I worked on two paintings tonight. One is a continuation of the Diana Portraits project, where I laid down a second underpainting layer on a new test portrait. The other painting I worked on was the Complete Contentment Celtic piece, which is finally nearing completion.
Read MoreThis oil painting of a woman on a beach is a commissioned piece, cover art for the novel Mermaid Drowning.
Read MoreThis finished painting is a still life featuring candles and pumpkins, a devotional piece to the sabbat of Samhain, the Celtic new year.
Read MoreFurther progress on two oil paintings, a Samhain themed still life, and an ocean landscape painting.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, the 16th of October 2012, I worked on one painting, the cover art for Mermaid Drowning.
Read MoreOn the evening of October 8, 2012 I worked on two oil paintings. I added another layer to the book cover for Mermaid Drowning, and I resumed work on the Samhain Candles still life. I hope to have both paintings finished before the end of the month.
Read MoreWonder of wonders, on Thursday the 4th of October I finally sat down and got out my oil paints for the first time since moving to Las Vegas.
Read MoreMy parents are preparing to publish their very first novel, and I am creating the cover art for them. The title of the novel is Mermaid Drowning. The cover art depicts the main character, Evelyn, watching the sunset at the beach with a storm looming on the horizon.
Read MoreI spent four hours this afternoon painting, finished the test portrait for Diana, and worked on two other paintings, a Celtic knotwork piece and a still life.
Read MoreToday I finished the style test portrait for Diana, in preparation for making very large oil painting portraits of her children. The finished painting is 9″x12″ on canvas board. It was made in eight sessions.
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