New Paintings

Seems like I'm using a lot more gold leaf lately. I guess I was tired and too lazy with the process there for a while but now I'm back to it. It takes an extra bit of balance when painting. The gold leaf has such a brightness it's like putting your composition in front of a bright window. -It takes a bit of fineness to make it not seem to dark and back lit. (think of taking a portrait photo in front of a bright window)

          These bottom two pieces are recent commission pieces that were both easy and fun.

Some Jim McCarthy Beauty

I hadn't done any collaborations with Jim in a while and some sweet customers who purchased one in the past were saying we should do some more. We are working on a small tryptich for a show in June but in the mean time we did a couple of small landscapes for my upcoming shows. They came out pretty nice I think. The paintings are 8"x8".