The Baltimore Oriole with Oranges

Baltimore Oriole with Oranges #1, 2021, Oil on Panel, 12"x12"

Baltimore Oriole with Oranges #2, 2021, Oil on Panel, 12"x12"

 

Baltimore Orioles, Works in Progress

 

 I did not contend with the branch today as planned.  Rather, I applied the second coat of the ground,  The studio light reflection creates some glare that inhibits a true reading of the color.  This is indigo blue that transitions from a pure chroma in the top to a faint tint at the bottom.  The ground color is essential in setting the other colors.  

Prepping for January

 

     

As I continue daily work on Hydrangeas in Autumn, I need to prepare some work for the Marion Art Center's member show.  This work is due for submission January 3, 2021.  The two works above are 12"x12", oil on panel.  It's different working on a small area of a piece each day.  Yesterday I filled in the birds.  Today I think I will attempt to add a few leaves and color to the branches.  

Hydrangeas in Autumn, Oil on Panel, 24"x 36" Work in Progress

The last several days I have been working on the center bottom blossom.  I've used a new color mixture which you see in the pinkish blossoms.  I may use this color in other areas to help move the eye around the composition.  Almost ready for the leaves that sit in front of blossoms.  

November Work

Gallic Rooster, 2021, Oil on Panel, 12"x12"

Just a couple of Christmas gifts this month along with plugging at the Hydrangeas inch by inch.  

In Memoriam, 2021, Oil on Panel 10"x10"

One More Sunset, A Work in Progress.

 

Sunsets I Have Seen, Shell Beach Onset

I've decided to paint one more sunset for the Marion Art Center Holiday Small Works.  The MAC will take 4 paintings, and I had only 3 with time to do another.  The House Critic and I had been to Onset for the opening ceremony of the new Boat House.  From there we drove to Shell Beach for the sunset.  It did not disappoint.  

Hydrangeas Redux

 

Hydrangeas in Autumn, A Work in Process, 24"x36"

After almost 3 months of preparing other works for shows, I returned to Hydrangeas in Autumn.  I've adjusted the size and color of the leaves to present a more balanced composition.  Currently, I'm working from the background forward.  I'm about 1/2 way across the panel from the left working only those forms and shapes that sit in back of another shape.  My House Critic today questioned why I would depict dying sections on some leaves.  I just replied the Dutch were speaking to me from the past.  

Christmas Plans Works in Progress

Once again under the theme of Sunsets I Have Seen, I am preparing 3 paintings for the Holiday Works show at the Marion Art Center.  

Somewhere in Virginia, Oil on Panel, 6"x12"

Long Boat Key, Oil on Panel, 8"x13"

Buzzards Bay #6, Oil on Panel, 8"x13"

For the Copley Society's holiday small works, I have prepared 4 bird paintings.  

Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Oil on Panel, 5"x5"

Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Art Class, Oil on Panel, 5"x5", Work in Progress

American Goldfinch, Self-Portrait, Oil on Panel, 8"x8" Work in Progress

Red-winged Blackbird #4, Oil on Panel, 8"x8"