dandelion #11 5x7

teapot with dandelion 11x14

dandelion with wrench 8x10

My students all think my paintings start out sloppy. I'm trying to teach them the virtues of doing a loose under-painting and then gradually refining the color and the drawing. I like to get the initial drawing down pretty accurately. It's hard to make major fixes if the initial layout isn't generally accurate. I like to do the under-painting with a transparent wash. Sometimes I thin my paint with Liquin and sometimes I use turps. The Liquin seals the panel with a pretty tough film that doesn't lift when I paint on top of it and I generally like that. as you can see, my under-painting is pretty loose and essentially a value study.





















If I want to keep working on the piece I will dry the under-painting with a blow dryer and then start blocking in the background and more color. While I do this I continue to refine the drawing.





















Here's the finished product.

dandelion #10 5x5

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dried dandelion

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dandelion #9 6x6

'The dandelions are blooming and its supposed to get up to 90 on Sacramento tomorrow. Spring is here.
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dandelion #8 7x5

This afternoon there was one lone dandelion in the small lawn next to the parking lot at school. I didn't have a small enough bottle in my classroom so I had to transport it home for tonight's painting.
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two dandelions 5x7

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dandelion #7

This painting is available for $50.00 plus $8.00 shipping anywhere in the continental U.S.

dandelion #6 5.5x7

The dandelions are in bloom again. I like painting them.
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