I haven't been uploading my paintings as I should, so I'm catching up. Here is one painting from last spring, "Quinn."


The next painting is a monochrome still life. I've just started the still life painting class. We begin with just black and white, and gradually add color to the palette. The idea is to look at your subject as a set of lights and darks, rather than colors, because value is more important when dealing with the composition of the painting. There is a saying, "Value does the work, color gets the credit." This is a candlestick my father made in shop class, and his pocket watch, and a book I threw in just because.