A Wee Snack

Oil on gessoed board 6*6

I wanted to do a subject painting instead of an object painting.

I guess thats my brain, I see things as objects and only paint them

as singular things. Where as I have noticed others tend to paint objects as relationships.

that is where I would like to take the painting to the next step.

Candle #1

Oil on gessoed board 6*6

I want to try something different, I had bought this candle stick a couple of years ago

to paint for still life as it looked really cool,

alas my skills were not up to the task at the time,

I think they are now so I gave it a go.

I lit the candle and started to paint and I realized that I was getting sunspots in my eyes

I then changed tactics I blew out the candle and painted it with out the candle

lit, and when I was satisfied with the shapes, I relit the candle, went downstairs,

got some tape and a spoon, I then taped the spoon to the candle stick

to block out the candle flame.

Buttons

6*6 Oil on Board

I think I need some better editing software for these paintings,

I usually colour correct them, then post them. For some

reason this one turns to the brown more than the red.

Painting small items can get a bit finicky

as you want to put down detail,

not too much, just enough to be interesting to look at.

Button No.1

Oil on board 6*6

With this painting I wanted to see how light I could go
and still have dark and light,
warm and cool, it was a bit tough.

Valentines Candy

Oil on Gesso Board 6*6

Well I have been meaning to paint this for a long time,

you can see all my brush marks on this one I think the sun hit it

sideways when I was taking the picture.

11*14 oil on board

I painted this last summer, I had painted a 8*10 then

I painted this one from it.

The grass was originally green but I changed it

to warm it up and compliment

the red barn.

Bright day

8*10 Oil on Board

I just wanted to experiment a little with this one I had been to a painter,

who loves colour and I thought that I would give it a go.

Neil Patterson is the name of the painter you can see

his work at his website

http://neilpatterson.com/works

My favourite Jam

6*6 oil on board

Painting Glass I realize now is pretty tough.

What colour is the glass, I had to just squint and trust what I saw.

Daily Painters Challenge

I'm back,
New year, New stuff.
This was a challenge as I am really rusty, so it was hard to get a little square done in ten minuets. I did go over 1 min or 30 seconds, but by the last painting, I was able to finish it under 10 Min's yahoo.