Boston Private Bank #4

Crow #12, Oil on Board, 12"x12"

I began the 4th painting for the Boston Private Bank show.  This crow, and friends, were sitting in the very top of a juniper feeding on berries when I photographed them last summer.  This bird had just dropped a berry from his mouth, which will be added to the painting.

Boston Private Bank Exhibit

Crow #11, Oil on Board, 12"x12"

The Big Heist, Oil on Board, 12" x 24"

A Capella, Oil on Board, 12"x24"

I am busily trying to finish 4 paintings for hanging at Boston Private Bank in the Prudential Center, Boston,  The invite comes from the Copley Society of Art of which I recently became an associate member.  I will add one more 12"x12" crow to this collection.  Drying time is an issue as the work is required Jan 3, 2020.  With that factor I've worked most on the Orioles because the reds require more drying time than other colors.

The Midas touch

Oil on Panel, 12" x  24"

A new painting begins.  I've been months on a commission that proved more time consuming and difficult than I anticipated.  It was 46" x 60" on canvas.  I'm so happy to be back to oil on panel.  

White Hydrangeas with Blue Vase, 26"x60" Oil on Canvas

Imperial Beach, Revisited

January 26, 2018, Oil on Board, 3"x12", 2019, 2019, 2019

January 27, 2018, Oil on Board, 7"x12", 2019

January 28, 2018, Oil on Board, 7"x12", 2019

January 25, 2018,  Oil on Board, 7"x12", 2019

Imperial Beach Revisited

January 29, Oil on Board, 12" x 6.5"

January 26,  Oil on Board 3" x 12"

January 25, Oil on Board, 7" x 12"

I am processing these paintings differently than the birds and flowers I paint.  They are a little looser and perhaps more expressive.  The painter's hand will show.  Landscapes in general are more forgiving with representative painting.  It's slow going because many of the colors are complementary.  When trying to layer or blend I will get a color that I don't want.  The glow of the sun would probably have worked better if I glazed some oranges and yellow over a white ground.  

Imperial Beach Revisited

I've been to Imperial Beach, CA twice.  The condo I rented sits on the edge of the Pacific facing directly west.  It is a place of spectacular sunsets. I photographed them every evening.  I choose these 4 for seascape paintings  to submit to the Marion Art Center's small works show in December.  I'm working on all 4 at once, usually finding time for 2 a day.  They are all within the 12" requirement.  

January 26,  Oil on Board 3" x 12"

January 29, Oil on Board, 12" x 6.5"

January 25, Oil on Board, 7" x 12"

February 1, Oil on Board, 7"x 12"

Chickadees, 2019

Chickadees, 2019, Oil on Board, 10" x 10"

Black-Capped Chickadees are active, acrobatic, curious, social birds.  They perch in all sorts of positions and will even feed upside down.  They are hardly still long enough to photograph.  This painting is a compilation of photos intended to demonstrate their social behavior as well as their amusing antics.