ONE LEFT OUT

One more painting ready to go to La Posada de Santa Fe...  I'm hoping to do one more before I head out to New Mexico to deliver new work.

This has been a fun series of paintings!  I actually did a version of this same idea for the demo I did earlier this week at the Trinity Art League in San Antonio. I did the demo as a 20 x 16 but I wiped it off at the end because the sunflowers died. :(

I've been putting birds in the last three and in the next one I'm thinking a real bird might be fun.  I'll just have to think about it a bit. All of the first four have flowers in them so I'll probably do some more flowers...  here I am, thinking out loud!

SONGBIRD & DESERT WILLOW

SONGBIRD & DESERT WILLOW

20 x 24 inches

Oil on Cradled Wood Panel

Here it is...  it's finished, I signed it and I will stand by that story!

SONGBIRD & DESERT WILLOW (still on the easel)

This painting is still on the easel but I thought I'd post it now. I'm considering adding a twig of leaves wrapping around the left side of the pitcher to round out the composition but I'm still mulling it over. I did a test image in photoshop and I think it's worth a try.  Other than that, I just want to make sure the background transitions are nice and smooth (looks pretty good here but that's the wonders of Photoshop) It looks pretty good in person but the photograph brought out some rough areas that I'm not really happy with....  

funny how that works!

Anyway, here it is. I put a small image with the added twig that I worked up in PS just to see if I'd like it.  Comments are welcomed but may be ignored!  LOL

SONGBIRD & DESERT WILLOW (work in progress)

SONGBIRD & DESERT WILLOW (test image)

MANDARINS & BLUE and OLD OAK & REDBUD

 

OLD OAK & REDBUD

20 x 24 inches
Oil on Cradled Wood Panel

MANDARINS & BLUE

20 x 24 inches

Oil on Cradled Wood Panel

Both of these paintings will be available next week through 

La Posada de Santa Fe 

Santa Fe, New Mexico

COMPANIONS...

I finally finished the companion painting to OLD OAK & REDBUD and the two paintings are ready to be delivered to La Posada de Santa Fe.  I'm looking forward to being able to hand deliver them and enjoy a short road trip to Santa Fe and a stay at this beautiful hotel! What a treat!

It's always nice to get through a project like this one and it's fun to get started on the next painting. I have a good one planned and I'll try to post some progress paintings as I work through it.

THE NEST EGG

"THE NEST EGG"

10" x 10"

Oil on Board

I started this painting as a demonstration during a recent event.

I found the nest with the egg outside a restaurant where I had just had lunch. It was just the inspiration for this composition. I'd recently found the bottle in a thrift store and the bird and butterfly motif was perfect with the nest. Sometimes things just seem to fall together!