Girl at the Beach
Posted on April 4th, 2008 by Steve
8 x 10 in.
oil on panel
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Person Watching
Posted on February 6th, 2008 by Steve
6 x 8 in.
oil on panel
I’m always attracted to bodies of water. Maybe it comes from being raised near the ocean. I’m not keen on sunbathing, but I do like to go for a swim and people watch.
Goldfish
Posted on February 3rd, 2008 by Steve
4 x 6 inches
oil on panel
This is a painting of my goldfish. The amazing thing about this goldfish is that it was entirely black when I bought it. Months later over a period of a week or two it turned into gold! After I finished the painting I thought about how a dark background, fading to black would have made it look more traditional. But I like the lighter background, it’s more fun.
Minneola Tangelo
Posted on January 31st, 2008 by Steve
4 x 6 inches
oil on panel
This is my loosest painting yet. It was quite fun to paint. Up till now I’ve avoided painting these tangelos because of their funny shape at the top. I’m always surprised when I am at the grocery store buying produce for still lifes at how many pears, for instance, I have to go through to find one that looks like a proper pear. A lot of fruit, if I painted it the way it actually looked, would look “wrong”. I often wonder what other shoppers think of me as I pick up an eggplant, look at from all angles then put it back and try again with the next one.
Twinkie
Posted on January 31st, 2008 by Steve
2.5 x 3.5 inches
oil on panel
SOLD
This is a sweet for the ACEO Theme Week on eBay. (Search for “ACEO TW Sweets”.) I bought an entire box at the grocery store just to paint one. I forgot I could buy just one at the corner gas station. Anyone want a Twinkie?
Apple and Knife
Posted on January 29th, 2008 by Steve
4 x 6 inches
oil on panel
After painting a number of ACEO sized paintings, 4 x 6 seems downright large.