Pinocchio

Pinocchio 14 x 11 acrylic on gessoboard  NFS

This 14x11 acrylic was enormous fun to paint. I made it for our brand-new (well fairly new) 9-month-old grand-nephew's first Christmas.  I tried to paint a three-dimensional puppet rather than a cartoon, and used photos of figurines as well as the Disney illustrations. Here are some steps in the process.

Soft Tones

Soft Tones 14 x 11 soft pastel on Canson paper SOLD

 This is one of several pastels done for a show on classic nudes.  I wanted to keep the tones soft and muted.

Oh, Baby

Oh, Baby  (detail of 14 x 11 painting) oil on stretched canvas  SOLD

This is a detail of a portrait I was commissioned to do as a surprise gift.  Happily, it was received with enormous delight and a was great success all round. 

Crescendo

Crescendo 14 x 11 soft pastel on Canson Paper

There was a period of time when I worked in pastels.  I loved their immediacy. It's very freeing to simply pick up a stick of color and go -- no mixing, no medium -- everything you need is literally at your fingertips. Even though I now use mostly oils or acrylics, I still will occasionally reach into that lovely box of pastels.  As is evident in this piece, pastels are marvelous for capturing fleshtones.

This piece would ship with mat and protective backing ready for framing.