Two Flamingos, Oil Painting 20x24

I finished "Two Flamingos" last week.  It is painted realistically on a 20x24 inch canvas.  It took about three months working on it along with other paintings in progress. I used a photo submitted by Lady Carol in the wetcanvas.com image library for artists as my reference.  Many thanks to her and wetcanvas.

I hope you like the painting.  Contact me if you are interested in purchasing it.

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

Blue Bonnets are Here! 03/03/2012

I went out to get mail and saw the blue bonnets starting to bloom in the yard.  Here are a couple of pictures I took to post for you.  Our bluebonnets are usually earlier than most of Texas as we are closer to the coast and it is warmer here.  I got one of a little bud just showing the purple.

I haven't posted for awhile as I have been ill but now recovering and painting several hours a day again.  I am working on a large fine art scene of a couple of flamingos and will post it soon.  I am in the stage past using the reference and tuning it up.  Next, comes the nit pickin' stage.  LOL

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

Rooster Cheesebox, a crafty project

The Rooster Cheesebox is a recyled box I found in an antique store and I can't seem to pass one up as I visualize crafty scenes I like to paint on them.  They make great keepsakes for decor or use.  I would like to think one could put almost anything in it: hot bread/buns, cake, pie, papers, pictures, ~~~I painted this one using acrylics and will be putting it in our booth in the Old Alvin Emporium Monday.

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

Flamingo Oil Painting

I finished this long legged guy today.  A really fun painting.  Brights against dark backgrounds are great.  The Flamingo is in oils on a 20x16 gallery wrapped canvas with the edges painted for hanging without a frame.  The paint is still wet, but the painting should be dry to ship within several days. 


I wish you a happy new year and great opportunities.

Let us pray before we paint,

Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

An Oil Painting of a Mandevilla Reaching Out

  

Mandevilla Reaching Out,  Oil Painting on 11x14 inch gallery wrap canvas with edges also painted.

This was a fun painting to do.  It has nice contrasts of light and shadow and bright colors.  The background is a very dark green.  A mix of black and green I had left over from another painting and decided to paint it on a canvas to use as a background rather than waste it.  After searching through my picture albums I saw this little pic of a mandevilla from several seasons back and decided to use it.  Tthe black green mix had dried on the canvas so I started on it by sketching the image on this canvas with a white pastel stick so it would show up on the dark background.  I started blocking in the color and as expected, the dark background dulls the life out of the first layer.  I let it dry and started on it again the next day.  With a more reflective base to work on the colors started poping out.  I used earthtones and complimentary color to control intensity for shadows and midtones and less toward the brights.  I reserved the use of pure white for the brightest points in the painting.  Also, more detail on the flower and less elsewhere further from the focal point.   The painting is close enough to the reference photo to tell it was used as a guide; but, I like to take some liberties with the painting and include my preferences and tecniques.  I hope you like the painting and my tidbits about the work.

Let us pray before we paint,

Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

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A Matagorda Beach Sunrise Oil Painting

This one was finished yesterday.  I painted it in oils on a gallery wrapped canvas.  The challenge of the contrasting values in the daybreaking light was fun.   I plan to do some larger canvases of ocean scenes as I really like to paint water movement.  Painting a scene puts me there while I am at the easel.
I hope you like this one.  Email me if you wish to purchase.

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

Yaquina Head Lighthouse Oil Painting 20x16 Inches Canvas

I finished the Yaquina Head Lighthouse painting today.  The lighthouse is about 90 foot tall to tip top, the light is at 81ft above ground and 162 ft above sea level.  It is a magnificent tower sitting high on a cliff overlooking the sea.  I want to express thanks to my good neighbor Gary that gave me some great pictures from their vacation for reference material.  The sky and the lighthouse is painted with a more realistic smooth brush strokes and the cliff foreground has texture with an impressionistic look.  The painting is 20x16 on stretched canvas and done in oils.  I hope you like it.  Email me if you are interested in purchasing this one or any of my other paintings.  Those that have sold are usually in print.

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

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Indian Paintbrush Acrylic Painting

I finished painting an Indian Paintbrush yesterday on a 20x16 inch gallery wrapped canvas with edges painted.  The work is in acrylics in which I worked most of the blending wet.  Acrylics have a great advantage with bright color and fast drying, but don't let it set long in your brushes.  This painting is a sequel to go with the Blue Bonnet I painted earlier this year.  There are many species of the paintbrush and sometimes referred to as prairie fire as the fields are brightly lit up with thousands of these beautiful flowers.  They also like to mingle with the other wildflowers for more beautiful landscapes than one can imagine.


Happy Thanksgiving to All,

Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

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A Couple of Daily Pears

I painted a study of a couple of pears hanging from a limb today to enjoy painting freestyle without any references or sketch to look at.  The painting is in acrylics and on a 6x6 inch gesso'd hardboard.  Thanks for looking.

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

Palacios Visual Arts Show November 12, 2011.  See the flyer in the upper right of the page.