Mary Kay's wall @ The Happening Gallery in Marina del Rey
Visit Bob and friends through October 9th
Felix is my newest painting... I will post the process of his creation soon!
Press about the show in The Argonaut Newspaper, September 22, 2011
Showing posts with label Rancho Super Car Wash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rancho Super Car Wash. Show all posts
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 6, 2010
Super Elephant Completed
I added more yellow flowers to frame the sign and it is finished. The painting will be in the Car Culture art exhibit at La Galeria Gitana in San Fernando September 11 - October 16, 2010. The opening is Saturday, September 11 from 6 to 11 p.m. The is also a car show from 4 to 8 p.m. that day. It should be fun!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Super Elephant Stage Eleven
This painting is all about the pink elephant in the sky for me, but it needed something to anchor it, so the tree was added. Again I used acrylic. After years of being very traditional in my approach to transparent watercolor it is very liberating to incorporate some acrylic into a painting like this, allowing me to make significant changes late in the process. The finished painting is on exhibit in Car Culture at La Galeria Gitana from September 11 - October 16, 2010.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Super Elephant Stage Ten
As the painting developed I realized I needed to go back into the sky. I decided to do so with acrylic rather than watercolor. I think it is working.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Super Elephant Stage Five
More pink... I mainly used Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolors Permanent Rose but I also dipped into my set of Daniel Smith quinacridone colors beginning with Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor, Quinacridone Pink. I thought I was being self-indulgent when I got the set of Daniel Smith quinacridone colors, but it turns out I use them often. Most are not apart of my standard palette, but they are all ready to go on their own separate palette and many of my paintings, like "Outside the Tate" rely heavily on these colors.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Super Elephant Stage Two
In this stage I have laid down a wash for the sky. It was painted wet and fast... We'll see as the rest of the painting develops if it can stay as is, I have my doubts. I am also concerned about the the composition of the painting with just the sign against the sky.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Super Elephant Stage One
I encountered this wonderful sign on a weekend get away to the desert on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage, CA. This first image is the pencil drawing on Arches 140 Lb Cold Press Watercolor Paper . I have used frisket to mask the white neon on the sign. Specifically for this painting I used Masquepen Masking Fluid because of the ease of drawing fine lines with the applicator tip that comes with it.
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