Gumball Machine Art Painting

Inner child inspired painting of an old Gumball Machine. Acrylic paint on a 12 x 24" stretched canvas.

Chocolate Lab Painting

Commissioned painting on a 16 x 20 stretched canvas, acrylic paint.

Here are some of the steps.

Recent Practice Paintings/Drawing, 4 good, 3 not so much

 From a lesson on how to paint "Sand and Foam" in an art book I bought at Michael's. Very happy with the bottom 1/2 of the painting! Top would be better if I wasn't painting on top of an old textured painting.

A pencil sketch that I then edited in Picasa to increase the value range, and I added a frame and matte effect. I did this to see if I could still draw. Took about 75 mins. Good, but I don't enjoy drawing. I'd rather paint.

This is an exercise in value range for myself. I finally got around to testing out the 2 free Atelier Interactive Paints I got last summer. Pthalo Blue and Titanium White. Done on paper. Frame and matte from Picasa. 

A quick painting based on a lesson I purchased from a great Australian artist online.

Next was trying out painting the patterns of the surface of ocean water. I don't like it.

And this was based on a YouTube lesson. I hate it--they look cartoonish with the black.

More surface waves--I don't like them at all. 

Learning GIMP

Here's a couple designs I made on GIMP.

Commissioned Portrait

Done for a friend, 16 x 20 deep canvas. She's so pretty.

Beach Chairs Paintings set

I did this 2 piece painting on a pair of 15" x 30" stretched canvases with acrylic paint. Sides are painted black. This is my favorite painting that I've done to date!

Close Ups:

Painting for charity "Free Refills"

Free Refills

18 x 24" 

Acrylic on stretched canvas