Mendenhall Glacier Commission

Mendenhall Glacier Commission
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Here's the finished version of the Mendenhall Glacier commission. My patron is really pleased with the results.

Quote of the Day
"All creativity comes out of inner spaciousness." --Eckhart Tolle

Today's Paintings 7.14.09

Autumn Moonrise Commission
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Mendenhall Glacier Commission (in progress)
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes a commission of my Autumn Moonrise composition, and a composition based on photos of the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska, provided by the patron's friends, for whom this painting is a gift. My patron provided several photos of the glacier and surrounding area for this new composition, and asked me to incorporate elements of each.

Most of my commission work is from my own compositions, so it is a unique challenge to work from someone's photos to create the image they have in their head as a painting.

Quote of the Day
"When we accept responsibility for our lives and our choices, and we give ourselves permission to become self-validating, we no longer seek nor need validation from anyone else." --Sherry Sims

Alaska Commission Update 2/26/09

Alaska in Early Fall
Original 60" x 60" painting
Golden and Liquitex acrylics

I think this painting is done (yay!). I sent a proof to my publisher earlier today, who said it was "superb", and has forwarded it to the client for approval. Here are some closeups:

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Quote of the day: "That stroke you are about to make on a painting is as much you as the next word you utter or the next breath you take." --Harley Brown

Alaska Commission Update - 2/25/09

Alaska in Early Fall
Original 60" x 60" painting
Golden and Liquitex acrylics

Here's the latest photo of my Alaska commission. I still have some work to do on it, but it's coming along nicely. My publisher is happy, so that makes me happy too. I hope to finish it up tomorrow, unless he asks for changes.

I need to get busy. I'm working on a painting to list tonight on my sales venues. I'll post an image of that later on.

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Fauve Landscape IV
Original 22" x 28" x 0.75" painting
Golden and Liquitex acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

This is a new composition in the Fauve Landscape series. The Fauvists were noted for their use of bright colors. The most notable of the Fauvists was Henri Matisse.

Quote of the day: "To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul." --Mahatma Gandhi

Alaska Commission Update - 2/23/09

Alaska in Early Fall
Original 60" x 60" painting
Golden and Liquitex acrylics

I still have some work to do on the foreground, but my publisher is THRILLED with what I've done so far. I typically save the foreground until last in order to get the atmospheric perspective just right. I worked on this painting today and managed to crank out two others for listing on my sales venues. It feels good to paint--and I'm grateful for my ability to work for myself and be a working artist.

Tall Red Trees VI
Original 66" x 28" x 0.75" painting - Three 22" x 28" canvases
Golden and Liquitex acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Here is one of the other paintings I worked on today for listing on my sales venues. The Tall Red Trees composition is one that I've reproduced for many patrons over the past 5+ years. This abstract composition lends itself well to large canvases.

Quote of the day: "As thin as this sheet of paper is, it contains everything in the universe in it." --Thich Nhat Hanh

Alaska Commission

Alaska in Early Fall

Original 60" x 60" painting
Golden and Liquitex acrylics

Here's an in-progress photo of the Alaska commission I'm working on for my Atlanta-area publisher. I'm working from a patron's photos from his recent trip to Alaska (see below). Stay tuned to see the finished painting.

Here's an updated photo taken later this afternoon. I plan to get this done over the weekend, and will post another update photo when it's done.

Patron's Photo: Alaska Wilderness

Quote of the day: "Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity." --Mark Rothko