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Update on Framing an Oil Painting A short video that covers a few details on framing on oil painting. Daffodil painting: Daffodil painting framed:

Details on Framing an Oil Painting A short video that covers a few details on framing on oil painting. Daffodil painting: Daffodil painting framed:

Original Oil Painting Monochrome: Man in Beret A monochromatic painting of a local artist who posed for a session of the weekly meetings of the Taos Society of Portrait artists. Creating the likeness of a model in monochrome is a practice of seeing people as they are with concentrated attention to details of the face. This process can open new ways to perceive outside of our ‘normal’ way of…

Original Oil Painting Fleeting Florals:Calla Lily Yellow Calla lilies! Decided it was time to paint another one, went out looking for white ones and discovered there are yellow ones, too! That looked like fun to paint, so brought one back to the studio and chose to do another painting knife piece. Just as in the white Calla Lily piece, the challenges of… Read more… painting flowers with a…

Figures: Looking, Pingyao There was a parade going on in this ancient city of Pingyao in central China. Of course I was fascinated to see this local event in a country that was entirely new to me. The streets were packed with locals and visitors, who all seemed to be as equally attentive as I was. Most of the people watching were in contemporary attire—t-shirts, sneakers and jeans—as I was, so…

Figures: Wondering, Pingyao Have you ever had a moment when everything seemed to stop and time was frozen? When everything around you seemed to become quiet, even if the room was filled with people? This painting was inspired by a moment I experienced that was just like this. I was in a restaurant in Pingyao, China, and had just ordered lunch when I looked up and saw this person on a staircase…

Figures: Josef How do you perceive this person? Does he look lifelike, poised as if listening? His hands aren’t detailed, but does this make you think of him as any less of a person? Whereas if Josef’s eyes weren’t finished, he could look a lot less… alive. Why is it that as humans, we don’t require the rest of Josef’s body to be there in order to connect with this person that has appeared in…