Flamingo Fluff, an original acrylic painting

Flamingo Fluff is an original acrylic painting on a 10 by 8 inch gallery wrap canvas.

This the first painting I completed in 2017!  I enjoy painting Flamingos as they are so interesting and have so many unique poses.

I chose this pose to paint because the bird was preening and the plumage was fluffed out, hence the source of the title of the art work.  This pallet is fairly easy for the bird.  The warm colors cover the full range from red light to red deep, some aliz. crimson and magenta, and earth tones to calm the brights.  I like to use Payne's gray as my black and some red and green to make my browns for the background.

I started with a light sketch of the major components of the image, but as the work proceeded paint covered the lines, and I was on my own with a reference photo.  My rendition of the bird came out pretty close to the physical attributes and turned out believable.  Flamingo Fluff has sold.

I hope you enjoy my art work and blog.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Old Time Pump

Old Time Pump is an original oil painting on a 8 x 10 gallery wrapped canvas with edges painted and ready to hang on somebody's wall.  I used the old antique pump we have in our garden as the model and flowers we saw around a telephone pole at our last show.  Art is so much fun that inspirations can come from anywhere.

After finishing the pump this morning, I started on four new paintings this afternoon.  Hope you like the painting.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Hummingbird In The Garden, Original Oil Painting

Hummingbird In The Garden is an oil painting on a 10 x 8 inch gallery wrapped canvas with edges painted.  This is another small painting I did freestyle.  Hope you like it.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Red Grapes, Original Painting

Red Grapes is an oil painting on a 10 x 8 gallery wrap canvas with edges painted.  It was done "freestyle", no pattern, sketch or references.  I enjoy this method of painting as it is like day dreaming and following the light with color.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Daisies For The Day, Original Painting

Daisies For The Day is in oils and acrylics (mixed media) and is painted on a 10 x 8 inch gallery wrap canvas with edges also painted.  This painting is the first of several small pieces I am painting this summer in preparation for our fall shows this year.  It was done "freestyle", no pattern, sketch or references.

If you wish to purchase my paintings, please email me.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Cotton Candy Rose Oil Painting

I finished the Cotton Candy Rose today.  I enjoyed toying around with the different shades of pink and reds.  Subtle shadows make the body of a light colored rose pop and I hope I got there in this one.  The background is a very dark green.  I used a photo of the rose to follow as a guide, but I didn't like the leaves in the photo; so I took license to grow some.  My palette in this 16x16 oil was mainly:  white, aliz crimson, red, blue, green lt, sap green, cad yellow lt, red lt, orang, paynes gray, and some I probably forgot.  LOL

The new year has started off well for us.  I hope the same for you.  You are invited to follow my blog and email me if you have any questions.

Happy New Year,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Texas High Sky, Acrylic Painting

Texas High Sky was the second painting I worked on at the Burr Trade Days (See the prior post) and finished it in the studio.  It is also a 14x11 inch acrylic painting on a canvas hardboard.  This is no place in particular in Texas, just a place I imagined I like to go to.  Hope you like it.

Let us pray before we paint,
Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Red Pot of Daisies Oil Painting

Red Pot of Daisies Oil Painting is on a 14x11 archieval canvas hardboard.  It is painted freestyle using wet on wet technique.  The brush strokes are visible on the flowers but smooth on the vase to create a contrast between the texture of the vase and flowers.  I like to do these as they are fairly fast and relaxing.  Hope you like it. Contact me if you wish to purchase it.

Let us pray before we paint,
Jimmie@jimmiesart.com