Woodstock

Another painting based on a photo by Neil Kingsbury from the PMP web site.
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Warrior

This is painted on Canson oil paper. The image is from PMP, Neil Kingsbury the photographer. Thanks for looking.

Game of Thrones

These furtive looking guys look like they are right out of Game of Thrones. This is another pic painted from the PMP web site. It's oil on Canson oil paper. Thanks for stopping by. (I listened to Clash of Kings while painting this.)

India

This is painted on Canson oil paper and the image is from the PMP web site. Thanks for looking.

Statue

This image is painted on 9x12 Canson oil paper. The reference is from the PMP website.
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Black and white head studies

These were painted on Canson oil paper. Thanks for stopping by.

Man with a Hat

Another head study with the Zorn palette. 

Captain Rick

Another head study made at the Southern Atelier on Wednesday afternoon. I used the Zorn palette and it's painted on Canson oil paper. Thanks for looking.

Spring

Better Late Than Never

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My ornaments never made it out of the attic this year because I had to travel over the holiday, but I did buy these ornaments at a Goodwill store to paint. I just got to it. I hope you enjoy them and Christmas will come again, as it always does. Thanks for looking.

Happy New Year

Another Zorn palette head study and a page from my sketch book. Happy New Year!

Christmas Tree

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I enjoyed painting all the sparkles and lights in this one. Happy Holidays and thanks for stopping by.

Head Study - Zorn Palette

We had a great model yesterday with red filtered light. This is one of the times I wished I had a full palette with me as quinacridone rose among others would have allowed me to get the bright reds and oranges. As it was, I used a lot of green to help the reds pop. Thanks for looking.

Birds of Paradise

I enjoyed painting this complicated image. Books on tape from Youtube got me through this painting. I listened to Books 1, 2 and part of 3 of The Last Survivors series by TW Piperbrook and Bobby Adair. I love to listen to books on tape when I read, and this dystopian series is good and has a great reader. Thanks for stopping by.

Some Head studies - Zorn Palette

Wednesday afternoons at the Southern Atelier has open studio for portrait painting. I love the energy of painting people from life and painting with a group of other like minded people. I use the Zorn palette there partly for the convenience of only having to carry 4 colors, but also because there are less color decisions to be made and I can easily reproduce any color. I find that M Graham's yellow is less green and better for this palette. I use walnut oil for medium and brush cleaning, viva paper towels, bristle flats, and I'm painting these on Canson oil paper.
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Beach Day

This was painted from a paint my photo shot. If you haven't been to that site, head on over. Thanks for looking.

In The Works

Did you ever have a painting that was more trouble than it's worth? Well the one on the left is one of those. I've been working on that one off and on for over a year. I think it's 8x10". I keep repainting it. Why don't I throw it out? I thought of stabbing it with a knife last night, but I didn't. I guess I can't accept defeat, yet. Thanks for looking.

Still life

I painted this at a Karen O'Neal workshop at the Woodstock school of art this past summer. She is a wonderful instructor and interesting painter. When we're painting we have to ask ourselves, " Is it warm, or cool - saturated, or neutral? What value is it? During her demos, Karen would name the value of her color, such as value 3, etc. Thanks for coming by. Here's my painting from her workshop last summer, and she is giving a week long workshop in Mexico this coming March.

Two Cats

I started the white cat in the winter and then didn't finish it until this summer when I also painted this adorable kitten. I was really missing my own cats who are similar in personalities. 

NY Summer

This past year has been difficult due to a family illness and subsequent passing. I've been living between NY and Fl dealing with elder family care as well. I finally got back into the studio this summer and I'm building up my painting muscles. (I think they're coming along better than my actual ones.) I painted these two studies from a Vermeer book I had with me.

Ghost Rider

I found this image on line and had to paint it. Zorn palette.

Some new studies

Wednesday afternoons are open studio for portrait painting at the wonderful Southern Atelier in Sarasota, which is run by the kind and talented artist Charles Miano. I've been using the Zorn palette with those studies. I started using it for the convenience of traveling light, but I've really grown to love it. I like the challenge of trying to convey purples, or yellow with it. Green's a bit problematic and our model had green hair! Oh well. The bottom was painted at the Ringling museum on a beautiful spring day. Thanks for stopping by.

Blue Jay in Winter

I've been living in New York for the past few months instead of Florida, so this is apropos. Thanks to Kelly Strope from PMP for her inspiring photo. Thank you for stopping by.

Santa's Boots

This was a fun, yet challenging painting from a photo by Neil Empsall from paint my photo.
Merry Christmas and thanks for stopping by.

Chickens in the High Rent District

The window in this photo is uniquely European, which explains the title. I painted this from a paint my photo reference  https://pmp-art.com/shelley-hammerton/gallery/214529/mille-fleur-cockerel. I'm guessing French. Thanks for stopping by and happy holidays.

Golden Tomatoes

Tom the model - Zorn palette

This is my latest open studio painting of a fabulous model named Tom. This occurred right after Irma and the studio's power had just come back on and it was hot! But Tom posed standing, in full work man's regalia, down to the gloves. I feel bad I didn't try the full Monti, so to speak, but I didn't want to bite off more than I could chew. I'm lovin the Zorn palette and even managed to get a yellowish hat. Thanks for stopping by.

Flowers on the Windowsill

Head Studies - Zorn Palette

I've been painting portraits on Wednesday afternoons at the Southern Atelier's open studio. http://southernatelier.org/  It's been 3 or 4 years since I've painted from life and I'm really loving it. I started using the Zorn palette. I'm using it for simplicity, unity and the convenience of only carrying 4 tubes of paint. I have a great travel set up, which includes a sterilite plastic container that holds my paper palette, (It fits perfectly in the freezer) medium, towels and paint, and a separate plastic container for my brushes, mirror, knife, etc. That all fits in a bag, along with my smock. I have a drawing board on which I tape a sheet of Canson oil paper.  In my limited Zorn palette experience, I've already switched out my Windsor yellow ochre for M Graham's. The WN is too green and has no tinting power. The top painting is with MG. What a difference in color! Thanks for stopping by.