In the studio- sold

Oil on canvas, 8" x 10"
At the club where I teach painting, there's a lovely corner room with a lot of windows and a skylight. It makes it difficult to set up a still life because the light changes all day long, but if you're feeling light deprived it's a good place to be.

Sushi chefs-sold

Oil on canvas, 8" x 10"
Say "Sushi chefs" 10 times fast, if you can. I can't even say it once.
I love painting bright lights against a dark background. The secret is to paint it wet into wet, so you can get the degree of softness that you want. Keep the dark paint thin, then pile on the light. Use a warm transition color, like a reddish-orange, to keep the feeling of warmth.
I'm saving this one for my show in June.

Come along

Oil on canvas, 10" x 8"
More dogs on leashes, on a spring day in New York.

Canine criss-cross- sold

Oil on canvas, 10" x 8"
Sometimes I stare at snapshots that I've taken and start seeing meaning where none exists. For example, these dogs. They represent all of the forces of good and evil in the world, working at cross purposes, barely restrained by their handlers. The woman in white (angel) vs. the man in dark (you know who he is) and the spectator wearing the red scarf (you, or me).
Perhaps I'm missing something? Do let me know.

The lady in lime- sold

Oil on canvas, 24" x 24"
I've painted this scene several times, because I like the colors- the turquoise umbrellas, the pink roses, and that woman wearing the lime green jacket. Without her it just wouldn't be the same.
This will be in my show in Philly in June, at the F.A.N. Gallery.

Take two- sold

Oil on canvas, 20" x 24"
My second try with this subject, the first was several months ago, I'm happier with this one. The first one was on a "professional quality" pre-stretched canvas, which I hardly ever buy, as I usually stretch my own. I was shocked when I realized that it wasn't square, in spite of the braces on the back. It was off by over an inch from one side to the other. So much for that.

This will be in my show in June at the F.A.N. Gallery in Philadelphia.

Amaryllis

Oil on canvas, 16" x 20"

Reflections- sold

Oil on canvas, 18" x 18"
On a street in New York.

Gerry

Oil on canvas, 9" x 12"
Gerry was tough to paint- he was either talking or dozing off. Nonetheless, I'm happy with what I got in this portrait.

I'll be teaching the Limited Color (4 colors) Portrait class in March at the Portsmouth (RI) Art Guild and the South County Art Association.
There is a website for Portsmouth but right now the computer is telling me it can't find the website, so I can't post the link. Sorry!

Houses on the Parkway= sold

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
Another little landscape done from my car after a recent snowstorm.

The beer hall- sold

Just finished- interior of Jake Worth's, Boston. Oil on canvas, 22" x 28". I'll be putting this in my show in Philly in June.

Girl with long hair

Oil on canvas, 10" x 8"
If you follow this blog, you know I sometimes teach a "Limited Color Portrait" painting class based on the palette of Anders Zorn- white, black, cad red, and yellow ocher. Well, now the master's work is coming to Boston. The Isabella Stewart Gardner museum will be hosting a show of his paintings Feb. 28- May 13, 2013. Here's a bit from their website:

Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America will investigate how Zorn became an international artist who set the groundwork for modern art, reveal his rapidly developing style from 1890 to the early 1900s, and his variety of subjects. The exhibition will be organized in five different segments, including “Zorn and Gardner,” “Society Portraits,” “In the City,” “Country Life,” and “Artist’s Studios.” Twenty-four paintings are featured together with twenty-two drawings, photographs, letters, and gifts that Anders Zorn gave Isabella Gardner in 1894.