Portrait of Charlie III

This is a little portrait I did of one of my son's friends.  I tried to finish it in a record amount of time 4-6 hours during my son's naptimes.  It actually took about 12 or more hours to complete.

Charlie III

Oil on Panel

8" x 10"

The following colors were used to complete this portrait:  Titanium White, Yellow Ocher, Venetian Red, and Ivory Black

Iron Lime

Here is another in the same vein as the Iron Apple painting.  This time with a lime and I didn't have to exaggerate the size of the fruit in the pan to make for a better composition in this painting.  (unlike Iron Apple where I made the skillet look tiny compared to the apple.)

Iron Lime

Oil on Panel

10" x 8"

Portrait of Dennis

Here is a (mostly) finished version of a painting of my father.  There is one thing missing from this painting that makes it look a little awkward once you notice it.  See if you can guess correctly in the comments.

Portrait of Dennis

Oil on Panel

10" x 8"

I used the following colors on this portrait: Titanium White, Yellow Ocher, Venetian Red, Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, and Ivory Black.

Iron Apple

Here is a simple composition I made using walnut oil as my medium.  I like the walnut  oil better than linseed oil it felt like the paint flowed smoother without being too slippery and provided good coverage across the panel.

I had to enlarge the size of the apple to make it a greater focus in the painting, consequently it makes the skillet look very small.

Iron Apple

Oil on Panel

6" x 8"

Allison II

It has been 2 months since my last post.  I have been doing quite a bit of painting since then so I should spend some time to post my progress online.  I'll arrange to post something new every day for the next 5-6 days so that no one is flooded with images.

Here is Allison II with much more progress completed.  I just need to spend a little bit more time on the hair and I will be finished.  Quite a bit of sinking in is happening in this painting.  That means that the darks are losing their luster and appearing lighter than they otherwise should.  Varnishing at the end of the painting will solve this problem.

Here is a list of the colors that I used: Titanium White, Yellow Ocher, Venetian Red, Ultramarine Blue, and Ivory Black.