Monday Lunch

Two pictures today at lunch.  They are part of my effort to paint a little more quickly.  From blank paper to two finished paintings in under 1 hour.  I think that is not too bad.

The top picture i think is a little better than the bottom.  I'm trying to work on perspective.  Not all the lines are exactly right on the picture, but I'm getting there.

On the bottom picture, i started painting and then thought to myself, the whole picture is awfully grey.  Then I had to figure out what to do to remedy it.  I don't know that this is my best effort.

Expect to see more doorways posted here.  I've tried to paint some before, and feel like I need to paint some more now.  Probably will be working on it for the next week or so.

Woman Running in Field

This painting for sale. Contact
Michael for details.

This was painted for an art challenge from the website Paint My Picture.  The challenge was to paint a picture using only one color.  I think I did a pretty good job of showing the flowing dress and the bodice that the woman is wearing.

To be truthful the painting really didn't seem like much until I started lining it.  It just didn't have enough contrast.  Once I put on the lines, it really started to pop.

San Luis Mission

A little lunchtime painting.  This one took me about 15 minutes, and if it weren't for the roofline being just off, I would say this one was fantastic.  Just as with the last one, no drawing of the figure ahead of time, just sitting down and painting.

I really do feel like my paintings are starting to get a bit better.

final Heron and Egret

So that I could get outside and paint, I bought a little Van Gogh travel paint set. So that I wouldn't have to carry so much water with me I bought a water brush. I painted this picture with that combo. No drawing of the figures beforehand, just got the paints wet and started. I was really pleasantly surprised by the result.  Hope ou all enjoy it too.

Better one, or two, two or three

Three more attempts at the Heron and Egret theme.  I like bits and pieces of each.  Hope you all enjoy them.

Have we done this before?

Here we go again.  Trying to get a good Heron and Egret picture.  The hardes thing in this one is the HUGE amount of water.  It doesn't seem like it would be that tough but on a 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inch piece of paper, it just seems like an eternity of water.  I am hoping to do only one more of these and I am hoping that the water on my next one will be just a bit better.  I do like the stump that the egret is on, and I like the reeds in front of the Heron.  Perhaps on the next one, I'll push both of them back just a bit further into the picture.  BTW, you cant see the bottom inch of this picture because the paper size is larger than my scanner.

Two Views of Morro Bay

The first picture is painted from Bayshore Bluff Park in Morro Bay facing north.  The second is from the same position facing south.  The building is the Inn at Morro Bay.  The north facing painting is the first one I did with my new travel pack.  I think it turned out pretty good for the first try.  The south facing painting is only my second.  I think it turned out miles better!