Cheap Gas

8" X 10" A little night study. I always like doing these night scenes because they are more about value or the lights and darks in a painting. I find  my eye always goes to the point of highest contrast, not necessarily the richest paint color.

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La Cuna Sonria

11" X 14" I painted this piece after being inspired by some videos by Steve Huston on painting the head. I was lucky to have taken classes with him at Disney and he was the best teacher I ever had, organized, clear, and always painted examples of what he was describing to illustrate his point. I pretty much teach everything I learned from him.

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Andres

A little painting of the classical guitarist Andres Segovia. I was really happy with how this came out. Maybe because I play classical guitar and used to listen to him for hours. He really was amazing.
I did this with a very limited palette of white, yellow ochre, red cad light, alizarin Crimson, and black. I tried to keep the edges looser to suggest some the movement.

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Leaving Port

6" X 9". Painted on Masonite as a study for a larger painting. I like working on these smoother masonite surfaces particularly when I'm working with water mixable oil paints which tend to be a little pastier than regular oils. 

I added the birds to give it interest and balance out the painting. I added Phthalo blue to my palette and used it in the foreground and in the hull. It's a strong color and you have to be real careful with it. It'll dominate other colors but for getting certain blue/greens it's perfect.

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Walt

A small study of Walt Disney. 9 x 12 on masonite. I repainted this three times. Getting the likeness was tough enough much less trying to figure out all the color temperature choices. One step at a time.

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Bruce's Pooches

9 x 12.  It doesn't happen very often but this is one of those paintings that fell into place fairly quickly. By some miracle or otherworldly act I was able to lay this down with a minimum of fuss and didn't have to go back in and redo sections of it. It doesn't happen very often and when it does I generally throw a party.

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Se Vende Pipas

12 x 12. Oil on gesso board.

A picture of a vendor selling coconut water in Panama City on Central Avenue the main street down the center of the old city. I grayed and darkened the background to make the cart and umbrella pop more. I also made the shadows longer and more pronounced than the original photograph.

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