"Tea For One"

This is the first painting  I've done using my newly constructed 'light box.'  It's a 24 x 24 inch square made with white plastic pipe and a white sheet over it and a black cloth over that to keep out room light.  I then placed two lights in the box...one color corrected florescent and the other incandescent low wattage.  It is fashioned after Carole Marine creation.  I still need to get a heavy duty tripod after I put a plywood base on it so it can be raised and lowered.  At present it just sits on a table.  The painting is oil on mylar 6 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches. 

"LIME & SILK FLOWERS"

I painted this alla prima wet into wet paint.  It's north light with sky light....my favorite lighting.  8 x 10 inches oil on canvas panel. 

"SECOND THOUGHTS"

This was painted back in 2008 oil on a linen Raymar panel.  I've always loved this classical pose and used it in several other paintings.  It's 11 x 14 inches done in a life drawing setting and finished later in the studio from photo references.

"PAINTING UP HIGH"

8 x 10 oil on canvas panel.  Fun to include a figure in the landscape.  Adds necessary color and perspective.

"HANDMADE CANOE-PIERCY CIRCA 1880"

8 x 8 inches oil on canvas panel.  Painted from an old vintage photograph. sold

"RED TENT"

I have much reference material from fairs.  I like this one because of the wild colors so typical at events such as this.  Adults and kids having fun......i didn't notice it when the shot was taken but there seems to be a little scenario going on which give it that little bit of ambiguity. Hope you can see it.  This is oil 8 x 8 inches on canvas panel. 

"PLEIN AIR PAINTER"

I painted this from a photo reference I took while in Mendocino.  It is oil 8 x 10 inches on canvas panel.