Oil Paintings from Photos

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.

Oil Sketches from Life

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)!

New Paintings this Week

New Oil Portrait

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!

Homage to Milt K

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"

Wet Paint: 2 Stages of a Painting

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.
Stage 2: use smaller brush and add white to mixtures, laying in the lights and details.

Wet Paint

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!