Jen II (WIP, detail)

Jen II (detail)
20" x 16"
Gold Leaf and
Carbon Pencil on Paper
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#art #goldleaf #figurepainting #figuredrawing #classicalrealism #realism #charcoal #wip #workinprogress

After Bouguereau II

After Bouguereau II
14" x 20"
Gold Leaf and
Carbon Pencil on Paper
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#art #goldleaf #figurepainting #figuredrawing #classicalrealism #realism#bouguereau #mastercopy #charcoal #bouguereaustudy

Jen in Magenta

Jen in Magenta
30" x 24"
Oil on Canvas
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I decided on the magenta color. Venetian red is just too orange for a nice dress color.

#art #figurepainting #oilpainting #classicalrealism #realism #paletteknifepainting #magenta

Jen (WIP, detail)

Jen (WIP, detail)
30" x 24"
Oil on Canvas
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New Figure painting. I'm still deciding between dress colors, earthy red or magenta.

#art #figurepainting #oilpainting #WIP #workinprogress #classicalrealism#realism #paletteknifepainting

Emily Yellow Dress

Emily Yellow Dress
Oil on Canvas
24" x 18"
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I might darken the yellow dress a little bit in places once the paint dries, but for now I think it's finished.

Thank you as always Emily!

#art #figurepainting #oilpainting #classicalrealism #realism #yellow#paletteknifepainting #paletteknifeartist

Gold Dress

Gold Dress
20" x 14"
Gold Leaf and Carbon Pencil
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#art #goldleaf #golddress #figurepainting #figuredrawing #classicalrealism #realism

Anthony II

Anthony II
48" x 30"
Oil on Canvas
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Finished just in time to call it the final painting of 2016.

This painting was almost entirely done with a palette knife. I will try and get a better photograph in the next few days of both parts of this Diptych together.

Happy New Year!

#art #figurepainting #oilpainting #classicalrealism #realism #veganbody #red #paletteknifepainting

Untitled Diptych

Untitled Diptych Part 1
48" x 30"
Oil on Canvas
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There is a little bit of sinking-in happening in a few of the shadows, but I thought I would post anyway and update when I get a chance to varnish this piece.

I painted almost the entire painting using just a palette knife. I wanted to find a way to make the background yellow instead of red, but it just kept coming out looking toxically green. Next time, I'll find a way to do yellow instead.

#art #figurepainting #oilpainting #classicalrealism #realism #red #paletteknifepainting

detail

Anthony Wrapped in Red

Anthony Wrapped in Red
24" x 18"
Oil on Canvas
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 Finished thanks to the child watching efforts of my sister-in-law.

 #art #figurepainting #oil #oilpainting #classicalrealism #realism #red

Jessica Wrapped in Gold

Jessica Wrapped in Gold
20" x 16"
Gold Leaf and Oil on Canvas
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After a full day of painting, I finished. The gold leaf mixed with the oil painting worked much better than I thought it would. Although applying the paint over the gold using a dry-brush method was more effective than using oil to thin the paint.

#art #oil #figurepainting #clothpose #oilpainting #classicalrealism #realism #goldleaf