Let it Go
Simple balloon painting. Medium: Oil on Canvas On a side note, I wish I could figure out where the painting behind it is!
Wine Bottles 2
This is the other painting of a pair (see Wine Bottles 1) that I did together. Medium: Pastel on Paper
Wine Bottles 1
This is part of a pair of paintings (see Wine Bottles 2) that I did from photographs that I loved. Medium: Pastel on Paper
Wine 2
This is the partner to the other wine painting that I did to try to loosen my style. Medium: Oil on Canvas Board
Steel Works
This is another fast painting while I was learning to paint more loosely. As I lived in Pittsburgh and it is an old steel town, this was a homage to that legacy. Medium: Oil on Canvas
Fruit
Ah, this one was a challenge that I did with a friend. We both started painting together and both started in acrylics. When I moved to painting in oils we challenged each other to paint the same picture in our different preferred mediums. This was a pain in the proverbial – I did this in
The Bridge
This was a really quick study that I did while practicing blending with oils. It all went a bit smeary, but I kind of liked the mood that it gave the piece. Medium: Oil on Canvas Board
Wine Cellar
This was a study that I did in an art class – I was trying to loosen my art style and stop sweating the tiny details. My amazing art teacher kept telling me to stand back from the canvas and hold the brush at the end to help me to loosen up. This is the