Worked on details of Still Life 8. This is finished except for a signature and a light line at the edge of the table. I had to make the side of the table bigger because the frame will cover a quarter of an inch all the way around. I’ll sign the table at the bottom right, at the top of the side of the table. The side of the table is wet so I need to wait until Monday to sign it and add a little light-colored line at the edge of the side of the table.
Finished and signed Seascape 2. The signature might be a little dark. If I still think that after three days I’ll lighten it up a little.
Finished and signed Landscape 10. I don’t know if I like it or not. I’ll probably put a few splotches of brighter leaves on the leaves of the big tree but I’ll look at it for a week first.
Needed to create this post to add this painting to Finished Paintings.
This morning I finished and signed Landscape 4. I like this quite a bit. I don’t name paintings. If I did UFO Clouds would be a good name.
It seems that when I glue a piece of canvas to a Blick MDF panel mounted on a cradle it causes the mounted panel to warp. So for larger paintings, over 12 x 9, I’m going back to the old reliable canvas mounted to stretcher strips. Today there is a large selection of stretcher strips. There are standard, medium-duty, and heavy-duty, and there are different brands. There are also aluminum stretcher strips.
This morning I finished and signed Landscape 8, not to say I won’t do some touching up when the correct colors are mixed for something else. A frame will help this little painting.
This morning I finished and signed Landscape 6. I’m sure I’ll put a few dots of paint on it before I oil it out. I like the landscapes with the crazy clouds I’ve been finishing but I get the feeling others don’t share my enthusiasm. I’m going to paint more of them along with still-life paintings, and paintings of clear, rocky streams. Eventually, I imagine I’ll settle on a predominant style and subject matter/s.
I’m going to call Still Life 2 finished even though I’m sure I’ll tweak the red apple on the right after it dries along with a few other small issues, but I signed it today.
Today I finished and signed Landscape 7. I’m happy with it.
This post is only so I can add this photo to “FINISHED PAINTINGS”.
