A second quick painting study from the January painting session with this wonderful model.
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Layers of Paint
Layers of paint, layers of sight, layers of looking, layers of perceiving, layers of understanding, layers of paint.
Orchid Phlux, 8" by 12", 2011
Woman in the White Top 1: Quick Painting Studies
A recent quick painting of a woman in a white top and black shorts.
Overcoming as seen in Patterns in Flight
Sunshine and Movement
Golden Quiver, 12" by 9", 2011
Butterflies are highly affected by the sun. On a cloudy day, they will sit in their cage with their wings closed and practically hibernate. When the sun comes out, they fly around. The warmth and light invigorate them. View more butterflies in my gallery.
Quest for Canvas
When on a journey, a quest is a critical part of the experience.
Fragility of Life in Patterns in Flight
Life is fragile. This tenuous state is particularly evident in the smaller living creatures around us. When I first decided to use butterflies as my subjects for a painting series, I ordered 12 Painted Lady larvae from a science company. It was November, and I wanted to have a physical reference to work from as well as to study the life cycle of the subject. Of the 12 larvae that arrived, 10 survived to enter the cocoon and 8 survived the cocoon and became butterflies. By the end of the first month, I had around 5 butterflies, 2 of which survived three months. (Which is ...
Girl in the Green Chair
A small painting of a girl in a green chair.
Painting Study: Woman in a White Dress
A 20 minute painting study of a woman in a white dress.
Translucent Color in Patterns in Flight
Have you ever walked outside in the fall and looked up at golden leaves that glowed as the sun shone through them? Has the similarity of these natural foliage and stained glass ever struck you? Butterflies wings can have the same effect on light when the creatures fly in-between you and the light source. These natural sources, leaves and wings, do not color the light and create a pattern on the floor, but they do seem to glow, suspended in the sky.