Metaphysical Variation

Painted with cold wax and oil paint on wood board, then pressing lids with painted edges on the surface.

My Muse of Inspiration

 

Painted on wood board, using cold wax and oil paint with a line of silver leaf toward the top. The happy accident in this painting is the eye in the upper left-center, therefore the title.

Rejuvenation of Happiness

Painted on wood panel, with purple netting stapled to middle-right surface.

Black Birds

 

Blackbirds for a Pie

 

Moving towards abstractions, I'm working on a series of  birds.

Abstract #1

 

This painting is my first abstract, therefore the title. It is painted on canvas, with textured underlay of flake white, a lead based oil paint. The size is 18" x 36". I loved pushing the paint around for this image.

Valley Barnstead

 

This image is painted on a wood panel that has been primed with two coats of gesso, then one coat of lead oil ground. Painting on wood panes dates back centuries, but is a new and wonderful experience for me. If the painting is a failure, it can be sanded down when dry, then recoated with lead oil ground, and, viola, a new painting surface.