Category Archives: OBITER PICTA

Yellow Flower

Posted on 17 June 2012 by

Because they are so very colorful, it is natural that one would like to paint flowers. Here the additions of interlacings of greens add a fillip!

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Obiter Picta: EYES

Posted on 27 May 2012 by

When I was teaching myself to do decent oil portraits, I found that getting the eyes right was the hardest part for me.  So I began to do ‘eye exercises’, and after a while, as the eyes came out looking … Continue reading →

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Hitman in watercolor

Posted on 6 February 2012 by

I know I did not do this one from out of my head, but when I was experimenting with watercolors I used to do a lot of copying from artwork in magazines, books and book covers – I have the … Continue reading →

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Lemon Triad

Posted on 5 February 2012 by

When I was doing a lot of still lifes lemons for some reason quite fascinated me.  Though I never really could paint lemons exactly the way I saw them in my mind’s eye, the composition of this oil is almost … Continue reading →

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Six Colored Balloons

Posted on 4 February 2012 by

Here is some more from my experiments in airbrush technique (which I feel I never really did master and sort of dropped).  But these balloons are huggable (I think!), and I’m sure you’ll appreciate my ‘intellectualization’ of colors here.  Right?  … Continue reading →

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Three circles

Posted on 3 February 2012 by

This is just a whimsical piece, without consequence, some colorful fun … during my brief airbrush phase!

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Still life: Apple – Bread – Glass

Posted on 31 January 2012 by

Although I wish I were a superb draftsman (like, say, a Rembrandt or an Ingres or a Neal Adams – yeah, you wish!), even when you do your oils from photographic materials, you still really do need to know how … Continue reading →

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BUSY, BABY?

Posted on 29 January 2012 by

Doing up a cartoon idea in watercolor does not involve the ‘risk’ you have whenever you go for oils.  Well, one afternoon I got to thinking about how many creatures (in Cole Porter’s timeless phrase) do it and how they … Continue reading →

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triangles

Posted on 26 January 2012 by

If I were a famous name these juxtaposed figures tricked out in some complementary colors would surely be considered subtle bits of sophisticated ‘art’ creation of the abstract sort so very much beloved of a certain clan of modern painters … Continue reading →

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Clothed Torso

Posted on 22 January 2012 by

A friend of mine stood still for the photo this painting is based on. I respect his wish not to be identified – hence no face. But is still made for a challenge and a painting in oil that isn’t … Continue reading →

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