Keller in oils

Well...it has been quite a while since I have posted here. We have had a very busy & lovely summer here in Alaska.

This is Keller's portrait in-progress. The underpainting is done now and I will post an update as soon as it is dry enough for the next layer :)

Also....I am finishing up with Blueberry's painting and will post an update soon.

Lovely "Lily"

Just finshing up this drawing of lovely Lily :)

Calvin Completed

In Memory of Calvin is completed and on it's way to his loving home in Canada :)

An Ocean of Dreams & Cyber Monday Special!!

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"An Ocean of Dreams"

Original Oil Painting on wood - available in my Artfire Shop :)

"An Ocean of Dreams" is my Original Oil Painting made on heavy round wood.

Inspiration / Story behind this Painting:
I love painting on wood because the imperfections in the surface of the wood become part of the painting. I find beauty in the flaws, and they often represent the imperfections of the figures that I paint.

"An Ocean of Dreams" is a continuation study in a series of paintings inspired by a violinist that I met who was performing on the streets of Lisbon. The man was blind and collecting change in a small box he wore around his neck. The people would stop to listen to him play his violin...the music was beautiful :)

I felt both sadness and pleasure while he played; sad for the darkness that I imagine is his visual world, but very happy for his passion in the music. When he plays his violin, it does not matter that he can not see...his imperfections no longer exist.In the painting there is the ocean & seaweed which he must overcome to survive (like the hardship of his blindness)...yet his music remains consistantly there to keep him floating in his dreams...

Next Stage for Calvin

Calvin's painting is nearing completion...just a bit more work on the eyes and nose are needed :)

Blueberry -progress

Heres is the underpainting stage of my next painting "Blueberry"

Here's the current stage of Calvin's portrait. It needs about 2 more sessions for detailing and is very wet right now so photographing shows quite a glare. I will post another update on Calvin's painting after it dries a bit and I can work on more details :)