Couple trees

I like the action and the roughness in this one.

 

Some goofy stuff going on with this one.  Maybe a little touchup is needed for those clouds.

Ss Fixit111025

November 8, 2025 — Elaine O.

Two things to show this week. First, I've finished this and I'm happy with it. I like the play of light on his face and the tree. It just feels like a lazy, sunny summer day—and he's got green reflected light on his face without looking sick. 

14" x 11"

Then there's this one. Right now, I'm playing in my sketchbook, trying to figure out the story I want to tell. I was originally drawn to the vibrant colors in the crisp autumn sunlight. Then, there's the security guard watching his phone instead of the open door (although, to be fair, he was actually alert and not just lounging around). In the end, I may have a couple of different paintings. 

approx. 8" sq.

Ss The Conversation 11.8.25

 

La Chicqa part2

 

Ss:Triangle of My Sadness

 

Perylene and Golden Green and Indigo and Raw Sienna

 The second one was mostly p and golden green, and it was okay, but then I added indigo and raw sienna and liked it better.  The first one started with p and gold green very wet, but after blotting I mixed in the other two colors and I am hopeful for it. 

Alan Fall 25-5

 In collaboration with Ken, I worked on the garlic painting. Although I liked the texture of that shadow, it bothered me enough to get rid of it. So I wiped it off and feathered some other blues and yellows into it. I added a definite shadow into it defined the semi circles and think I made it better. 

This one is 16 X 12 Yupo. Just beginning but it’s going to be difficult. It’s just a single white rose but the trouble is going to be the white rose against a pale background and that’s what I want to do. And, like I said, if you screw up a wash on Yupo, just wipe the whole thing off and start again. But it’s alright so far. 

Variation on a Theme

 Placed Holly’s veggies in a bowl and did it again. 

Do-Over….

 

This is do-over week for me. I was very disappointed in last week’s paintings, so I decided to tackle the same subjects again, on better paper in some instances and taking more time and thought. I find it very difficult to wait for things to dry, so I work on all of these at the same time. These are still works in progress, except for the last one. I did that after watching a clouds/sunset tutorial. Changed the composition and using better paper for the next iteration….