Burlesque Painting #3 Day 2

This is progress after the second sitting, about another hour and a half.

Burlesque Painting #3 Day 1

Here's progress from the first session, painting my wife from life. This is about 2 hours in. Oil.

Plein Air 1-24-12

At the river this morning. 8x6, oil. I kept my palette limited...alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow, ultramarine blue, and titanium white. I did, however, dip into my cadmium orange occasionally to warm up some passages.

Burlsesque #2 Complete

Finished this one up last night. 17x13, oil.

Figure Drawing 1-17-11

Some quick sketches from last night's figure drawing.

Burlesque Painting #2 Progress

Here's some more progress on this painting. Finish-line is near. I need to work on lower half (shoulder, arm, boa) and unify the background a little more.

Burlesque Painting #2

Here's another painting I started this week for the Burlesque art show. I spent a couple hours painting from life and some more time refining from photo refs. I'm hoping to finish in a couple days.

Burlesque Painting Framed

I thought I'd post my burlesque painting, framed. Finally got around to framing it.

Abandoned Painting

I thought I'd make a post about a little frustration I've had lately. I spent dozens of hours working on a second burlesque painting and became frustrated with the direction it was heading. I had a vision for it and it headed south. I then decided I would abandon it and start over and proceeded to try to scrape down the paint to salvage the expensive linen (22"x11"). That didn't work since too many areas had dried too much. Now I'm left with a nasty looking unusable canvas and no painting. I did take some shots of it through the progression (regression) and here are the last two stages.

"Burlesque" Painting

Here are my efforts from the last few days. This painting will be a part of a burlesque theme art show in January. I still hope to do one or maybe two more pieces. This one is 14x11, oil on linen but I might still have some touch-ups to do. My wife is the model.

Plein Air 11-19-11

This one's from this morning on an overcast day at the river. 8x10, oil.

Figure Drawing 11-15-11

A couple sketches from last night's figure drawing.

Figure Drawing 11-8-11

Quick sketch from last night's figure drawing.

Boiler sketch

Here is a really loose oil sketch of our boiler (from yesterday)...nothing much more really than a thin underpainting. I'd like to revisit the subject with more time and a larger surface. 12x6, oil.

Utility Sink

Here's a quick oil sketch I did today of our utility sink in the basement. 12x6, oil.

Bed study

This is a quick study of a bed I did today. Oil, 6x8.

Plein Air 10-18-11

This one is from this morning. 6x6, oil. Rocks and water are always elusive and seem to draw me in to study them. They can be fun to paint or down-right frustrating.

Eakins Copy

Here's a quick copy of a Thomas Eakins drawing I did yesterday. Pencil. I need to keep doing master copies...they are great practice.

Plein Air 10-7-11

Can't help but be outside and paint with this fabulous weather we've been having. It won't last long. 8x6, oil.

Plein Air 10-6-11

10x12, oil. This one is from this morning.