Emily Green Hat

This is the second painting of Emily. I wanted her in a hat so I found one on the internet and painted it on her. The image I found was a white hat but I wanted it to be much darker so I married the 2 images in Photoshop and fooled with the lighting and colors until I found what I wanted. This is oil on masonite 11x14

Emily

This a small portrait I just completed of a beautiful girl I work with. I wanted to paint her because she has a timeless quality to her. I was going for a Rembrandt/Mona Lisa feel on this one. I love to do moody paintings like this with a strong light source for a dramatic feel. I am planning on using Emily as a model a lot more in the future. I will post paintings of her a they are finished.

Oil 10x20"

Haywagon #1

I have done a lot of art shows in the past and sold a lot of paintings and this one was one I hated to let go of. I always enjoy painting horses and this one was no exception. I found this image on the internet and just had to paint it. This is a 24x24" oil on masonite. I actually did another one just like it but slightly larger for another client that saw this one and was too late to buy it. I normally don't like to do the same painting twice but I actually enjoyed doing this one twice just to see if I could improve on the first one.