"Singles Only!"

A small 6x6 painting. I was sorting socks the other night and these three popped out, just these three, no matches! Did the back to the dryer thing, asked my family, and yeah, they are now singles. So, before they went to the "paint rag pile" since they were some of my favorites, I decided they needed to be painted. What do you do with your "singles"?

On Display at Capitol Garage in Sacramento through July 31, 2009

Someone brought plums into work. The red ones were so gorgeous that I decided to paint one. I probably didn't do it justice, but I had to try. I made it oversize so I could play with the reds! What a blast! I did this one with Golden Open Acrylics. They don't dry as fast as the regular Goldens and allow for more play time, so besides layering you can also blend the colors. Go Figure! (6"x6")

Well, it's almost been a month since I last posted. Work has been really busy and it's HOT here!This new post is a 16x20 painting done of haystacks I went by on the way to the Cosumnes River Preserve. The heat radiates off the field making it very representational of the area we live in! Today is suppose to be down below 100, it doesn't feel much cooler yet! The heat has driven me back to the rivers. (Sacramento and American) I'm working on a small painting of a portion of Riverbank Marina painted from Discovery Park. Things I learned about my plein air setup -(1) buy a level.. when I got home I discovered I needed to correct my painting! The legs of my easel did not sink into the sand equally...my buildings were tilted! (2) Sand does indeed stick to wet oil paint...do not rely on easel as a wet canvas carrier! This new painting will have interesting texture!