Small paintings continued

I am on a tear to get as many done as I

can for my upcoming show. This is my

fabulous hanging system developed by a

former studio assistant. These strips of

wood can be hung from the molding. They

have velcro on them and then I have put

a bit of velcro on the back of each painting

and voila!

If you click on the image, you can see the

paintings bigger!

My target is to get 30 new ones done. I

have 24 done or in progress, so I'm good!

These are 5" x 7" on panels and are done

in alkyd paint which dries overnight. I leave

them to dry longer and then apply varnish.

The two photos are of the same thing, the

first one with a flash and the next one without!

Small paintings underway again

Apparently my last post was not working to show the photo, so

now you get two to look at!

I'm doing these 5" x 7" panel paintings in a group, working on one

for a while and then the next and the next. I have about a dozen

of them going now and it is really fun.

I tape the gessoed boards to a matboard a little larger than the

panel and that pretty much keeps my fingers out of the paint!

I draw the images on with a Papermate Sharpwriter. It keeps

the lines very nice and thin. Then I spray with fixative so I can

still see the image under the early thin coats of oil paint.

There'll be more, so stay tuned!