Life Painted Daily

The Jungle Line 8x10 oil on linen panel in darkwood frame

2012-01-30T11:25:00.003-05:00

$100....And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. (Shakespeare)

Seated Nude 8x8 oil on linen panel

2012-01-29T12:44:00.002-05:00

In case you have not noticed I have a fondness for this blue. SOLD (CA)

Her Hands 10x20 oil on linen panel in black frame

2012-01-22T21:10:00.007-05:00

Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain Carl Jung

Carl Jung said that...$150

Red 8x8 oil on linen panel in gold accent wood frame

2012-01-19T22:48:00.004-05:00

Boy have I not been painting .I kept saying " I don't know what to paint" and a week flies by. Heres One. SOLD (MA)

Oil Pen Sketch on parchment

2012-01-15T20:22:00.000-05:00

Nothing for sale today but here is a sketch I tried with my oil paint pens one of the many art related gifts I got for Christmas. The new Charvin paints are next to be played with.

Nu 8x8 oil on gesso panel in 3" black frame

2012-01-14T12:11:00.001-05:00

Still $100

City Night 6x8 oil on linen panel in darkwood frame

2012-01-10T23:19:00.004-05:00

A little one today. $99 free shipping

Cali

2012-01-08T01:14:00.006-05:00

Cali 8x10 oil on linen board in darkwood frame

About This Painting:

The North California coast a site to behold

SOLD...(GA)

Small Waterfall 8x8 oil on gesso panel in black or gold wood frame

2012-01-03T19:57:00.008-05:00

I had the urge for a landscape today. From the tree house kid in the backyard to the middle aged man awed by a grand vista, I have always loved nature. $100

Single Bed 11x17 oil on Launa panel

2011-12-30T23:57:00.006-05:00

This one is a bit larger than my usual daily painting but its a good thing not getting stuck on one or two sizes also it couldn't be painted in one session because this one has had some glazes applied. The wood of the head and foot board is the original wood surface I just kept it unpainted except for coats of " Liquin" my medium. SOLD...LA

Off Broadway 8x16 oil on linen panel

2011-12-25T22:06:00.006-05:00

SOLD.....(CA)....... A New York state of mind.

Teen 8x8 oil on linen panel in 3in black frame

2011-12-24T18:28:00.010-05:00

...$100

Degas Little Dancer

2011-12-23T23:05:00.005-05:00

Degas Little Dancer 8x10 oil on canvas in gold wood frame

About This Painting:

Media: oil on canvas

Size: 8 in X 10 in (20.3 cm X 25.4 cm)

sold (CA)

Rosary 8x8 oil on linen panel

2011-12-20T20:09:00.007-05:00

Tis the season. SOLD...(Australia)

Just Thinking 8x10 oil on linen panel

2011-12-20T00:09:00.007-05:00

SOLD...(GA)

Tiny Dancer 4x6 oil in old world frame

2011-12-15T22:52:00.002-05:00

SOLD...(CA). I had these nice old world frames cleaned them up and put in a little Degas.

Turn 8x8 oil on linen board

2011-12-13T15:24:00.009-05:00

. SOLD...(CA)

Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart.

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, The Scarlet Letter

Fresh Forrest 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-12-12T00:10:00.006-05:00

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.

Robert Louis Stevenson

SOLD...(CA)

Look Up 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-12-11T13:53:00.004-05:00

I learn something with every painting I complete . SOLD...(KY)

Fisherman 11x14 oil on canvas in gold wood frame

2011-12-10T17:06:00.007-05:00

$170

Wright Bridge 8x10 oil on canvas in dark frame

2011-12-08T22:23:00.001-05:00

$100

To Grand Central 8x10 oil on linen board in darkwood frame

2011-12-06T23:36:00.004-05:00

Added a figure , helps a bit. $100

Single and Looking 8x16 oil on hardboard framed

2011-12-04T18:37:00.001-05:00

I thought I would repost this one she still hasn't found her soul mate $140 takes her home (free shipping)

Temperature 8x8 oil on gesso panel in 3 " blackwood frame

2011-12-03T16:21:00.004-05:00

Walking the experimental path today $100

Muse 12x16 oil on gesso panel

2011-12-01T22:58:00.010-05:00

This was painted for the Daily Paint Works Challenge. The idea here was to paint something IN THE STYLE of a painter you admire.It was quite a difficult task for me because my style wanted to keep creeping in , I learned a few things and found it to be an entertaining endeavor, Oh my choice was Alex Kanevsky. SOLD...(MI)

.ahhhh making Art what a wonderful way to use my time.

Peace 8x8 oil on linen panel

2011-11-26T20:24:00.009-05:00

I saw a nude by an contemporary artist I think his name was Kanevsky and his background was light and airy so i thought I would try my hand at a bright simple background.."happy with it" ok on to the next painting. SOLD...MD

Whats on the easel.

The Red Slide 8x8 oil on linen panel in 3'" black frame

2011-11-24T12:04:00.000-05:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE...$100

Whisper 8x10 oil on hardboard in darkwood frame

2011-11-20T17:17:00.003-05:00

A Horse is worth more than riches / Spanish proverb. Another reworked painting there is more freedom when adding too or taking from a previously painted canvas plus I'm sure that with this freedom comes a more unique outcome....$110

October 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-11-19T09:05:00.005-05:00

A new look for this recent work. sold...(KY)

Repose 8x10 oil on canvas in estate frame

2011-11-17T23:09:00.004-05:00

A previous painting with a new background and a new frame .$110 What I did was apply a glaze of Paynes Grey over the entire painting then with a large cloth I gave the painting 2 quick swipes ,a touch up here and there ...fini.

Silver Pond 18x24 oil on canvas in silver frame

2011-11-16T22:57:00.008-05:00

I was not sure what to call this painting so after my mind wondered through tales of Greek mythology and images of Goddesses just looking for something that might apply I returned to something nice and simple "The Pond" and then friend suggested Silver Pond ... (so it is said so it is done).... This was for sale but I decided it needed something so ...work in progress

Staying Home 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-11-13T00:15:00.005-05:00

I am painting like a madman the last two days, large ones small ones...ahhh the fervor. SOLD...(CA)

The Sea 9x12 oil on hardboard

2011-11-12T08:06:00.005-05:00

This is a previuos painting that have added a background to. SOLD...(MA)

A sneak peek at whats on the easel.

Duo 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-11-11T12:34:00.005-05:00

Playing around with composition today. SOLD

Paris Cafe 9x12 oil on linen board

2011-11-06T20:39:00.005-05:00

This weeks Daily Paint Works challenge about painting a crowd. SOLD

Nude with Cup 11x14 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-11-05T12:40:00.006-04:00

$160 As I look at this internet image on my monitor the middle value looks to orange but the actual painting here in front of me looks fine, I have often spent a lot of time trying to get the colors of the screen image to match the original but then I figured out that each monitor out there will have its own version ...so the image you see will hardly ever match the painting.

A Cup of Mozart 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-11-04T12:35:00.007-04:00

This one took a bit longer than usual, I got caught up in the details . I thought she looked engrossed in the sounds of music. $120

The Red Cup 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-10-31T22:03:00.006-04:00

...SOLD

Ball point sketch

A Cup Half Full 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-10-29T15:11:00.006-04:00

I liked how she was holding the cup to me it was a sort of fulcrum for the rest of the painting. I thought I would share a couple of stages for this one. SOLD

Peter 8x10 oil on canvas in a darkwood frame

2011-10-28T20:11:00.006-04:00

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
Pablo Picasso

SOLD...(ME)

Morning Walk 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-10-25T23:44:00.002-04:00

$100

The Eyes Have It 8x10 oil on linen board

2011-10-16T18:06:00.004-04:00

I love painting on linen board so why then do I fumble through other paintings surfaces like the last one where I'm using hardboard that has no tooth . Linen board, linen board, linen board there I got it. sold

Our Road Ahead 8x10 oil on linen panel in darkwood frame

2011-10-12T12:09:00.002-04:00

A lot of thoughts about my late father these days...this one for him. $100

Waitress 5x7 oil on hardboard in black frame

2011-10-10T10:44:00.006-04:00

Waitress 5x7 oil on hardboard in black frame

About This Painting:

A larger image can be seen on my blog

Media: oil on hardboard in black frame

Size: 5 in X 7 in (12.7 cm X 17.8 cm)

Price: $88 USD

How to Purchase:

Peek 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-10-01T19:07:00.004-04:00

Peek 8x10 famed oil on canvas

About This Painting:
Once again my favorite subject "the face"

Media: oil on canvas
Size: 10 in X 8 in (25.4 cm X 20.3 cm)
SOLD

Shoe Shopping 8x8 oil on hardboard in black frame

2011-09-25T13:19:00.001-04:00

Shoe Shopping 8x8 oil on hardboard in black frame

About This Painting:
Sooner or later we must buy shoes this is reposting with a few changes.

Media: oil on hardboard
Size: 8 in X 8 in (20.3 cm X 20.3 cm)
Price: $100 USD

How to Purchase:

Bovine Beach 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-09-20T12:16:00.001-04:00

Welcome to Bovine Beach I'm not sure about taking a swim here but hanging with the local natives can be quite relaxing. $100

Salle de Bain # 2 9x12 oil on linen board

2011-09-17T15:43:00.011-04:00

SOLD

Sundays Best 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-09-14T21:25:00.001-04:00

Without ice cream, there would be darkness and chaos. ~Don Kardong....$100

Domain 15x30 oil on panel in black frame

2011-09-13T11:47:00.001-04:00

A re-posting today ,made a few changes first. $170

Mom's Quilt 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-09-11T21:05:00.001-04:00

How fortunate it must be to have a heirloom like a handmade quilt or a special item belonging to a loved one. $100

Palette Pigs 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-09-10T16:13:00.006-04:00

If you have a pristine palette beware of the Palette Pigs they will happily turn your nice array of colors into mud. I found these two just outside the studio door waiting to get busy. $100

Path to Giverny 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-09-03T14:56:00.005-04:00

$100 Just a little landscape today mostly from my imagination,.

Walkabout 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-08-27T12:41:00.006-04:00

As I get older my thoughts sometimes reflect on my future as an old man. The wrinkling of my skin matters less to me than the deterioration of my ideals. Keep what is essential. sold

A Day Off 8x8 oil on copper

2011-08-25T12:50:00.007-04:00

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.
Charles Horton Cooley

SOLD

Shapes 8x10 oil on hardboard

2011-08-23T21:30:00.006-04:00

Look a painting with no people, no animals, no cute antidote something rare for me. If we look art and design are everywhere. SOLD

Glow 8x10 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

2011-08-21T12:47:00.004-04:00

What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.

GEOFFREY CHAUCER, The Canterbury Tales

$100

Off to Bed 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-08-15T16:40:00.009-04:00

SOLD

Pat Yourself 9x12 oil on linen panel

2011-08-13T15:15:00.006-04:00

It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.

KATHARINE HEPBURN

sold

Salle de Bain 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-08-12T21:06:00.004-04:00

Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar.
Pablo Picasso

Stream 12x16 oil on linen panel

2011-08-09T23:28:00.004-04:00

I thought I would show the photo I worked from and the first version of this painting.SOLD

Comfort Zone 8x8 oil on hardboard

2011-08-05T15:32:00.008-04:00

The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late. ~Charles Caleb Colton SOLD

Summer Nights 11x14 oil on canvas

2011-08-02T04:57:00.008-04:00

Today I'm painting like a madman its 4:55 am and I think this one is finished ..not sure ,brain is a bit fuzzy. SOLD

Waiting For the Church Bus

2011-07-29T17:45:00.006-04:00

I can easily remember my rural upbringing as a young child,. the Church Bus would make its rounds picking up folks that needed a ride. SOLD

Blue Boy 57 8x10 oil on linen panel in black wood frame

2011-07-17T17:54:00.001-04:00

I had a 57 Chevy when I was a teen 8x10s still a $100

High Hopes 11x14 pastel

2011-07-17T14:08:00.001-04:00

dailypaintworks.com has a fun challenge this week its about painting music and this pastel was painted with Pink Floyds song High Hopes in mind.

Undraped 8x10 oil on canvas in dark wood frame

2011-07-10T11:36:00.002-04:00

This posting disappeared last night so I brought it back hopefully this time it will stick. sold

SAUTÉ 8x8 oil on linen panel

2011-07-08T22:10:00.003-04:00

Made a few changes to this one so I'm re-posting it...SOLD

Boudoir 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-07-05T22:02:00.006-04:00

Again evening comes, the hemisphere and my lady rests. SOLD

New York PM 8x8 oil on canvas board in black wood frame

2011-07-03T23:36:00.002-04:00

This city never sleeps $100

A Woman 11x14 oil on canvas

2011-07-02T14:50:00.012-04:00

A woman is like water

essential to the world

like waves comes her passions

her presence is the charted ocean

and the depths her mystery. .

SOLD

Flowers in Vase 8x8 oil on copper in accent wood frame

2011-06-30T21:17:00.003-04:00

I had this small sheet of copper and I could not resist putting some paint on it. $100

Red Shawl 8x8 oil on board

2011-06-28T19:06:00.006-04:00

The figure in the landscape my favorite subject. SOLD

Mandy 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-06-25T13:29:00.010-04:00

I used Jeremy Lipkings palette which has a certain blue (a mix Ultramarine blue ,alizarin crimson and white) that he mixes with nearly every brush stroke ,here I painted on a red canvas which he does not do. SOLD

Mask 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-06-21T20:28:00.008-04:00

The UPS man just arrived with frames ,new colors and my new Langnickel brushes...its Christmas! This paintings is SOLD

Sun Lover 8x8 oil on panel in a black wood frame

2011-06-19T12:00:00.000-04:00

Oh look its my annual flower painting. I must say flowers are such good models they don't budge unless pushed.

Window Seat 8x8 oil on board

2011-06-16T21:16:00.006-04:00

SOLD

Choices 8x8 oil on board in 3" black wood frame

2011-06-15T22:52:00.013-04:00

I would love to have a dollar for every time I have seen those hands resting on the hips of my lady. SOLD

June 11x14 oil on gesso board in gold wood frame

2011-06-14T22:52:00.005-04:00

It looks like lavender is a color of choice for me on this day. This one has a red glaze over the lavender sold

Nude 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-06-12T17:52:00.004-04:00

on the left is a quick oil sketch on the right is the same painting but with a orange glaze and some detail work added to it .$100

Weary 8x16 oil on board

2011-06-09T23:10:00.003-04:00

Weary... we all have been there. SOLD

Fair Maiden 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-06-08T22:16:00.009-04:00

What started off as an oil sketch ended up being a slightly larger endeavor, I used a blue based palette and I thought I would do this portrait with out a preliminary drawing, always learning -then forgetting -then learning again. The larger image is the final painting ,after some glazing and a few corrections. $120 in this frame

Water Balloons 8x10 oil on hardboard in gold wood frame

2011-06-06T10:03:00.002-04:00

Made a few changes to this one ...a year later ,reposting $100

Bird Watcher 6x8 oil in dark wood frame

2011-06-05T14:32:00.001-04:00

$100 free shipping

Sandy Trails 8x10 oil on canvas in dark wood frame

2011-06-04T01:11:00.001-04:00

$100

Awakening 6x8 oil on wood panel in darkwood frame

2011-06-01T17:45:00.009-04:00

Take note that the colors are different for each screen like on my screen now her cheeks look to rusty red ,the actual painting is more muted...This painting is up for a donation at Daily Paint Works bid there...Every Mother Counts will receive 100 % of the auction bid.

Face Tree 8x10 oil on wood in black wood frame

2011-05-30T20:01:00.008-04:00

As a kid I drew many a tree with a faces peering out from the trunk so it looks like I'm 12 again, at least for the hour. SOLD

Small Road 8x8 oil on mounted canvas in dark wood frame

2011-05-23T10:09:00.003-04:00

A little back to nature painting today SOLD

Woman 6x8 oil on panel in dark wood frame

2011-05-22T16:24:00.002-04:00

A previous painting that I was not happy with so I went back in there for another go at it ...ok better. $100 free shipping

Her Hair 9x12 oil on hardboard in silver wood frame

2011-05-21T00:04:00.009-04:00

Sold

Wait 8x10 oil on canvas

2011-05-17T12:21:00.007-04:00

Another profile painting today along with a couple of the paintings stages, the final stage was a glaze of a transparent red and as usual I couldn't wait to put it in a frame... SOLD

The Stream 12x16 oil on linen panel in dark wood frame

2011-05-14T14:04:00.006-04:00

I started this work with the intentions of having a nude bather in the stream but I am quite happy with the water as is and may or may not add the bather later...as usual a tweak here and there , always.

Photo op

2011-05-08T06:16:00.000-04:00

Oh by the way when I was in the Caribbean I found Atlantis. "This is my happy face".

T 's Mom 8x8 oil on hardboard

2011-05-07T13:20:00.000-04:00

A portrait for a friend

Profile 8x16 oil on hardboard

2011-05-03T20:56:00.008-04:00

I stained the board pink then laid down the medium darks added middle values and even though it is the first stage I throw some highlights for reference later ,about 10 hour drying time followed by a reddish brown glaze wiping away with a piece of bath towel then I reestablish the darks and lights ...a little detail here and there , DONE. Here are a couple photos of the painting before and during glazing . SOLD

The Model 8x8 oil on hardboard

2011-04-24T12:43:00.003-04:00

I will be cruising the Bahamas for four days see ya when I get back. This one is SOLD

Easter Painting 8x10 oil painting

2011-04-23T12:09:00.005-04:00

SOLD

Spring Figure 8x8 oil on hardboard

2011-04-19T21:48:00.003-04:00

I am not a big fan of spring because here in Tampa it means heat and summer is close to follow , I like sweater weather and thats December in my neck of the woods. SOLD

Triad Falls 8x10 oil on hardwood in dark wood frame

2011-04-17T14:03:00.006-04:00

The Daily Paint Works challenge was to paint with triad colors or split complimentary colors I choose the triad violet,green and orange. white no black and a challenge it was ,my hand looked for other colors but they were purposely absent from the palette. As usual a touch up here and there after it dries . $100

Rest Stop 8x8 oil on hardboard in dark wood frame

2011-04-15T19:47:00.006-04:00

I often paint the single figure in nature and what better resource for this type of image or idea than the American cowboy. $110