Happy Halloween Pumpkins

 

 

Title: Kitty Pumpkin

Medium: carving in pumpkin

Size: medium pumpkin

Inspiration: For Halloween!  This year I dressed up as my kitty Indigo.  I kept the theme with my pumpkin :) 

Below is mine and my husbands. 

PCH Postcard, Camarillo Ranch

 

Title: PCH Postcard

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 9 x 12

Inspiration: For Composition and Painting.  Take a post card and continue it.  I love this.  It was super fun to do.  My only issue is the oil sort of soaked into the edges of the postcard making the edges a bit darker.  Otherwise, I think it turned out awesome!

 

Title: Camarillo Ranch (updated)

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 12 x 16

Inspiration: For Composition and Painting. I went back into and added some "fog".  I felt like the white house was competing with with tree too much.  I want the house to be more of a second read.  I like it better now. Previous step.

Bellydancer in Blue, Dad, Winter Wear

Title: Bellydancer in Blue

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 14 x 18

Inspiration: For Clothed Figure Painting.  I love the movement in this. Reference from mjranum-stock. 

 

Title: Gilbert aka Dad

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 12 x 16

Inspiration: For Head Painting. I didnt end up turning this upside down.  I got some feedback from my instructor and applied that.  I darkened the background and the dark side of the face.  I am pleased with the finished piece.  I took about 20 pounds and 10 years off of him though :) Previous step.

Title: Winter Wear

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 18 x 24

Inspiration: For Clothed Figure Painting for midterm.I struggled through this.  I am really struggling with this class.  I dont really enjoy the work I am producing.  I know compared to my very first attempts at figure painting I have gotten much better.  It is still challenging.  Previous step.

Gilbert aka Dad

Title: Gilbert aka Dad(wip)

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 12 x 16

Inspiration: For Head Painting.  I think my next step is going to be turning it upside down.  

CA-18 & Camarillo Ranch

Title: CA-18

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: For Composition and Painting. The drive down the hill from Big Bear Lake.  Previous step. 

Title: Camarillo Ranch

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 12 x 16

Inspiration: For Composition and Painting. My first time plein air painting.  I really loved the light pattern on the trunk of the tree.  The upper left gave me some trouble.  Overall I think it is pretty successful! 

Hippie, Adam, Red Flower

 

Title: Hippie 

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: For Clothed Figure Painting.  My favorite painting of the week. 

 

Title: Adam

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 12 x 16

Inspiration: For Head Painting.  Not my best portrait of him. Some things are off. 

Title: Red Flower

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: For Head Painting.  Same model for "Hippie".  I like the colors. 

AAU Drawing Workshop on the Queen Mary

Title: Female Figure From Life 1

Medium: charcoal on paper

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: Academy of Art University had a meet up for the online students.  Craig Nelson did a workshop with a live model.  For this one he said to just draw. 20 minutes. 

Title: Female Figure From Life 2

Medium: charcoal on paper

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: Academy of Art University had a meet up for the online students.  Craig Nelson did a workshop with a live model. This was done after he gave a little demo.  I was influenced by his demo and tried using multiple kinds of charcoal.  20 minutes. 

 

Title: Female Figure From Life 3

Medium: charcoal on paper

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: Academy of Art University had a meet up for the online students.  Craig Nelson did a workshop with a live model. More of trying the different charcoals. 20 minutes.  

 

Title: Female Figure From Life 4

Medium: charcoal on paper

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: Academy of Art University had a meet up for the online students.  Craig Nelson did a workshop with a live model. More experimenting. 20 minutes.

It really enjoyed the process of doing these.  It was quite freeing knowing Im not being graded and that they didnt have to be perfect.  I think I may do more of these in the future.  

Sea Star, Red Fabric, Self, CA-118, Winter Wear

 

Title: Sea Star

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 12 x 16

Inspiration: For Composition and Painting.  Reference. 

Title: Red Fabric 

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: For Clothed Figure Painting.  Reference found here. 

Title: Self

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 12 x 16

Inspiration: For Head Painting.  This was a HUGE struggle for me. I worked on this for 3 hours, fighting with it all of the way.  

 

Title: CA-18 (wip)

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: For Composition and Painting. Under painting for Midterm. 

 

Title: Winter Wear (wip)

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 18 x 24

Inspiration: For Clothed Figure Painting.  WIP for midterm.

Crete

Title: Crete, Greece

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 9 x 12

Inspiration: For Composition and Painting. Landscape from a photo I took when we went to Crete Greece.  The view was so lovely we had to stop so I could take pictures.  My painting nor the photo do the island justice.

Be Bold!- Man, Heavy Set, FT Classroom Logo, Jess

Title: Man

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: For Clothed Figure Painting. Ref provided by the class. I think this is quite a successful piece. My teachers critique of one of my other works was to "be bold" so that was my motto this week. 

 

Title: Heavy Set 

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 11 x 14

Inspiration: For Clothed Figure Painting. Ref provided by class. My first attempt at being bold with the clothed figure. 

Title: Firetruck Classroom Logo

Medium: acrylic on a wall

Size: approx 4.5ft x 4.5ft

Inspiration: I was asked if I would paint a mural in some Air Force tech school classroom. I was given this design, I projected it onto the wall, and have spent the last few weeks working on it.  I love the firetruck and the AF symbol. I wish I could get a better picture but the lighting in the classroom is not so good. 

 

Title: Jess- coloration

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 12 x 16

Inspiration: For Head Painting.  Full palette. Model provided by the class. A better image of this.

Jess

Title: Jess- coloration

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 12 x 16

Inspiration: For Head Painting.  Full palette. Model provided by the class.  Some times I am in awe of what I can do.  This is on of those times.  This is much more loose and painterly then I usually work and I love it.  It feels so good and freeing.  I feel like all of my artistic knowledge is finally meshing together.  I will take a better photo in the daylight and post it tomorrow.