Stretch

"Stretch", Acrylic on Panel, 5x7"

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It's funny how hard it is to do my style of tree in this smaller size - kind of like trying to sew with mittens on.  That said, I feel like I'm getting better.

I found this tree up in Dallas, at the park across from my gallery there.  I love how it looks like the tree is reaching towards the lake.

Messenger

"Messenger", Acrylic on Panel 7x5"

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I sometimes feel like there are only a handful of subjects that I'm able to paint. Why bicycles and their shadows would be one of them, is anyone's guess.  I'm not much of a cyclist myself - especially now that helmets are de rigueur.  I feel silly wearing one and miss the freedom I remember from my childhood...a childhood that I suppose was fraught with the risk of head injury.  Progress?

Mini Hockney

"Mini Hockney", Acrylic on Panel, 5x7"

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Here's a bright and cheerful one to end the week.  It's a typical Austin sight interpreted as an early David Hockney painting.  I don't actually like his work all that much overall, but I think he makes some bold and interesting color choices.

Also, I've decided that I'm going to use fewer exclamation points in my posts.  I was rereading a few of them and realized that I use one or more almost every day.  I'm just not that perky in person.

Snow White

"Snow White", Acrylic on Panel, 5x7"

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What is it about apples that makes them so fun to paint?  I think it has more to do with the mythological connotations (garden of eden, snow white, etc.) than the actual fruit.  Somehow a painting of an orange, no matter how beautifully rendered, doesn't have the same emotional punch.  There now, I've just challenged myself to paint a soulful orange.  Maybe next week.  :)

Harmony

"Harmony", Acrylic on Panel, 40x30"

Ok, today I'm cheating.  I was too caught up in finishing my 'big' painting to do my daily (small) painting.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.  I can't seem to stop painting trees.  I've called it 'Harmony' because I think the final image is very unified and soft, despite the fact that I've used complementary colors, which should be jarring.

I'll get back to the daily paintings tomorrow.  Promise!

Blue

"Blue", Acrylic on Panel, 6x6"

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Another day, another dog.  I decided to try Stuart in a different style.  I was always amused by the commercial success of those 'blue dog' paintings, so thought I'd try my own version.  I like how his eyes look soulful.  Then again, that may be more due to the dog than the painter!

Stuart

"Stuart", Acrylic on Panel, 5x7"

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The thing I missed most being away from home last week was my dog, Stuart - so I thought I'd kick things off with a portrait of him.  He's only 11 months old and already 65 pounds...  Not quite the 40 lb dog we thought we were adopting, but still pretty cute!