The Light House, An Original Oil Palette Knife Painting, Alla Prima

I painted this little scene today in about 3 hours on a 6x8 inch gesso'd masonite board with a palette knives.  This is no particular light house, just a derivative from my mind.  It reminds me of the lights of harbors that I saw when I was in the navy.

I wanted to try the knife on a small piece of work and this came to mind.  I had some paint left on my pallet from this weeks work, so I used what I had plus a bit more white.  I used the larger knife to spread out the sky and water to establish the horizon and switched to small knife for the detailing.  6x8 inches is a small area for me to paint, much less using stiff knives.  Although the small knife blade is the same thickness as the larger knives, it felt stiff due to it's short length and was harder to control.  Had more tendency to cut through the layers enstead of floating and blending.  I switched back to the larger knife whenever I could.  After I thought I was finished with the painting, I realized there were no birds in it!  We can't have a seascape without birds, so one more trip back to the easel for the birds.

It is going to take longer for this painting to dry because it is layered with thick textures, so I will not post it on ebay or take it to shows until it is ready to handle.  It is for sale.  Email me at jimmie@jimmiesart.com to check for availability.

The light houses guided lost ships to safe harbors.  Jesus Christ is my guiding light.

Jimmie

Dogwoods In The Night, Original Oil Painting

Dogwoods In The Night

This is an original oil painting on 12 x 16 inch canvas that I worked on today.  The background is a black green with some lighter greens blended in.  The canvas was still wet when I took the photo of the painting so some extra glare is evident in the picture.

The inspiration for the painting started several years ago when we traveled to Canton, Texas every month for the First Monday of the Month Trade Show.  The dogwoods are plentiful there and bloom early in the spring.  There is an artesian water well, just outside Canton on a country road, famous for its taste and is free to the public (was at that time).  Anyway, we would go get water there and the view of the dogwoods in bloom in the woods was beautiful.  We took several pictures of the trees and blossoms and I finally got around to painting them after four years.

Also, there is a legend that the dogwood was once large, but after being used to make the cross Jesus Christ was crucified on, it no longer grows to be a big tree.  The blossoms are cross shaped with two opposing petals shorter than the longer petals and the petal tips have a small red spot signifying Jesus's blood.  This is a shortened version of the legend, as I remember it, but you can find much more by googling the legend of the dogwood on the internet.

We did the Canton show for about eight years and stopped in 2006 when we started building a house.  We miss doing that market and have ambitions to go back sometime soon.   I hope you like this painting.

God Bless You,

Jimmie Bartlett

Brazos River Bait Camp, Original Oil Painting (Alla Prima)

This is an oil painting I did today of the Brazos River Bait Camp.  It is painted on a 6x8 gesso'd masonite board.  The camp is located in a bayou off the Brazos River in Coastal Texas.  There are many birds in the coastal wet lands of Texas.  Herons and egrets are plentiful and we often see other species such as the roseate spoonbill.  Farther down the coast in the Aransas Pass Refuge you might get lucky and see a whooping crane.  Also there is a new nature center near Bay City, Texas that has a lot of wildlife and birds which is frequented by bird watchers, photographers, and painters.  I hope you like this little painting of a piece of Texas.

Jimmie Bartlett

Flight Over Carancahua Bay, Original Oil Painting by Jimmie Bartlett

This is an alla prima oil painting of a Roseate Spoonbill flying over the wetlands of Carancahua Bay just off Texas Highway 35.  I painted the scene wet on wet technique on a 8x6 inch gesso'd masonite board yesterday.

Doing this painting brought back memories of when I was a kid fishing with my Dad in this very same spot.  We fished out of a little wooden boat with an old Johnson outboard on back. There wasn't any houses on the shoreline back then.  I haven't been fishing in several years but, Carolyn and I go down to the coast all the time, with cameras at the ready, and have just as much fun.  Sometimes we get lucky enough to capture something like a Roseate Spoonbill for me to paint. 

The painting has SOLD, but prints are available.  jimmie@jimmiesart.com .

I hope you enjoy the painting.

Jimmie Bartlett

Paintings of my Daughters

Oil Paintings of my Daughters, 14x11 Canvas,  Private Collection

I am a lucky man to have two beautiful daughters.  They took after their mother.

Jimmie

Texas Barn

Texas Barn, 24x36 Inches on Canvas

I painted this scene several years ago.  It has a bit of Texas Pride and of course, lots of blue bonnets.  I think I will paint some more flowers this spring.  Ya' think?  Anyway, giclee prints are available.

Blue Bonnet Farm

Blue Bonnet Farm

This is a section of the larger painting I did several years ago Blue Bonnet Farm.  This portion of the painting makes a nice smaller print.  I have giclee prints available.

Blue Bonnets Will Be Here Soon

Portrait of a Blue Bonnet

I am always anxious to see the Blue Bonnets in the spring.  This one was painted last year in oils on a 14 x 18 canvas.  Prints are available. 

A Red Rose for Valentine's Day

One of my favorite oil paintings on a 16x12 canvas.


Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Go Paint,
Jimmie

Lookout, Here I Come! Painting Of A Pelican

Lookout, Here I Come! is an Acrylic 10X20,

Gallery Wrap Canvas W/edges Painted

SOLD

This is a new painting inspired from a day trip Carolyn and I took to Kemah, TX to eat some seafood and take in the scenic views of the coast.  The brown pelicans were the boss of the inlet where the resturants where and we were lucky to catch a shot of this big guy landing.  Also, started the painting of the big buck mentioned in the previous post.

Go Paint,

Jimmie