2011 Art Hop was a blast.  Thanks to all that came.  I got some prints made of the Panda painting and have a few left. If anyone is interested drop me an email.  $50 24x24

Rainbow

Cool picture of my plant with some rainbow light.

Clown fish painting

So i did 3 paintings for Pipers room.  Free (hot air balloon), the panda and now the clown fish.  I'm sure I will do more in time but these were done before she was born.  I will have prints of the panda painting by Art Hop time.  They will be $50, unless you come by my studio during Art hop.  They will be $40.
Here is the link to Seaba, the host the South End Art Hop every Sept http://seaba.com/.  Hope to see you there.

Test

Panda Painting

So I started with an idea at work

I draw it a few time so I have a good idea of how I want to lay it out.   I used a 24"x24" canvas.  Sanded it with fine grit sand paper and a layer of gesso.  Then sanded it again for a really smooth surface.  Next I draw my picture and start with the background.

Now I start on shadows.  To make a nice reflection I repeat any shadow work I do on the panda in the water.  Then I started on painting in the fur.

I took a fan brush and cut the bristles so they were all uneven to make a more realistic fur look.  This also works good for painting grass.  

Added in the eyes and worked on the reflection.   And to finish it I added in a layer of blue and white to the water to give it more detail.  I used only 3 colors on this one, mars black, titanium white and cerulean blue hue.  I wanted to work on getting as many different tones from just 3 colors as I could.  

Free

Here are some pictures of a new painting.   Just following basic steps right now and trying to add in a few new techniques.  I'm also trying to keep my canvas wet while I paint.  It seems to be helping alot.     This painting was done on 1-9-11.  Its 12" x 48"  and its for sale if anyone is interested.  Checkout more at http://www.facebook.com/DAMartworks

So here is a little video I put together from my trip to DC over the holidays.  I am now a fan of an amazing painter, Arcimboldo (1526-1593). He was on display at the National Gallery.  A must see if you go down to DC any time soon. Enjoy!  Here is a link to Guiseppe Arcimboldo' website http://www.giuseppe-arcimboldo.org/