Can't Decide

8" X 8". An outdoor vendor by the New York public library. I took the shot around 10 o'clock at night while these people were waiting in line. The guy looking up at the menu seemed mighty confused. Maybe dining at this hour? I think four out of five doctors recommend not eating this late. 

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Too Many Notes

8" X 10". I painted this piece four times before I was happy with it. I have no idea why it was so tough. I wrestled with how much color to add to the figure and finally figured out that better to leave her as a simple dark value and give all the color to the fruit. I have no idea why it took me so long to get there...

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A Colorful Personality

9" X 12". I did this little piece from a shot I took at Gorgona Beach in Panama a few years ago. I loved how pompous this guy looked.

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Acrylic Studies

Four small studies done on plywood using Golden Open acrylic paints. I've been trying this paint as an option painting on location instead of water mixable oil's. This is a brand of acrylic paints which dry a little slower than normal acrylics (acting more like oil paints) but still dry pretty quickly so by the end of a painting session you can cart them off in your car and not leave paint stains on every vehicle you own. A nice feature after having to wash a lot of car seats and rugs.

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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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