Tag Archives: oil painting
Sunshine afternoon, owl evening
I think this painting is finished now. It had more detail before; I did a white wash over the trees because they seemed too bright on the canvas, and now I’m not sure I like the outcome. Ah, well. It’s just a little snapshot, via paintbrush, of a chunk of our wintry [...]
Windows
I stare constantly at the trees outside, grey branches woven and netted — and finally I bring them into the house with paint, using the brief light while it’s here.
This photo was edited to put light on my painting.
Happy Solstice!
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Painting out on the cold beach
A first layer of oil paint laid down in one cold hour of work on the beach.
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New portrait of Billie Holiday
I was captivated by a photo of Billie Holiday in a book I have. The more I stared at the black and white portrait of her, the more I felt drawn into her world. Elizabeth Hardwick wrote of her: “… she was glittering, somber, and solitary, although of course never alone, never. [...]
The trees come inside