In the Garden

Pen and ink and watercolor.  Question is - should I do this as a large oil or paint more birds?

Portrait of Lucy by B.J.

B.J. Thrailkill did a much nicer job painting me than I did painting myself.  Portrait done as part of an assignment in Chester Arnold's painting class 3/2012.

Self Portrait Pink and Green

#6 of 6 self portraits done for Chester Arnold's painting class at College of Marin.

Self Portrait in Blue

Oil paint and mixed media on marble dust gesso on board (above) based on digital painted over photo composite (below).  #5 of 6 self portraits done for my art class.

Girl at the Window

Latest large oil painting - 36"x36" on stretched canvas.  Mendocino ocean, Greek windows, and a very altered Amber portrait.  I got creative with the shadow.

Self Portrait Red Background

#4 of 6 self portraits - this time in a "realistic" mode.  8x10 on canvas board

Gold and Green Self Portrait

#3 of 6 attempts at Self Portrait.  Each one looks like a different person with some resemblance to myself.  This effort was supposed to be an abstract but, for some reason, a picture insisted on emerging of a more youthful me.  Mixed media (acrylic, Schmincke Bronze pigment, ink, watercolor and oil on marble dust gesso on birch board) 8x10