Friday, January 22, 2016

The View From My Sofa


It just so happens that I was very sick with a cold for a week at which time I lay on the sofa and watched the sky change colors outside my windows....I am very happy doing this...for a while ..but then I need to get up and paint what it is that I have been looking at...it also helped that I read a book about the artist Nell Blaine which did influence these studies! Sunset and Cyclamen 36x36" oil on canvas   Winter Dusk 30x40" oil on canvas

Thursday, January 7, 2016

New Year's Eve Self Portrait

I am looking a little pale...the light was very cold that morning...I really did look a bit grim when I saw  myself in the mirror or rather just seemed too pale so I grabbed the hat to add some color...my student who was painting with me said I looked "old" I guess that's life? 65 in February....20x24 oil on canvas