Some quick roughs

Done with charcoal pencil and chalk on toned paper

Pastel portrait study

soft pastel on colourfix primer, 5 x 7

Quick oil sketches

Limited palette of titanium white, yellow ochre, venetian red and french ultramarine


oil on board, 4 x 6


oil on board, 5 x 7

First floral arrangement painting

my first attempt at trying to paint a floral arrangement ... think I should have went with a larger support


oil on canvas mounted on board, approx. 4 x 6

oil on canvas mounted on board, 4 x 6 inches


oil on colourfix primer, 4 x 6 inches

Built another new toy

Built another pochade box measuring 8 x 9.5 x 4 inches with a sliding palette and holds three 6 x 8 panels, 1/8 inch thick, with 3/16 inch separation between each panel.

Limited palette oil portrait study

oil on board, 6 x 8
titanium white, yellow ochre, venetian red and french ultramarine (was supposed to be payne's gray, but grabbed the french ultramarine by accident).

Bambi and a couple of sketches

oil on board, 4 x 6 inches

Another little painting

Tried using the synthetic mongoose brushes again, still having trouble adapting to them, but this time is a little better. I'll probably stay with the bristle brushes, much easier time pushing the paint around.


oil on illustration board, 5 x 7

oil on board, 8 x 10

After reading reviews on synthetic mongoose brushes, I decided to get a couple to give them a try. Using them to do the portrait study above, it took approximately 2 hours as I struggled with applying paint with the brushes. It will probably take a few tries before learning to adapt to its feel and handling.

And even though I am posting the painting, I am still not completely happy with the results.

One hour oil sketch on illustration board, 5 x 7

One hour ala prima

oil on illustration board, 6 x 8

limited palette of titanium white, burnt sienna, and french ultramarine blue.

tomatoes

oil on illustration board, 5 x 6
limited palette of titanium white, cad. yellow, cad. red, and ultramarine blue