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I think I never posted this still life flower painting painted this summer. It's an oil painting on canvas. Alla prima daily painting...

Both of these had abstract beginnings with no particular subject in mind but they revealed themselves as I worked on them. The specific...

I second that!

Good for you, John! I was drinking when I started painting in the 70's but back then I used oils. I'm sober but I never vowed I'd...

The fact that they are controlled drips/runs is even better! I've tried a few and I firmly believe it's better when they happen by...

Thanks Terri, glad you like it. I have to admit that those paint runs did not occur spontaneously! They were very much an artifice...

Thank you Donna. The little squares are just painted on, but not very smoothly, to give a worn look.

Thank you Arty.

Thank you! I've got the colour reproduction right now and they are very accurate, at least on my screen, next to the actual painting.

Both 16 x 20 inches oil on panel .. alla prima .. painted over the last few days .. found a few old panels and decided to use them ...

This is the first in a series of paintings inspired by the beautiful camshaft I showed in a previous post. Griffin alkyd paints on...

"Rebecca", 60 cm tall drawing from life, charcoal on toned canson. A two-week-long pose.

Can't authoritatively speak on the Carmina Burana connection either, but there are moments in there where I find myself going "nazaza...

A fun part of listening to classical music is finding connections and influences. We are all very familiar with Carl Orff's Carmina...

I worked on this yesterday and this morning, but it needs a bunch of touchups. I think I have to wait for a lot of it to dry before I do...