snow globe daily painting

7" by 7" daily pastel painting, unframed   SOLD

I was going through boxes of christmas decorations and thought it would be fun to set up some still life scenes, and paint them of course.
This little snow globe cost me a $1 at CVS. The one I had before this cost me $10 and it was the same size and not much cuter. I made the mistake of leaving that one on the dash of my car in freezing temperatures. The company that made it didn't warn me that it could burst. . . which it did. I'm not usually one who needs logical warnings.

This was fun to paint and is bringing the holiday "spirit" in view. I've been a bit sluggish.

red paint can

7" by 7" daily pastel painting, unframed

It's usually easy to decide the colors for a painting but a room in my house . . I get stuck, sometimes for years. My kitchen walls are greenish and I wanted a contrasting color on one wall. I've had samples patches of color up but I just couldn't commit. I finally decided to go for red. The paint dripping on the side of the can looked luscious so I took a photo of it before I closed the can and cleaned my brush.
On a different note I was comforted in hearing that Norman Rockwell worked from photos. The story goes that one day his photographer was dropping off some photos and Rockwell begrudgingly said something like "Oh great! More magazine work."

$150 with shipping and handling included in the US. Please email me for International shipping rates or other inquiries.

new Geisha girl

9" by 12" daily pastel painting, unframed
SOLD

This is a copy of a painting I did a few years ago. You can view the old one here.

My cousin and his wife in Holland wanted to buy the old one and I wasn't happy with it. It's a long story but I decided to paint a new one for them. I think this one is much better. I generally don't paint the same thing twice. I'm glad I did because I can see my improvement in the past two years.

Another thing I don't do too often is tell you about another painter. I thought I'd share a link to some of my favorite  contemporary painters once in a while.

Neil Hollingsworth's oil paintings have  inspired me  since the first time I viewed his work online in 2006. I started posting my daily paintings at the about the same time he did.

I am in awe with his technique, precision and skill. Click on the image to the left to view more of his work. You'll be amazed!