Sherry Glass Egg, 8 x 8, oil on canvas

 

So, I drew this first. (sorry, sort of light)

Thought the painting was gonna take a long time, but really took just a few hours.

Also working on reworking my New Mexico Girl...think it is getting closer.

Also began my "Faces" series.

Zoom-In #8 Finished

Zoom-In of Central Park by Hugo Robus

8" x 8" oil on canvas

Robus was first a painter, then a sculptor. He was my husband's grandfather. 

The painting, Central Park, was in the house in New York as my husband and his sister grew up.

I had fun painting this. Central Park is one of my favorite paintings in the world.

Here is a photo of the original Hugo Robus painting:

Central Park by Hugo Robus

27" x 33" oil on canvas

#8 Zoom-In Progress - 2

Here is a bit of news in the art world (New York).

A peek at something different. A five year old artist!

Zoom In #8

The start.

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NM Girl Finished

New Mexico Girl

Oil on canvas, 14" x 11"

Pretty happy with this. Always have wanted to paint her. 

She must have been about 4 or 5. 

I asked if I could take her picture and she nodded and posed.

Begin NM Girl

As I begin to paint my little New Mexico girl, 

I completely forget about all the other paintings I have done before. 

It is a strange phenomenon. I am very focused and time goes by in a flash.

Taking a break I look at this website and learn about portrait artist Antonio Mancini's Graticola. 

I have heard about view finders, but Mancini's wire grids are new to me.

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Little Girl from NM

Decided to paint this little girl from New Mexico -

from a photo I took long ago

Zoom In #7 Finished

After Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night

Oil on canvas, 8" x 8"

I used the same limited palette that I have been using these past few weeks.

My thought is that I probably did not use as much paint as he did.

Here is the whole painting.

Also, to view the progressions, go to my blog.