Oil Painting Class- first week

First week of class with Millie Gosch. Love the results, for first piece. Very simple, felt great!

5 x 7 oil on archival gessoed board (sold)

Thought I'd try another one--my reference from Biltmore Gardens. This one definitely merits trying a larger version!

Love working with oils again-especially in this style.

This is 5x7 oil on archival gessoed board.

(sold)

Sunflowers, acrylic on archival paper. This was a quick 2 hr painting. Lite , not overworked, getting to the place i want to be.


5 x 7 , framed 8 x 10 under glass











Echinacea, Pastel 5 x 7, framed 8 x 10 under glass
had to fight the pinks in this one. kept moving from one value to another.    SOLD

Pet Portrait & Pastel Still Life

Feb project- "Benny the Jet " my best-est friend, and squirrel hunter extraordinaire.

Pet portrait from photo

Charcoal on archival 140 lb paper. 5 x 7, matted to 8 x 10 under glass.

March project- "Pears reflected on Satin" a study in values-still life. At one point thought i'd be trashing this one, but the value kinks are mostly worked out, so it stays.

Pastel on hand prepared sanded surface over archival 140 lb paper. 5 x 7, matted to 8 x 10 under glass.