New paintings, Birds, Birds, Birds

This painting, "Seagulls on a Beach" I did at the last art show in Ft. Payne, as an exhibition painting. I really enjoy painting for the people and I think they like to watch the process happen.

Today I did two paintings, this one entitled simply, "The Rooster". I have been experimenting with a new technique and have really enjoyed it. I never know what the painting is going to be, I don't attack the canvass knowing, "I think I'll paint such and so..." This type of painting happens after I apply some gel medium and paint and smooszh it around some with knives. Yes, that is a technical term "Smooszh." I lay a color or two down and while it's drying the images I see while walking around the table and canvas become clear. This time it was a rooster.


This time it was birds on a branch. These Orioles came out last night. As a past resident of Maryland I just was thrilled to see them appear!

All three of these canvases have a 1 1/2 inch gallery wrap on the sides. The Seagulls are an 8"x8", the Rooster is a 16"x16" and the Orioles are an 8"x16".
Birds, Birds, Birds....!!!!!
By the way, the "Rooster" has SOLD!

Exuberance

This painting had been formulating in the back of my mind for a couple of weeks . I had the design worked out and the colors came together today, now all that was missing was the music. My friend came by and supplied that in the form of African music. As the music played I got a kinda shakey feeling in my hands that was soon steadied when I picked up my knife and made my first diagonal slash of color across the canvas. Wow, what came was a sense of exuberance! I look at this painting and see the colors raining down on someone , happy and overcome with joy. I was also describing to my friend that sense of "all is right, all is under control" feeling you get when you close your eyes and lift your chin and let your cheek feel the warmth of the sunshine's caress. that too is a part of this painting. So imagine someone doing just that, lifting their upturned face to the sun then breaking out in a happy dance drenched in a shower of colors. That's Exuberance!