Birds from life

I think I have photographed all of the studies I painted last quarter - finally! They are photographed but not entirely edited. Here are posts of the few that are complete. The actual pieces are quite small - no more than 12 inches in any direction; and they are rather gritty. The series is an exercise in quick observation and risk. I chose to make either a dark or a light painting and spent little more than an hour attacking the articulation of the form of the bird and the surrounding space. I intend to keep on with these as a way to push my ability to manipulate the paint. I think the winter break is going to help me get further in my painting of the atmosphere around the birds. I feel refreshed.

More white drawings

Holiday Hiatus

The blog has lain dormant for a few weeks now as I finished up with end of the semester reviews and took a break for the Holidays. School is still not back in session, but the studio in New Bedford is calling me; and I thought it would be a good way to start getting back to it by posting some images of work still unseen.

two wrens, 20 x 30, oil and collage on panel

rooster, 12 x 12, oil on panel

owls, 24 x 12, oil sketch on panel