249732@N00/4669905052/">Portrait of a RockClimber - SOLD</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/12249732@N00/">meli66a</a>.</span></div><p>Wow! Today I uploaded over a hundred images of paintings to my Flickr account. AND found out how to blog images directly from Flickr.<br />So here's one I did from life a few years ago and later sold on Ebay. The model was a rock climber I remember and had the most amazing expression on her face! Painted at Jim McIntyre's wonderful Hancock Rec. Center Saturday session in Austin, Texas.</p>meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-24990789249453087432010-06-04T09:33:00.001-07:002010-06-04T09:33:16.864-07:00Paul Wright painting in San Marcos, TX<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30240971@N08/4666849146/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4666849146_2c805b5544.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30240971@N08/4666849146/">Paul Wright painting in San Marcos, TX</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30240971@N08/">burningbeau</a>.</span></div><p>I attended a great painting workshop with the brilliant British artist Paul Wright. His juicy, bold, bright , broken colour brushstrokes are inspirational! I loved painting in the college art-class atmosphere and did tons more work per day than I ever do at home! Does anyone else have this issue?</p>meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-1284752086040767112010-06-04T09:28:00.001-07:002010-06-04T09:28:12.713-07:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-29786422650690652582010-06-03T19:50:00.000-07:002010-06-04T09:35:55.537-07:00Portraits of Guys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNzu8h52CkfUvvSqpBnYt0ahwrYDFiKkkE7WgU-CB0r27eVHPocvUBVMm9fEn_RM1RbhwuzpSfHztB_ugyOws0LXsuX56XAHpavJzcwsj6s_TKIjjv4LAHfA1jz_AbuSF9OmK8nPvUWMP/s1600/-ArtX8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNzu8h52CkfUvvSqpBnYt0ahwrYDFiKkkE7WgU-CB0r27eVHPocvUBVMm9fEn_RM1RbhwuzpSfHztB_ugyOws0LXsuX56XAHpavJzcwsj6s_TKIjjv4LAHfA1jz_AbuSF9OmK8nPvUWMP/s400/-ArtX8.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz62fLcPfW5CM_hHpK6Bs8F3_211BzI9ATpc1Ygv-FYzIoGsMPOM6o_h0PvZtChAlK_J4OMG5MeOCrcTlh_dMo0Dp4HJOoOmEW7Z4QQKJq3IQjp1X52k2b4ytsDqQmoeCM9WsPo6h3o8h/s1600/-ArtX9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz62fLcPfW5CM_hHpK6Bs8F3_211BzI9ATpc1Ygv-FYzIoGsMPOM6o_h0PvZtChAlK_J4OMG5MeOCrcTlh_dMo0Dp4HJOoOmEW7Z4QQKJq3IQjp1X52k2b4ytsDqQmoeCM9WsPo6h3o8h/s400/-ArtX9.jpg" width="328" /></a></div>Here are 2 paintings done recently from life at Eve Larson's great local painting session.<br />
I have much more practice doing females than males! Models are Jorge (top) and Jean Pierre...both very handsome in that dramatic dark-eyed smoldering way!meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665246213134233154.post-73512306616120778472010-05-28T18:46:00.000-07:002010-05-28T18:46:16.566-07:00New Paintings on EBay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTBgXL1g1eBhyphenhyphenRKuDUAMotC_as_KRMrRdaEPWSL5LkEo0DAtSNIZFdGkPmK9ruOt4dUT4_1ynjHM_BgUjFUeOUxuc6m6VRPSyQgJRBWAl9y2TmX8ZHY2Ehwkh8Giwg88Sqitd1wgO12TZ/s1600/-PaintB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTBgXL1g1eBhyphenhyphenRKuDUAMotC_as_KRMrRdaEPWSL5LkEo0DAtSNIZFdGkPmK9ruOt4dUT4_1ynjHM_BgUjFUeOUxuc6m6VRPSyQgJRBWAl9y2TmX8ZHY2Ehwkh8Giwg88Sqitd1wgO12TZ/s400/-PaintB.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98DIic65Y-tiK4onBv30KYaqIVgA4HR5k0N9SN5L8iG_KCO7FtWGyELO6EYTptJAd757Nfj2Mf0cf14nILkcMRXesAyZGDgGsGtt7iLNw8FSsPtHzdBlsvm9_zmoYvCzkl2gc99IyfXlB/s1600/-PaintE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98DIic65Y-tiK4onBv30KYaqIVgA4HR5k0N9SN5L8iG_KCO7FtWGyELO6EYTptJAd757Nfj2Mf0cf14nILkcMRXesAyZGDgGsGtt7iLNw8FSsPtHzdBlsvm9_zmoYvCzkl2gc99IyfXlB/s320/-PaintE.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYHPqmmGde9kQPEucqlrpTtqrtQqz_AG-XFBapbm3IP8parLV-JIeeZPpkukuR_aiQkX6QrZOtFDzqqGRHNB46oD0PtzxrlLReQ66GP7I0oPV84TM1N7D2DTakg5oE8LfsAX4E0C1rVyT/s1600/-PaintG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYHPqmmGde9kQPEucqlrpTtqrtQqz_AG-XFBapbm3IP8parLV-JIeeZPpkukuR_aiQkX6QrZOtFDzqqGRHNB46oD0PtzxrlLReQ66GP7I0oPV84TM1N7D2DTakg5oE8LfsAX4E0C1rVyT/s400/-PaintG.jpg" width="315" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcGv-HFOZ3ECN7aME2tSyrYfN9szpbN3K7BZA5V-PLRNTaW7DtqHCndr9qIy8eHufIqdE8UKr73TtO2C4PwPOFc7EZrAMmp2q4F49CqJea5BpzCxAs41xsmjhNVMUV5pj-4_Z5L0331xu/s1600/-PaintH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcGv-HFOZ3ECN7aME2tSyrYfN9szpbN3K7BZA5V-PLRNTaW7DtqHCndr9qIy8eHufIqdE8UKr73TtO2C4PwPOFc7EZrAMmp2q4F49CqJea5BpzCxAs41xsmjhNVMUV5pj-4_Z5L0331xu/s400/-PaintH.jpg" width="296" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeIH3uxouLP5f83UzcsgIq1cllRCKw8v9dSN9MZsFbjU9dGSxiuzSPry1kSOjDNqVmw8WpMmA7Z0ssS63tlqJGo92_U5FCttojF008mksU7Jkc1dWezjsZ6JOEsZiuFgS32pKU5-wdYj9/s1600/-PaintJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeIH3uxouLP5f83UzcsgIq1cllRCKw8v9dSN9MZsFbjU9dGSxiuzSPry1kSOjDNqVmw8WpMmA7Z0ssS63tlqJGo92_U5FCttojF008mksU7Jkc1dWezjsZ6JOEsZiuFgS32pKU5-wdYj9/s400/-PaintJ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I've just posted 20 new paintings for sale in my EBay store. You can go here: http://stores.ebay.com/Melissa-Grimes-Art-Studio<br />
or<br />
just enter my name into the EBay search bar.meli66ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783533940096455606noreply@blogger.com2