Sunflowers

 This was painted with the Langnickel royal sable 5520 #4.  I used one brush almost on the entire painting.  This brush was purchased years ago. They don't make the royal sable anymore. As soon as I laid down the last stroke, the hairs came out.  It worked great before that.
 Usually, I'll get the palette knife out to work some of the edges. For this painting, I chose not to. I did use a pallet knife for one thing.....the petal sitting beside the vase.

 

Sunflowers in Vase

I'm starting to experiment with sight size.  Instead of making everything life size, I'm painting things the size I see them from a distance (much like my landscapes).  This way I can fit much more on a small canvas.
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Copper and Onions

This is the most extensive "onion" painting I've ever done.  I used the studies I completed of the red and yellow onions and the copper tea kettle.

 A fresh start on a newly stretched canvas.  It doesn't get better than that.

Last Light

We had a great sunset here in San Antonio.  Luckily I was out there to catch it. I think about all the sunset opportunities I've missed.  Mostly it's a distance thing.  I don't want to drive 20 miles out of town to paint a sunset and risk not finding a place.  As pretty as San Antonio is, I think the Hill Country is a lot prettier with mountains off in the distance.  The Hill Country is closer to Austin.  I just need to find more places close to home.  This painting was done almost a block away from where I live.
I used a different linen than I normally use.  That's why it probably looks different than my other work.

Copper Tea Kettle - SOLD

I was really happy with the way it turned out.  Midway through a painting I tend to have my doubt.

 The beginning of a painting always fills me with hope and excitement.

 I'm getting that loose brushwork in the background.

 I decided I need to go darker in the background and incorporate some of the green I was seeing..

 Blocking in the tea kettle.

 I'm starting to wipe away my lights with a paper towel.

Pretty much done at this point.  I may have skipped a few steps but I tend to get engrossed in my work.

Red Onions

This is my red onion version of the last onion painting.  I set them up virtually in the same way.  It's been over a week since I bought these and set them up to paint.  However, I've been working on other things like cleaning my studio.

 The setup.

 The block-in and establishing my darks.

Evening in San Antonio

This was a 30 minute sunset study at Mission San Juan in San Antonio.  I was trying to paint the Mission when I decided to stop and paint this tree instead for half an hour.

Here's my set up at the Mission.  I was still an hour away from sunset so I walked 10 feet to my left and saw a great subject ready to be painted.