Just a little more

Almost....

A new painting

I decided to work on some people pieces.
Here's a portrait I'm working on of my good friends brother.
Lot's more work to do..but it's a start.

It's a 24"x 18" Oil on linen.

Motorcycle to be added soon.

The Soloist a Painting of a Wolf

Warms and Cools. Composition and Simplicity. The strength of one. They all came together to create this painting. So here they are.....The Soloist a 30" x 15" Oil on Canvas.
This painting began with a burnt umber ground and was built with a Burnt umber pick out.
I enjoy this process. Drawing with paint. The light areas are created by removing the paint with a clean brush or Q-tip. This helps to set my values and the mood of the painting to come.
So here it is.

Wolf Waltz a large wolf painting

This painting is 30" tall by 48" long. I'm enjoying painting larger and larger.
Of course it takes more paint and more time...ran out of titanium white when I was close to completion.

To start I layed down a ground of Raw Umber and drew in all the details worked on values and negotiated composition.

 I kept going laying layer upon layer upon layer. Glazing and pulling out.


Not sure if I'm totally happy with this painting but I am satisfied and ready to move on.

Destiny of Souls a new Lion Painting

The first painting of the New Year has been completed. It's title is Destiny of Souls.
This is an Oil painting on canvas 40" tall by 30" wide.  After sleeping with the painting a few nights, I hang the painting on the wall facing my bed, the title emerged.....Destiny of Souls. The release of the preys soul as it is caught and the comfort and exhilaration of the lions soul after the catch.
I wanted to create a feeling of uneasiness as the lion runs directly toward the viewer.
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So here it is:

New Lion Painting

Another Day another Lion. This is a 30" x 40" Oil on Canvas of a lion that resides at Out of Africa in Cottonwood Az.
I'm enjoying painting lions and working large.
30" x 40" is actually feeling small lately.
With 2014 right around the corner the plan is to get out there.....into the environment .....get those beautiful creatures surrounded with atmosphere, make them part of the landscape.

Gotta keep workin.....gotta get better.
So here's the "King of Cottonwood".

Some good news to share

Well I won 1 st place at the Wildlife in Art show this Saturday at the Foothills Gallery in La Mesa. Above and Beyond won. I also won the Louis Tiencuff Award for Young RJ Bobcat.

I'm working on a series of lion paintings. At the same time I'm working on reflections.....water,light, memories.