Monday, September 20, 2010

"Crab Apples 2"

"Crab Apples 2"
8 x 10 in
Oil on Canvas Panel
I wanted to thank everyone who has signed up for my first online course, I'm overwhelmed on the amount of people that have signed up! The class is still open for registration if anybody is interested, just leave a comment with your information or email me directly.  As stated before the first lesson will be discounted in price for $50 since it will be my first time doing this and want everyone to get the best learning experience as they can.   I'll be offering courses on how to paint these alla prima studies in one session.  We will go step by step in each lesson and make sure you understand my process on each level.  I will offer a critique through out the whole process till the end result.  The first lesson entails of the whole process of the painting, my video demo that I will send to each student explaining my process in thorough, critiques through out the painting, and one on one help at any time to help the student via email.  I'm really excited to offer this course to everyone and develop it further, thanks again!

Check out the making of this painting on my blog:

"Crab Apples"

"Crab Apples"
8 x 10 in
Oil on Canvas Panel
I was walking through the fruit isle and saw these little crab apples.  I'm intrigued with there shapes some are really tiny and some are somewhat big.  I enjoyed playing with the composition of this one, I automatically thought of making this painting when I saw the apples lined up.  
I also wanted to thank everyone who signed up for my first online lesson.  There is still time to sign up just email me if your interested or leave a comment and I will put you on the list.  I will be offering online courses on how to paint these alla prima studies in one session.  We will go step by step in each lesson and make sure you understand my process on each level.  I will offer a critique through out the whole process till the end result.  There is a discounted price since this is my first lesson I will be offering online, it will be $50 for the first lesson.  The first lesson entails of the whole process of the painting, my video demo that I will send to each student explaining my process in thorough, critiques through out the painting, and one on one help at any time to help the student via email.  I'm really excited to offer this course to everyone and develop it further, thanks again!

Check out the making of this painting on my blog:

Saturday, September 18, 2010

"The Duel"

"The Duel"
8 x 10 in
Oil on Canvas Panel
This pear painting was to much fun to not do, I love the clash of these two fruits with the composition, the reds and yellows.  They say so much with so little, now the question is who won?  I must say I'm getting little with drawls from not painting desserts and delicious pastries.  I went to the bakery isle and could not find anything, its okay though as stated before my waist size was expanding.  I think its safe to paint more fruits rather than delicious desserts and pastries.
I also wanted everyone to know that my girlfriend's recovery from the surgery is going better than expected, she felt some pain on the fourth day and was scared something was wrong.  After going back to the dentist to have the check up he said everything was healing perfect and the pain she was feeling was normal for the time period after the surgery.  Thank you everyone for your kind words I really appreciate it.
I also wanted to thank everyone who signed up for my first online lesson.  There is still time to sign up just email me if your interested or leave a comment and I will put you on the list.  I will be offering online courses on how to paint these alla prima studies in one session.  We will go step by step in each lesson and make sure you understand my process on each level.  I will offer a critique through out the whole process till the end result.  There is a discounted price since this is my first lesson I will be offering online, it will be $50 for the first lesson.  The first lesson entails of the whole process of the painting, my video demo that I will send to each student explaining my process in thorough, critiques through out the painting, and one on one help at any time to help the student via email.  I'm really excited to offer this course to everyone and develop it further, thanks again

Check out the process of this painting on my blog:

Friday, September 17, 2010

"Pears"

"Pears"
8 x 10 in
Oil on Canvas Panel
Hi everyone I decided to go back to some fruit paintings after painting so many delicious desserts, I kind of had to due to my waist size expanding.  I don't know how long I can keep from not going back to the pastry isle and picking up more things to paint and eat but I will try.  
I also wanted to thank everyone who signed up for my first online lesson.  There is still time to sign up just email me if your interested or leave a comment and I will put you on the list.  I will be offering online courses on how to paint these alla prima studies in one session.  We will go step by step in each lesson and make sure you understand my process on each level.  I will offer a critique through out the whole process till the end result.  There is a discounted price since this is my first lesson I will be offering online, it will be $50 for the first lesson.  The first lesson entails of the whole process of the painting, my video demo that I will send to each student explaining my process in thorough, critiques through out the painting, and one on one help at any time to help the student via email.  I'm really excited to offer this course to everyone and develop it further, thanks again!  

You can see the making of this painting on my blog!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

"Cheesecake Strawberry"

"Cheesecake Strawberry"
5 x 7 in
Oil on Canvas Panel
Hi everyone I have an announcement, I will be offering online courses on how to paint in an alla prima manner.  It will be several courses starting with a simple subject to paint introducing the student to my approach to painting, then the course after that will be more challenging than the last one and so on.  I will also be doing a demo to each lesson plan so the student can see my method from beginning to end, this will not be live it will be pre-recorded and I will send it to each student through email.  With each lesson I will help the student via email and offer critiques through the process and the finished painting.  Each lesson plan duration of time would 2 to 3 weeks long or if needed longer.   
This course is in its infant stage but I am extremely excited to be offering this opportunity to anyone who's interested.  Since this is a test trail I will be charging $50 for the first lesson plan including a demo to go along with it, one on one help and critique from beginning to end.  Please email me or leave comments on my blog if your interested in this opportunity!

You can see the making of this painting on my blog:

Thursday, September 9, 2010

"Raspberry Mascarpone"

"Raspberry Mascarpone"
5 x 7 in
Oil on Canvas Panel
I've been gone for a little while without painting, there has been so much going on.  Went away up north with friends and had more friends visiting from out of the country, had to entertain for the most part.  Finally today everyone has left and I'm able to get back to painting.  I should've painted something simpler to get back to the groove, instead I dove in with something complicated.  The first painting back from a long hiatus is always the ice breaker, now to just keep the vibe going.

Check out the process of this painting on my blog:

Saturday, September 4, 2010

"Fruit Tart"

"Fruit Tart"
5 x 7 in
Oil on Canvas Panel
This is the second painting I've done of pastries and let me tell you its hard not eating them while painting them.  These guys are so delicious so much flavor in one area, I tried to portray that with this painting.  This painting had some challenges in trying to paint shiny surfaces and also having so much happening in a confined area.  I was intimidated before painting this fruit tart, but once I started I enjoyed every bit of it.  I learned so much from each section of this painting, challenging myself to try to a achieve a certain look was painful and joyful!

You can see the making of this painting on my blog: