Impatient Blue

"Blue"

oil on canvas

20" x 16" 

A quick somewhat experimental piece which I completed in one sitting tonight. It was more about the mood than the actual content.

Haruka & Michiru

 

This was a fun piece of fan art for a sailor moon fan fiction story I am in the midst of writing. Thought it would be a 'cover' for the story. 

'Pioneer'

oil on canvas

24" x 20" 

You are a fish out of water; the first of your kind to enter a strange place. You are a pioneer in your own mind and a stranger on the shores of this new land.

'Skin'

oil on canvas

20" x 16"

Painted last weekend, this particular piece has been in the works for years. Years ago, I took a photo of one of my relatives sitting near a window. The play of light and shadows on his person was absolutely fascinating to me and I knew one day I would replicate it.

Scales and Feathers

 "Dragonfish"

Oil on canvas

24" x 18"

"BullSh@t Fish"

Oil on Canvas

22" x 28"

 "Look Up"

Oil on canvas

30" x  24" 

The three paintings above were completed early in July but regrettably I am only now getting around to updating the blog. Since these are all "creatures"  I decided to do a batch post. Plus I have to admit I am feeling somewhat lazy today and I'd prefer to save time with posting.

"Unwrapped"

Oil on board

2' x 2'

I am not particularly fond of this piece. My impatience won out over my other feelings and so I ended up with a painting which I think could have been much better. Perhaps one day I may set brush to it again but I don't see that happening anytime soon. I think I am particularly disappointed in myself with this piece because a lot of work went into prepping the surface.

Typically I use purchased canvases but I decided to try my hand at hardboard instead. Canvas the size of the piece of hardboard used above would cost three times the size. So it worked out quite well price-wise. The downside of using hardboard is the prepping especially if one does not have a sander. Fortunately I was able to purchase a sander of decent cost as well and there was a certain level of satisfaction prepping the piece of board myself. 

To prevent the resins from the wood soaking through and yellowing the paint in the future it was necessary to sand and prime the surface with acrylic three times which I did. And I have to say it was fun, I love to experiment after all. I even liked the way the oil responded to the flatness of the board unlike the toothy canvas. Unfortunately I have run out of acrylic(must buy bigger container next time) and will have to make do with canvas for now. But I do hope to work with board again soon.

A Horse By Any Other Mane

 17" x 11" 

I like the color of my recycled sketchbook paper. And I happen to like the way certain drawings look when laid out against the earthy tone of the surface. I was given the suggestion of doing a series because of the previous drawing, Passive Fish, which I thought was a great idea. The seahorse is the second in the series and much more detailed as you can see. It took me several sittings to finish this one. The only supplies used were a sketch pencil and a mixture of Prismacolor and Crayola Portfolio series watercolor pencils. I'm really proud of the outcome. Especially because I am very impatient when it comes to doing detailed works.