Red Apples & Cobalt

9 x 12 - heavy linen paper - Chroma Interactive acrylics - done with thick paint and a painterly style.

First I sketch in a vase shape using wet juicy paint and a big brush

Next I throw in a background and some other color to the vase

I throw in an underpainting of the vase and the start of the apples

I now refine the vase and the apples using thick juicy paint and a big brush

JR        :>)

Un Trio de Pommes

A study of 3 apples done in a thick paint application applied in a painterly style - BG done with large brush and apples done with palette knife - this will perhaps lead to a bigger piece - 18 x 24 or 16 x 20

The first photo is a close up to show the detail of the thickness of the paint

JR       :>)

Oranges - Tangerines - Turquoise Vase

A quick still life - sketched with brush and painted quickly in a painterly style as a study for a larger piece - just trying to work out the shapes and colors and textures.  20 minutes of painting fun!!!   :>)

JR      :>)

PROUTS NECK - Scarborough Maine

A very pretty section of Southern Maine - great coast line and scenery.

12 x 18 - acid free heavy linen paper - Professional Chroma Interactive acrylics - alla prime - with gusto & spontaneity in a painterly style.

If you have any questions about this or any other painting - contact me at rvpainter@gmail.com

JR     :>)

La Cueva - Baylor Canyon - Las Cruces NM

12 x 18 on heavy linen paper - professional acrylic paint - alla prima - done in a painterly style using a large 2 inch bush.  A very beautiful area of NM.

If you have any questions about this or any other painting please contact me at:

rvpainter@gmail.com

JR       :>)

The Best Of Key West

This is a study based on a demo by artist Michael Pintar - his demo was off a Barbados beach.  This was done for my educational purposes and for a future larger 18 x 24 painting of a beach scene using some of the techniques he taught in his video.

This is 12 x 18 on heavy linen paper - Chroma Professional acrylics - alla prima - using a 2 1/2 inch angled brush from Home Depot.  Color and I are no strangers - I believe that color rules and not being a detailed painter I firmly believe that Less is More and the more less the better :>)

I start out by putting down some "directional lines" using a juicy mix of paint - this is how I "sketch" most of my paintings which allows me to paint loosely with out constraints in form and shape.  If needed I adjust the lines as I proceed.

I start "throwing" in the visual components of the scene from the sky forward

The finished painting

Detail

Hope you enjoyed this and if you have any questions I can be contacted at

rvpainter@gmail.com

JR      :>)

SOME RECENT WORK

Hi - I'm been a bit tardy in posting my latest paintings - so I will post several in one posting.

1.  TIDAL SURGE - this piece is 12 x 18 on heavy linen paper and was painted with a 2 inch Purdry angled trim brush I bought many years ago at Home Depot - this is the same brush I use around the house for my house related painting projects - I also used a #18 flat and a #24 flat as pictured below:

2.  Desert Dusk - This is 12 x 16 - a desert scene from the Southwest depicting the beginning of the cycle of sunset time.  The Southwest desert is a beautiful place and at dusk it becomes very quiet and sort of mysterious before the glorious show of color takes over the sky & land.

3.  Coastal Waves - this is 12 x 18 and is a study of the wave action as seen in the area of Florida we live in.  I love the movement in waves - they are very unpredictable as to how and when they "crash" - one can become hypnotized when watching their movement.

4.  Nova Scotia Beckons - we spent a month in Nova Scotia during 2012 when we were on a year long travel adventure living full time in our 31 foot RV.  A beautiful area with a rocky coast line that is nothing short of spectacular!!! 

 

5.  Rocky Coastline Bar Harbor Maine - we also spent some time in the Bar Harbor region of Maine during our 2012 RV adventure - Acadia National Park is awesome with scenery one can feast their eyes on - a most beautiful area of our country.

Well - this is a portion of my latest work - in time I will post some more of my latest pieces - remember if you have any questions regarding my work - contact me @

rvpainter@gmail.com

JR     :>)