Another 5” x 5” personal painting challenge. A mini landscape. In the REAL view, I loved the afternoon sun shining on the ornamental grass and the arm of the lawn chair. #paintingchallenge #painting #pintura #peinture #lawnchair #ornamentalgrass

My continuing series of 5“ x 5“ (12.7cm x 12.7cm) paintings. Here’s a sunny little palm tree. #Oilpainting #peinturesalhuile #pinturaaoleo #figurativepainting #arbres #Árboles #Landscape #paysage #paisaje #landscapepainting

I’ve got all these old 5” x 5”panels. So I have “pledged“ to myself to use them. Here is #2. (Notice that I didn’t say how many I was doing? Hmmm.) Mid-century modern lamp in my studio. #oilonpanel #orange #green

Here’s a throwback from 2019. I call him “Blue Man Gazing“. (And as a joke Papi Smurf!) I really enjoyed tying hair highlights into the painting and trying to get the form of the shoulders to show through the jacket. 20“ x 16“ Acrylic on canvas #tbt #portrait #retrato #green #red

A small landscape showing Mount Hood from Hood River, OR. I’m trying to force myself to work quicker and simplify. 5” x 5” (127mm x 127mm) Oil on panel #Landscape #paysage #paisaje #landscapepainting #cascademountains

A larger version of the Fields Park Water Tower. The same color palette, although I played around more with temperature. 24” x 20” (61cm x 51cm) #thefieldspark #pearldistrict #portland #Oilpainting #peinturesalhuile #pinturaaoleo #figurativepainting #architectureartwork #architecturallandscape

“Trombone Man” is from a few years ago. 5” x 5” (13cm x 13cm) Acrylic on cradled panel. #trombone #blue #jazzpainting #tbt #musicpainting #acrylicpainting #brightcolors #couleursvives #coloresvivos

The sarcastic title of this is “Because the World Needs Another Painting of a Greek Church.” Ha!! Regardless of the world’s needs, I love when friends travel and let me paint their memories. 12” x 9” (30.5 x23cm) Oil on canvas #Oilpainting #peinturesalhuile #pinturaaoleo #figurativepainting

Here’s the final of a little study of a #watertower near the #FieldsPark in #Portland, Oregon. 10”x8” (250mm x 205mm) #Oilpainting #peinturesalhuile #pinturaaoleo #figurativepainting #architectureartwork #architecturallandscape #orange #blue

It has been years since I’ve done an architectural landscape painting. I’m so excited to get back it. #WIP #thefieldspark #pearldistrict #portland #Oilpainting #peinturesalhuile #pinturaaoleo #figurativepainting #architectureartwork #architecturallandscape

Final version. (Most likely 😊) Oil on canvas 12” x 9” #Trees #arbres #Árboles #color #Oilpainting #peinturesalhuile #pinturaaoleo #figurativepainting #Landscape #paysage #paisaje #landscapepainting

Here is a work in progress. I’m trying to make a vibrant, fun little tree. Attempting bold colors and brushstrokes. 12” x 9” #WIP #Trees #arbres #Árboles #Oilpainting #peinturesalhuile #pinturaaoleo #figurativepainting #Landscape #paysage #paisaje #landscapepainting

Summer fields in the Willamette Valley with the Oregon Coast Range in the distance. #oregoncoastrange #willamettevalley #wheatfields #Sky #Clouds #mountains #Oilpainting #peinturesalhuile #pinturaaoleo #figurativepainting #Landscape #landscapepainting

Another cloud painting…with some mountains encroaching (😃). This shot is from the central Washington Cascades near #leavenworthwa. Beautiful territory! 12”x9” (30.5cm x 23cm) Oil on canvas #Trees #Sky #Clouds #mountains #cascademountains #wenatchee #Oilpainting #peinturesalhuile #pinturaaoleo

Here is the final. I did some work on the trees. I don’t think you can see it from the full painting, so I provided some close-ups. Oil on canvas 9”x12” (23cm x 30.5cm) #Trees #Sky #Clouds #Stormyclouds #Landscape #Oilpainting #Figurativepainting #nuages #ciel #peinturesalhuile #arboles

I added a few silhouetted trees in the foreground. Trying to keep the trees subtle and NOT cheesy….. #dramaticsky #cloudyday #landscape #painting #oilpainting

Cloud painting. WIP. (I need to get the foreground in.) 9”x12” #clouds #cloudpainting #wip #oilpainting

A Bargue sketch with some invented and not realistic shading. But it was fun. #Bargue #figuredrawing #graphitesketch #dailydrawing

Third Bargue sketch #timedsketch #barguedrawing #graphitepencils #dibujos #esquisse

And more Bargue sketches #timedsketch #barguedrawing #graphitepencils #dibujos #esquisse

More Bargue sketches

More 7-minute poses. #figuredrawing #shortpose #sketching

I took my first figure drawing class today! Never worked with a live model and was nervous going in. It was so professional, artistically stimulating, & mentally exhausting. Here are a few 7-minute drawings that turned out OK. #LifeDrawing #FigureDrawing #ShortPoseDrawing

Spur of the moment 15-minute sketch of cover image of #Bargue Drawing Course. #figuredrawing #graphitesketch #quickdrawing #practicesketch

Big thanks to the #PortlandArtGuild and the #EastPortlandCommunityCenter for organizing and hosting this art exhibition. What a generous way to give artists an opportunity to show their work in public. (So different, and much scarier than online!!) #Artexhibition #portraiture #landscapepaintings

Finished the floating frames. I kept the natural wood for a different look and feel. This is how I am going to configure them at a little showing in Portland, OR next month. #traditionalmediums #oiloncanvas #figurativeart

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

Frame-building time! This is the part of the “artistic process“ that I hate! But it’s gotta be done. These will eventually be floating frames.

If I am lazy, this is the final version. If not, the nose, the lips, the hair, etc. all need work. My portraits often feel washed out with too much white. I really tried to keep the saturation higher here. #Portraitpainting #retratos #Oilpainting #tratitionalpainting #figurativeart #blond

WIP. This is the daughter of a good friend. So no fudging on resemblance! 🤣 Oil on canvas 16” x12” (40cm x 30cm) #wip#portraitpainting#retratosenolio#blockinstage

WIP (or maybe finished). For scarier earlier versions, swipe right …if you dare. This was painted from a stock photo. So the lighting,pose, etc., etc. are not mine. Therefore, of course, I did not sign it. This is just a study #traditionalpainting #elizabethanar #oilpainting #portrait #retrato

I may have lost the likeness a bit, but I’m still somewhat happy with the outcome. #PortraitPainting #Portrait #retrato #OilOnCanvas #FigurativePainting #Ocher #Blond

WIP. After way too much time trying to sketch a likeness, I just went on with the value block in. It is so much easier (satisfying?) to wipe and push around wet paint. #oilpainting #figurativeart #wip #portraits #retratos #huilesurtoile #oiloncanvas

Practice makes peevish…oops, perfect. Graphite pencil sketch done as a prep work for a portrait class. (#PortlandArtGuild) I initially drew it freehand, trying to use shapes, visual proportions, etc. but, it looked like ET! So, I reverted to using a couple of guidelines. #art #sketch

Self portrait. 14x11” (36x28mm) Oil on canvas #red #figurativepainting #oilpainting #selfportrait #Autoportrait #Autoretratos #painting

Working on self portrait (from image taken 15 years ago…uh-hem). #WIP #figurativepainting #oilpainting #selfportrait #Autoportrait #Autoretratos #painting

#WIP. Oil on canvas. 14” x 11” canvas (approx 35 x 28cm) #huilesurtoile #olioentela #art

View of the Columbia River Gorge. small oil on canvas sketch #columbiariver #oilpainting

Small (10x8cm) and quick-ish sketch. #sketchbook #carnetdecroquis #art #pencilsketch

Timed sketches. Not perfect proportions, shading, or anything trying to get things on paper fast! #timedsketch #barguedrawing #graphitepencils #art

Plate I, 36. Brutus (As in “Et tu, Brute?”) #bargue #bargueplate #drawing-anatomy #arteveryday #drawing #dibujos #esquisse #sketching

More #bargue. Plate I, 35. I’m trying (unsuccessfully) to be fairly quick, not trying to create a finished drawing. As always, I’m working on human proportions. #sketching #esquisses #drawing

#bargue #esquisse #sketching Plate I, 34. Dante