The Subject Is Roses

12 x 9"  Oil on canvas

The Daily Paintworks 
 $75

The subject is roses, the method is palette knife painting. We must all try new or different things, branch out and keep moving forward, and that is what I was doing with this painting by using just a couple of little knives and an awful lot of paint. So do I like it and want to do more of them? Truth to tell, this method has made me appreciate the brushes so much more! I do love the ease of the clean-up, you just wipe the knives off that's it, but I think the level of articulation that a brush can deliver is much more desirable. However, with all that paint, there is a certain amount of color blending I do find attractive - I hope you will, too! Here's a bit of detail:

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. You could get it framed, or leave it as it is. I would be happy to put a wire on the back.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks, and as always, thanks for looking!

Spring Song

12 x 9 x 1.5    Acrylic on Canvas

The Daily Paintworks 
sold

This painting is a tribute to spring, an acknowledgment of spring's rebirth, and possibly a bit of an April Fools' Day joke. It was actually painted a year ago, in a very minimalist style. It seemed right at the time, part of the whole "art exploration" thing, after a while I became less and less pleased by it. So I decided to try and make it better without sacrificing the simplicity and elegance I had achieved. Maybe it's better, maybe not, and that is where the April Fools' joke comes in - directed at me!


Here's the original:

This painting is painted on all sides of a gallery-wrapped canvas, and needs no further framing. It sits flush against the wall and is ready to hang.

To see more of my paintings, please visit my Gallery The Daily Paintworks. Thanks for looking!